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    Car wash Water bill

    They charge per 1,000 gallons. https://www.marionva.org/clerk-finance/pages/water-sewer-refuse-fees What if the auto and the self serve bays did not have any type of Weep-Mizer and were cranked up really high. Just one gallon per minute would be 43,000 gallons in 30 days. With $3,000 worth of...
  2. OurTown

    Car wash Water bill

    How much are you charging in your bays and auto? How many auto washes have you had since ownership?
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    Is a recess coming? Is it time to get panicky?

    $2-$3 per gallon (or more) just in taxes in Europe depending on country.
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    The kit Randy sold us was not a factory type Hamilton up stacker conversion and did not need new...

    The kit Randy sold us was not a factory type Hamilton up stacker conversion and did not need new holes cut. It was a down stacker and came with a mounting bracket and of course a harness.
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    Determining Financial Viability Of A Car Wash Build

    I'm not sure where you are but $850K all in seems low to me and I would be very surprised if it was under a mil. The average ticket should be higher as well and might be more like $10. Using .3% capture rate seems a tad low to me as well and I would probably use .5%.
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    Contact Randy on here. He will set you up with a Mars conversion kit.

    Contact Randy on here. He will set you up with a Mars conversion kit.
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    How has inflation affected your business?

    We raised the self serve prices a few months ago. Looking ahead now I'm not sure we raised it enough. Overall revenue is up year to date vs last year and that's with a really bad rainy month. (about mid March through mid April) At this point we are not interested in lowering the quality of...
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    New sign idea?

    Has your cousin washed there since his truck was new?
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    Low volume 3 bay ss.

    We are going to need more info but on the surface it does not look like it would be worth it. Is there another self serve wash in town? Is it for sale now? Is the equipment, building and lot in good shape? I'm going to throw out a ballpark idea for the offer at land value minus the cost to demo...
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    SS Pricing vs Competition

    I'm adding to what Roz said about the cards. They are purchased through Worldpay and are called "store cards" but go through their gift card program. They were a complete nightmare when they rolled them out three years ago and took us months to get them to work right. Since then twice now the...
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    SS Pricing vs Competition

    What kind of timer do you (and your competitor) have that can change the rate after start up?
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    Bankruptcy

    If the gas station is closing then if it were me I would not do it. It's not going to have any traffic coming into the property and can't sell any washes at the pump. That's really the point in a C-store wash.
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    New to me wash

    Tri-Valley Equipment?
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    Sludge Sucker ?

    Around here that would be a very good price and might even question where they are taking it. What size are your pits?
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    Presoak through Foam gun?

    Low pressure presoak is the only one that is going to do any real cleaning because is can be a very concentrated and have a high pH. The high pressure is going to at best have a pH of 8 or so and wont clean much. Is your setup a Coleman?
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    Presoak through Foam gun?

    You will probably need a blow down/methanol injection system since presoak will freeze in the winter.
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    New to me wash

    We installed Cryptopay about March of 2018 and went with count down thinking we could convert more people since it works similar to cash. After a while we realized it was a mistake (we were greenhorns) and January 2021 went to count up. The first few months was a disaster getting our customers...
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    Friction vs Touch Free - Rural Area

    If there is a wash already there then consider asking the owner if they would sell. It seems like too small of a market to add another wash.
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    JE Adams Combo Vac silver button high failure rate

    Here is what I used: Stranded 22ga wire I bought here: https://www.remingtonindustries.com/hook-up-wire/hook-up-wire-22-awg-stranded-solid-10-colors-7-sizes-available/ The crimp connectors were on what is called a "tape and reel" so they are all connected when you get them. You need small...
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    Another strange Cryptopay issue

    Since we went to count up in the bays those are fine. All vac swipers have this issue.
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