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  1. MEP001

    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    When the D in "Default" is flashing, just press + and it will switch to Custom, then exit the same way you did in your video. It's much faster to scroll through the menus by pressing right arrow since it will move the text one block at a time.
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    New tunnel wash on well and septic system

    I'm not saying this is bad advice, but I've seen done what OP is looking to do, in fact a lot of full-serve and EE washes around here have full reclaim and have septic/sewer only for restrooms. Getting a test of the well water quality could be a game-changer - within 100 miles of me the well...
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    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    Correct, just to be clear you want to flip it PAST the center "Run" position to "Reset' quickly and then release it. I've had that not work on some machines, in which case you bring the gantry to home, then turn off breaker #6 and wait at least 10 seconds, then you can move the switch back to...
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    Wash World Maintenance Questions

    It's also not a good idea to mix different types of grease. Marine grade wheel bearing lube might work fine (It's what I used on D&S 5000's I used to service) but different types can react and cause problems.
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    The funny thing about owning a self serve is

    My customers mostly don't speak English, or don't speak it well, so if they want change for a $20 they walk up to me and hand it to me usually without saying anything. I just say thank you, stick it in my pocket and pretend to walk away.
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    Fragamatics Turbo Vac Motor

    The specs of the 492.4 says it should fit. https://windtrax.com/storefrontCommerce/itemDetail.do?item-id=10104&order-quantity=1&item-index=0&customer-item=DOMEL%20492.4&order-uom=EA&warehouse-id=1&item-number=DOMEL%20492.4...
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    Cryptopay on Fragramatic Vac

    It must have been the retrofit. Dixmor can tell you.
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    Woo Hoo My First Car Wash!!!

    Could it have been powder coated? The one I.B. pictured looks like bare aluminum. That one should clean up well with an aluminum cleaner.
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    New tunnel wash on well and septic system

    High initial cost, high maintenance, high cost of maintenance, risk of reclaimed water stinking, risk of damage to equipment running on reclaimed water, buildup on walls and equipment from undertreated reclaim water, a need to run more expensive water-based hydraulic fluid, and a perception by...
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    Cryptopay on Fragramatic Vac

    You can use a Dixmor LED-9 in place of the original timer. It's a fairly simple conversion, and you can use count-up and I think you will still have different time for the vac and shampoo. You could also use an LED-7 but you definitely lose the variable time. I don't know who made the LED-9...
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    New tunnel wash on well and septic system

    You can definitely run a tunnel with zero sewer/septic discharge (although you would need minimal of one or the other for restrooms). The key is to have an effective and efficient reclaim system. The small amount of reject can be used to water the grass.
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    Bill Changer meter display

    It will clock back to zero.
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    D & S vacuum

    I see you have a volt meter out in your picture. It's an easy chain to check for power. Check for voltage to the transformer, then voltage from the transformer to the timer, check for timed load from the timer when you start it, then check for power at the mercury relay, both power in and out...
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    I am spring cleaning my car wash by ______________________________

    So far just replacing decals, removing the 20-year-old signage and cleaning the walls, may come up with some more intuitive menu signs and incorporate QR codes for customers to scan and watch multilingual videos about each function.
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    Hamilton DRS with mars

    It might be the hopper switch. It will give the same error. Make sure it's paying out correctly, and that it doesn't go OOS with an unexpected coin drop error if you let the hopper drop down hard. The payout side of the switch is normally closed, and if a jar makes it error the switch is...
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    flojet vs procon pumps

    Yes, but it won't go much lower. I recommend you take the cap off with the pump off, back the adjuster out until it's held in by at least a full thread, then turn it on and adjust it in/up until you reach the pressure you want. I've seen someone back it out too far and had all the valve parts...
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    flojet vs procon pumps

    It does have the regulator, they just use a stock photo of the model without for all the 1504 series pumps.
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    flojet vs procon pumps

    You need a pressure washer and a foam cannon. You won't get foam cannon foam from 90 PSI liquid.
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    flojet vs procon pumps

    https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-1798-procon-rotary-pump-clamp-style-model-102a100r11bb.aspx I'm not sure why they put a regulator on the solenoid stack when the pump's internal relief does a good job. When the one on the stack fails, I just remove it and adjust with the pump. Even with a...
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    Question on count up...

    I found that when customers would reach the max charge they thought that was the limit they could spend that day and would finish washing with cash, so I raised the max price until I'd see a max charge maybe once a month.
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