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    Zoning Bylaws for my Local Town

    Where? I want to open one next door if you are netting $100,000. LOL. Actually, if you wash is paid for and you are not paying interest, that is not unreasonable. Maybe you should clarify that to the interested person. If you are paying interest on a new wash, I do want to open one next...
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    Zoning Bylaws for my Local Town

    I think they were trying to tell you that you are way off base, but you called that "negativity".
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    Help! Customer just called....

    My VW GTI sits so low that I cannot clear a soda can laying on its side. However, I can usually clear my treadle on my LW4000's. Sometimes, I hear a minor rub, but my treadles guides are round. Sounds like a design issue with your treadle. I would pay it if it was a regular customer or...
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    Zoning Bylaws for my Local Town

    Unfortunately, I saw your city council on TV the other day. They appear notoriously difficult and controlling. The only provision that looks bad is that they can require a 24 hour attendant at your wash!!! If you have an unreasonable board, they may require you to have a 24 hour attendant...
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    CFL bulbs in self-serve bays

    Just FYI, for $100 per light you can switch to 48" T5 HO lights with 2 lights in each one. I did this with my lights. I had 4 250W wallpacks in each SS bay. I replaced them with 4 new fixtures. Two are always on and I put the other two on occupancy sensors. Now, I have two lights on all...
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    Credit Card processing

    I went with a small local bank. But what I got was the same small ticket processing through elavon which someone else says they got at Costco for a lower rate:(. That's ok, but it looks like Costco is the winner according to the real prices. Mine total 3.7% but are the small ticket with $0.11...
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    Credit Card processing

    I was with Regions. That is who I was averaging 5% with all the charges with. It was a better rate than anywhere else I could find at the time.
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    Credit Card processing

    So you can't use them for your business? Then how can you say they are for real. Credit card processing for non-businesses is not very useful since 99.99999999% of credit card swipes are by businesses. That and it is not the 2.5% mentioned. The website says it is 2.75%. I was around 5%...
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    All my metal halides are gone

    I have replaced almost all of mine too! I went with T5HO bulbs.
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    Easy RO reject water question

    YES, I meant if you have an IBA. If you don't, it wouldn't be worth it. I think that was said earlier.
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    Credit Card processing

    2.5% is low. I seriously doubt that is true. Visa charges are usually 1.69% plus $.05 per transaction. Your processor has to make something. On a $6.00 wash, a charge of $0.15 would net your provider $0.0014 as long as the person did not use a credit card with cash back or miles. If the...
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    Easy RO reject water question

    Takes a while??? No matter how you calculate it, the payback is a few months. If you can find anything else with that quick of a payback, let me know!
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    Easy RO reject water question

    Woohoo!!! That was the answer I was hoping for. Thank you for the quick response!
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    Easy RO reject water question

    OK, I am copying Galen's RO reject water reclamation setup. My question is this. After I get the tank in, how do I get the reject up into the tank? Does it exit the RO with enough pressure to carry it into the tank 5 feet above it??? I would bet it does, but I don't know. If not, how does...
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    An Indian Muslim who is warning us to wake up

    To come to think of it, I know an elderly lady who is recovering from cancer who believes that she was in a motorcycle accident and would be happy to speak out about anything.
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    An Indian Muslim who is warning us to wake up

    Hmm, do you think anyone could ever find an older white christian who says that we are planning to infiltrate or take over another country? Is it a possibility that there could be one crackpot muslim?
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    IBA Lights

    I bought my lights from another supplier and they charged me $2 extra per light up front to put on all stainless steel clips. The supplier was not in the car wash industry but said that car wash chemicals would destroy the plastic clips in a matter of months. Kind of surprising that Kleen...
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    Buying Own Propane Tank?

    What he said. I used to own one at my home. My wash uses NG though. There was a huge difference in price if you own your tank and aren't married to one company.
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    Air Compressor Size

    Wow, really, that is your question? Uh, do you have triple foam in your autos or self serves? How many low pressure cycles do you run on your auto? Do you have foaming brushes? Do you do an air weep or water? All of those factors make a difference in how big of a compressor you need.
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    Your machine ate my $10 bill

    One day, my wash went down. I had two notes saying that people had lost money. One person claimed she lot $10. The other person claimed she lost $9, her note simply said, "Lost $9, You owe me $9". My wash does not accept money when it is down. My refund buttons are not connected. The...
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