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I am also bothered by trash dumping and bucket washing / detailing / drying in bays when no meter is running. I have slowly become more vocal and less tolerant of this customer behavior when I witness it personally. Even to the burliest of customers I have found myself saying things like: '...

1. check bays and lot for slippery conditions and add traction. test all equipment / all functions while rinse down bays. 2. check for leaks. 3. empty trash 4. shake bags down and empty vac clean out bins. 4..clean lot of litter and cig butts 5. wipe down bay equipment with armorall...

I run 4 of these https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-27615-jobe-1-topaz-standard-float-valve.aspx right now. trouble free and easy to install. also very simple to adjust!

did you sell your car wash?

like eric i bought a champion centurion 2 from air compressor rebuilders in leominster ma. one of the best pieces of equipment at my wash!

i'll be putting 2 additional (used) IVS vacs in this spring at my little car wash. my plan is to place them in a mulched area between the lot and street. I think I should install the lighted domes. it has stainless domes now. what is your experience adding lighted domes to the vacs??? thanks!

I have been armorall-ing dashboards and vinyl / plastic / leather on vehicles since the 1980's with excellent results! I have found this product to be an awesome way to keep my own vehicles looking and feeling new. my detail shop customers ask for it by name and the car wash vending machine...

whenever i troubleshoot something like this i go from one end to the other. in other words, swap the prox sensor out for a known good one. does problem persist? if so, check / replace cable end nearest prox. if that doesn't work, replace prox cable. if that doesn't work check relay ( if...

yes we use the extractor. i like the way it rinses the interior carpet and cloth!

1. i would decide ( maybe you already know) what sales price would make me happy to walk away. for me this is based on what i owe (what the business owes) vs sale price. 2. now is a good time to remember: at what point in the life of a business, is that business if for sale? my answer is...

i find myself annoyed at the contractors ( only a few i think) and the tree guys. i think i am getting old and cranky.

the extractor wets the carpets alot more than the foam. the foam gun tornador works great! just got done detailing a dirty 4 runner grey cloth interior. it's got fans drying it now and i really like results!

i use 10-15 oz per car

Not Liable. There was no equipment malfunction. You have met your responsibilities of utmost care. Human error on the part of the customer, not an equipment / employee / safety protocol error.

if i may draw an analogy: banning mudders from a self serve car wash is like banning the overweight from a buffet style restaurant. sorry, but it is true and you know it is.

banning mudders is not something i could see myself doing at my wash. i raised my startup price to make extra to cover the occasional clean up.

i wouldn't heat the rinse tank, that's crazy. i run my hot water at 120 but it is slightly cooler because it is mixed with cold at the presoak pump feed. seems to work fine for me. i suppose i could turn it up a bit when the cars are really cold...

give one person you trust ( i have mine ) keys to coin boxes and vaults and vacs and vending. i like to have them keep the cash collected in separate envelopes with the date and machine they came from on it. when i get back i make the deposit. longest i have been away is i think 9 days. when...

75% of what market is washed by friction; in bay rollovers or all car washes? i am guessing it's all car washes because tunnels can handle far more cph / cpd than in bay automatics. but it is a whole different business, with different hours of operation and employee needs and equipment...

what about doing a facelift instead? maybe speed the machines up a bit, new nozzles, new decals, freshen the bays and add some new lights??? maybe a nice canopy over the pay stations. some windows in the bays if you dont already have them. you could add something you don't have like a lava...