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    Tire soap for self serve

    I use Kleen White from Kleen Rite. Green and Minty.
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    Soap seems weak

    Agree with others. Foot valve Holding? Educator Sucking? Tip not clogged? Water not draining / siphoning back to suppply barrel diluting supply? Injector working? Solenoid supplying injector opening?
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    Wonder Wafers

    I have custom Fresheners. Continuous advertisement in the car of where to get it washed.
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    Top 5 improvements/ upgrades last 5 years

    Bill Acceptors in Bays Credit Card acceptors in Bays "Bubbler" unit for Tunnels.
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    T 5 fluorescent bay lighting

    So you re burning 300w Per fixture - How many fixtures per bay?
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    chemicals an informal poll

    No, it's in their tunnel products section. Same art as their "Conditioner" and triple foam soap.
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    Switching from ac2007 (cc token machine) to crypto pay.

    I don't know that you have to switch. You could just ad cryptopay to the bays. It's like many who have alternate forms of payment. Coins, Bills, and credit cards.
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    A snapshot of our industry. It ain't pretty.

    1. Get everything working well. 2. Clean up, paint where needed. New decals for Vacs if you have them. 3. Give away a bunch of free washes to get people in. Visit every Library, School, Fire Department, Post office, and other government facility and business in the area with large Parking...
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    Foam brush plumbing...Attn: 2Biz

    From the photos it loos like a coil type hose to the foam brush. Can't help but wonder if this has a different effect thatn a 3/8" HP hose might have . We use the HP hose because it won't kink like some lighter weight hoses which stops the weep and... . If this makes a difference, it may be...
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    Express Exterior defined

    The following is wrong. " carwash operators out west who pioneered high-volume, exterior-only conveyors at convenience stores and petroleum sites. Some these operators were pumping out 125,000 CPY or more with one or two attendants back in the early 1990’s." Numerous operators in Chicago...
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    responding to on line reviews

    I've responded in polite terms to idiotic posts like "Go in the morning because the soap is better" only to have my response pulled by the site. It's a no win situation. Enlist people to make positive reviews.
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    Express Exterior defined

    Reading the ICA mag - summer 2014 there is a car wash time line and it mentions Benny Alford has the first Express Exterior in Baton Rouge in 2002 and it becomes a dominant format in the Industry. I am thinking that Express Exterior long pre dates 2002 so I do some checking and it seems...
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    Vaults Broken Into: Cant find Replacements

    We did that pluse we took the door with the Hockey puck type lock to the Welder and he welded a collar around where the Hockey Puck lock is so it surrounds that lock except for where the Key Goes. A local guy also extended the concrete around the vault door He bolted a half cylinder of...
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    Do hydrominders eventually go bad?

    FWIW years ago learned about KR on this forum. Use there Foam Soap for show, low PH for pre soak, triple foam Polish Wax and Sealer Wax. Triple foam soap. Use other products for drying agent. wheel cleaner, rain X. I have had about 6 soap reps say they could match KR cost per car...
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    Do hydrominders eventually go bad?

    AFAIAC they sell virtualy every wearable part, Diaphram, Spring, float. educator etc. Does he sell Hydrominders or a competing method? Are you having any issues with his product that makes it convenient for him to blame something else?
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    Bays accepting dollar bills and also dispensing dollar coins from changers

    About 4 years ago I put Bill acceptors - Seperate boxes from Etowah Valley in 4 of the 8 bays. Didn't think the D&S boxes were secure enough and figured if someone attacked the Bill box at least the whole bay would not be out of commission. (My Changers only dispense quarters and at this...
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    Fix a lock ideas?

    Got lots of round keys where the srubs have been ground off:(
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    JC S N V Issue

    Thought I tried to cycle it several times without any fitings. I will try again.
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    JC S N V Issue

    Found Brush hose broken Put on new assembly. Worked for an instant or 2 then watery. Notice compressor not running. Had a spare. Ran fine on the bench. Removed brass fitting from installed compressor and put on spare. Tested it. Didn't run. Found one of the brass fittings was a check...
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    How to anchor booms to wall

    Most anchors in Block seem to work loose. Thru Bolt seems to last a lifetime. Reccomend Stainless.
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