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  1. OurTown

    Credit Card Reader for self serve Car wash - best company?

    Don't get too excited about the hype around swipe going away as they have been talking about that for years. They have however moved some of the fraud responsibility over to the merchant if not using EMV but it may not be a really big deal yet. I'm not sure about the "best" system but Cryptopay...
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    Self-service insrance

    It does not look like it. https://www.erieinsurance.com/news-room/fact-sheet#:~:text=Facts%20and%20Stats,and%20the%20District%20of%20Columbia.
  3. OurTown

    New to the forum, and to the business. Looking for guidance.

    I can't tell you how to proceed and there is too much info to type here. You can call me if you want. Just click on the "start conversation" button to private message me.
  4. OurTown

    Touchless or Friction

    How good does it do a touchless wash? I think that is their downfall because they only have side nozzles so the front and back may not get good impingement.
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    Self-service insrance

    Get an Erie quote if you have that option available in your state. Quick math in my head says our rates went up about 25% from last year but is still crazy cheap in my opinion.
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    New to the forum, and to the business. Looking for guidance.

    I forgot to compliment you on your grammar quality. I'm very concerned with numbers and math when looking at a location but there are many other factors.
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    Self-service insrance

    Erie
  8. OurTown

    New to the forum, and to the business. Looking for guidance.

    You might consider getting a job at a car wash. You could probably find a wash in a decent area that needs help. The guy will be old, tired and broke down from being in the industry for 30 years. You might even consider working for free or a low wage just to learn. Think of it as going to school...
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    New to the forum, and to the business. Looking for guidance.

    It IS difficult to predict how well a car wash will do and it's one of the reasons why it's typically more difficult to get a loan on one than some other types of businesses with real estate. There are some that use a half of a percent of daily traffic to get estimated wash volume. Some sites do...
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    Membership Plan pricing advice

    About a third pull around for a re-wash anyways.
  11. OurTown

    Membership Plan pricing advice

    Most are exactly what you said except Mike's. They need to put the crack pipe down. https://www.mikescarwash.com/pages/optionsPrices They even have pay vacs at those prices! 😂
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    Membership Plan pricing advice

    Something I noticed the tunnels seem to be doing is raising the retail wash price really high and making the club price multiplier lower making it more enticing to join. Many are at 2X on the bottom wash to about 1.6X on the top wash. Anyone who buys a top wash would probably seriously consider...
  13. OurTown

    solenoid brass valve stem

    The reviews on Home Depot. They probably over tightened the fittings.
  14. OurTown

    solenoid brass valve stem

    Did you read the reviews on those?
  15. OurTown

    Trash in oil separator

    I'm pretty sure they should have those but are hard to see up under the floor. I'll pull the grates and peek in there.
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    Trash in oil separator

    Also I don't remember the water height being so high but could be from a partially plugged outlet.
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    Trash in oil separator

    Is it normal to see trash floating in your oil separator/interceptor after a while? Does it mean we have a trap missing on one of our bay pits? Years ago I had an environmental company use one of those water sample "thiefs" and there was very little oil on top and very little solids in the...
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    Got a love small town USA

    Yeah and they hold a lot apparently.
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    Got a love small town USA

    We have some customers that clean them and I have done it a few times myself. I cleaned a big one once and couldn't believe how heavy it got.
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