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Is it paying out and shutting down with an error? When you press the yellow controller button it will tell you why it shut down.

I've seen a few washes attempt a remote dryer, whether a stand-alone Air Shamee type or a larger drive-thru. None of them were happy with the income.

I don't know how the two differ overall, but I do know the ones from Dultmeier stay closed when they're off. The DEMA 453P solenoids need at least 15 PSI behind them or they don't seal closed. The ones from Dultmeier have a Teflon seat which won't swell. I don't know what the ones from...

The Timemaster remote is proprietary to their timers which is why they're so expensive. I had one and opened it up, nothing inside crossed over to anything. I've tried a couple universal ones but they wouldn't work. This is the same remote Dixmor uses, they just slice off the buttons that...

This is most likely the same solenoid with a coil cover. https://www.dultmeier.com/products/search/6027 I wouldn't be surprised if Kleen-Rite is selling it at the solenoid body's maximum pressure instead of the MOPD.

I use the same type solenoid except I use the one rated for 1500 PSI withe the product pumped at 450 PSI. The original valves failed because the seats were rubber and the pressure cut through them. The rebuilds had Teflon or some plastic and haven't had an issue.

Just put a strainer in the tank. This one screws on over a 3/8" nipple. https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-131-basket-strainer-40-mesh-38-mipor-58-barb.aspx

Do you not have a screen or strainer in the soap tank or on the soap supply line to the solenoids?

Someone drove something too tall into our Vector and did some $30k in damage to it. I'd barely had it fixed and running for a week when some idiot in a pest control truck came through with 4 feet of a pole sticking out the back.

I have, but not with an automated system. Our winters are really mild where it rarely stays below freezing during the day. I've siphoned the foam brush tank empty and put five gallons of WalMart 0° washer fluid in the tank and a splash of blue trifoam as an indicator and ran all the bays until...

You'd be better off replacing the head than trying to fix it.

It depends on the level of work needed. The last time I got a quote was many years ago for either replacing asphalt or digging down 4 1/2 inches and pouring concrete. It was almost twice as much for concrete, which we did in 1995. The wash is still there and still looks great. The asphalt...

Kip block solenoids are much better than the ones Coleman uses. The stem parts are the same as the individual solenoids use, and the entire solenoid cartridge can be changed on the block. The integrated ajdusters aren't very accurate, but they work and aren't usually an issue. I do prefer...

There's a well-known company here (Wheeler Coatings Asphalt LP) that used to do this scam, or their employees used their equipment to do it. They contacted the guy I was working for at the time to coat the lot, and they did such a poor job it didn't even last a week. Most of it was gone in 24...

I assume it's on the roof? What's wrong with the trough? You need something to protect the lines, although if you replace them with black nylon you could leave them exposed.

I like the design and I'd probably use them if I knew I'd be the only one to touch them, but the vast majority of work I do is on other washes. I wish I'd documented every dumb thing I've seen done, a lot by other "techs" who the wash owner paid to screw up their stuff.

Rather than either of these, I'd buy a Bobcat and dig out 5" deep 25 x 25' sections at a time and have concrete poured.

That's part of the serial number, 0009C00.

Not trying to be a smartass or anything, but I've found the best advertisement is word of mouth. I've been fully hands-on in quite a few washes over the years, and they always improve just from the way I operate them. I just keep it clean, give good product, check everything every day. Be the...