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yes. It says in the manual under code 40 system stop in that it may be caused if main electrical supply voltage is intermittent. If you have checked all of the other things on the list such as tripped circuit breaker 308 CB or 102CB the contacts on the system stop button, the relay 301CR,And the...

Any fix for this? Is it shutting the wash down when it happens?

2010 BMW X5. No dipstick for engine oil. You need to 'register' the battery if you install a replacement. ETC.

When I had this problem with my old superior automatic car wash it was a bad treadle pad.

i've had this cat 530 in operation continuously in my busiest bay since January 1, 2006. Not a hiccup in all those years. The Arimitsu 516 I bought maybe 6 or 7 years ago to replace my other cat 530 which exploded after running milky watery oil in it for too long. I bought the replacement with...

i've had this cat 530 in operation continuously in my busiest bay since January 1, 2006. Not a hiccup in all those years. The Arimitsu 516 I bought maybe 67 or 7 years ago to replace my other cat 530 which exploded after running milky watery oil in it for too long. I bought the replacement with...

Bud Abraham once explained to me that an extractor is a rinser. basically you scrub and clean the carpets in the vehicle with shampoo and friction and then you use the extractor to rinse the dirty muddy material out of the fabric and carpeting. This important detailing concept is contrary to...

Be fully accountable to the customer. One of my biggest complaints with contractors is the lack of accountability regarding returned phone calls keeping to their schedule and being on time for appointments.

When I did my cash flow projections I used 3/10 of one percent of the daily traffic count. That proved to be fairly accurate for me.

12-18" of heavy, wet snow coming to Central MA from 8pm today till 8am Wednesday. Gotta love a mid- March snow storm! Clean up will be time-consuming, but it drives business afterward, so it's worth it.

I have been detailing cars since 1983. First it was lemon pledge, then son of a gun. Then armorall. Now we use kleen shine vinyl dressing with great results. Customers like a clean semi gloss finish. They don't seem concerned with longevity or protection. This is New England, so maybe it's...

yes I did check for a $34 charge that day and one day before the statement date just in case. I didn't find anything that matched. They couldn't have used Apple Pay because I don't accept that in the self service bays Which is where they said they were. This is so weird…

A customer came in Saturday presenting their bank statement. There was a charge from my car wash name for $34. The customer admits to using the wash that day but says that they didn't spend that much money. I checked my crypto pay portal and did not see any charge for that customer on that day...

My biggest risk: In 2005, I was operating a car detailing business ( only ) in a rented building. I had purchased land next door, with plans to develop it into a car wash. I had no money, so the land owned agreed to owner financing and sold me 3 commercial building lots for $30,000. I had a...

Don't know; I re-used my 18 y.o. Superior blowers that are mounted outside my building.

I think you need to do some more research into the car wash business and create a realistic business plan and go from there. Location is everything and traffic count is very important as is competition. There are plenty of operators on here who will tell you the problems associated with a single...

You can't expect the customers to try too hard to get to the property if it's not obvious and easy. I can only think of a few business models where customers will do anything extra or with effort to find a place: brothel, strip club, liquor store. Everything else you need to make it painfully...

I think you're being way too optimistic. Financial projections should involve some degree of pessimism. When I did mine I had a best case worst-case and hopeful average. I can think of many ways that this project will fail miserably. That doesn't mean it will, that's just one guys idea. Your...

yes worldpay is your only choice. the fees are reasonable and your customers will love it. go "count up".

It seems way too risky. Debt service is too high. What are you going to do when you have a breakdown for a few days, have a nervous breakdown?? Hard Pass