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  1. MEP001

    SS Manager Hours and Days Off?

    I noticed that too, after I posted the pics. It used to be really bad, but now that they've seen me there a lot hanging them up behind them and trying to keep the place clean, they've gotten a lot better.
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    Good Job, Kleen-Rite

    In addition to everything Roz mentioned, you can also "buddy up" with another wash operator and place large orders together. My orders are usually between $2000 and $3000 and they've always shipped free, even before the new points system.
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    Good Job, Kleen-Rite

    You still have to pay the sales use tax.
  4. MEP001

    Sandpiper vs. Flojet

    How are your systems set up? I've noticed on GinSan equipment that there is one main regulator for the Flojets, then the pressure to the bay is regulated out by another one. Every time I go into a room with that setup, they have the main regulator cranked way up so the Flojets are getting 150...
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    New some help with Hamilton Changer project

    The Hamilton lights are the same size, if you plan on putting one through to the outside.
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    Sandpiper vs. Flojet

    If you need the full pumping capacity of the Sandpiper 1/2" model you might want the double Flojet, or two G57's tee'd together. A single G57 Flojet exceeds the flowrate of the Sandpiper 3/8" model.
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    Needing to replace old RYKO Voyager

    I think it's someone from Hamel. They all spell like that.
  8. MEP001

    SS Manager Hours and Days Off?

    During the week I can usually get away with one cleanup in the evening, but it gets that bad every day if I don't go twice. The closest place with free vacs (Another SS with a mini tunnel) is 10 minutes away.
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    SS Manager Hours and Days Off?

    I'm going to at least $1 soon. The homeless go through the vacs for change all the time and leave the cleanout doors open - I have all but two well secured, and when customers aren't losing money anymore I'll increase. Those six vacs brought in $840 last week, not bad at 75¢ for 3 minutes.
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    SS Manager Hours and Days Off?

    So this is today, about five hours after my afternoon cleanup...
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    New some help with Hamilton Changer project

    That's probably why I've seen so many changers with a carriage bolt in the hole instead of a light. One way to look at it is crooks are probably not going to see a Rowe changer and still try the Hamilton wire-fishing technique.
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    New some help with Hamilton Changer project

    FYI the Rowe lights are 5v. You can stop the jackpotting issue by putting the changer on a GFI outlet, securely zip-tying the harness every few inches, and putting a disconnect on the white wire to the hopper.
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    The Struggles of Using a Self Serve Car Wash

    At least now I know what they're saying.
  14. MEP001

    SS in bay canopy lights

    I plan to eventually have four of the lights I listed earlier per bay so it'll be like daylight in early evening but I can shut off half at night and save 720 watts.
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    New some help with Hamilton Changer project

    The DIP switches are for a coin acceptor you presumably don't have, so it'd be option 4. The Hamilton OOS light is 120v. I can't answer whether the violet wire is for the light, but be careful because the light gets "hot" all the time and the controller closes common to make it come on. I...
  16. MEP001

    SS in bay canopy lights

    I've been looking for a good one myself. I thought about having someone fabricate a metal channel to mount on a pole and put two of these on the underside out of the weather.
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    Full service hand wash purchase

    Or in a touchfree, but even that happens. It's people noticing a new dent/scrape/ding after their car has been cleaned and claiming it wasn't there before. Friction tunnels often have an array of pre-inspection cameras at the entrance just for this reason.
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    Good Job, Kleen-Rite

    If they did, it was a recent change. They've always for me shipped backorders separately and for free. They do wait and ship all backorders at once, although that's something I requested. But my orders not counting backorders are always still well over the $1250.
  19. MEP001

    Cat 310 Valves

    A new pump would likely fix the problem since the problem is likely to be the presoak backing its way through the high pressure line, through the pump and into the plumbing and tank(s). Whenever I suspect this issue I test by running rinse until it's clear, running presoak or tire cleaner for...
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    SS in bay canopy lights

    I've seen those exact lights in a car wash, the 65 watt version. They're more than adequate, only problem I see is that they put a bright spot on the ground rather than disperse the light evenly. I put these in one wash and have been putting them in mine as the fluorescents fail...
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