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Most places can make them accurately if you give them precise measurements. STAGraphics has a lot of them already and they customize for no extra charge.

Same here, it's easier to work on with the door off, but it's quite doable still on the vac. Just don't lose the tiny screws that hold the wire terminals to the pushbuttons if you have to take them off.

If I had towels out for customers, the homeless would steal them a night and come back during the day to charge my customers for cleaning cars in my bays.

OP's question is about replacing the vacuums because of the bags, not the quality of the stainless steel. Why do you feel the need to post irrelevant information in bold font right along with the disclaimer that you basically don't know what you're talking about?

I always put the tire cleaner, presoak, and air line together on one check valve. I run the pressures about the same so I don't have any issues with backfeed, but if you run the tire cleaner really low and the presoak really high pressure you may need a check valve on the air line where it...

They may not be Adams vacs, possibly Monorail or old D&S with Adams decals on them. Those have a spring steel retainer that holds them in. When you look up inside, do you just see a big drooping dome of cloth? You can still get those bags, but I agree with you that you're better off replacing...

Also type of vehicles washed - one manufacturer told me that brushes on their machines in their area last twice as long as the ones sold here because a much higher percentage of vehicles washed here are trucks. They even make the bottom section of the side brushes black to hide the grease and...

The bags are still available - I assume the vacs have a single door and you have to remove the motor to get the bag out? JE Adams will probably send you to Kleen-Rite, but make sure you order real Adams bags and not the crappy ones they outsource. I just ordered some lockbars that said they're...

I usually put it as close to the pump as possible so I can use polybraid hose on push-lock fittings without hose clamps.

I think he's talking about the difference in cost between Kleen-Rite's and a good one like Fragramatics. There's something not right with Kleen-Rite's oil-based fragrances. When you buy theirs by the five gallon it's about $5 a gallon cheaper than I could get just the base oil as a distributor.

I actually heard a story first-hand about a Warsaw distributor that was collecting the empties, then splitting up and watering the product down before he sold it.

I must have missed the subtle part.

I should mention that besides using a good reliable check valve, it's a good idea to have some sort of protection to minimize problems or burst lines. For example, on the spot-free line to the bay, I prefer to not have any check valves between the bay and the tank, or to have some sort of...

Cryptopay is a hardware company; they don't process credit cards. But they get a kickback from the merchant processor from every transaction.

Have you considered a tank and lift pump or sump to supply the pump flooded instead of making it lift from underground?

I run 1/2" hose to the pumps - whether I use push-lock hose or polybraid, I still use push-lock type hose barb fittings that are almost 1/2" inside so there's no restriction. If you're running hot water for soap and wax but cold on rinse, you need a check valve on the hot water line. It's a...

Very well, IMO a good choice in a high-flow application since they're so wide open inside. As much as I like the Fluid Controls, they create a restriction in the line and have to be oversized.

I've heard nothing but good things about their products. Same with Amsoil, who makes a synthetic ISO 68 compressor oil that I may have to try in Cat pumps.

FWIW I've replaced a lot or Rego check valves, mostly brass but some stainless. It's only the rubber parts in them that tend to go bad, but they do eventually fail. The best check valve I've seen was Hoke which they still make but not to the same standards. I've taken down a brass Hoke check...

I helped a guy set up his Cryptopay using the method here. He's been running it for about four years with no issues. He only has his Cryptopay on it. https://www.carwashforum.com/threads/my-15-per-month-internet-solution-for-cryptopay.12936/