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I store my ro reject in a 250 gal tote. I use a Little giant pump with 2 floats; 1 in tank (low level cutoff) and 1 in HP feed tank for touchless. Runs in tandem with city water feed. Easy and cheap/

Going to tell my Uncle about USAA. He was in the Air Force and is shopping for a home. Thanks!!!!!!

Anybody try one of these yet? http://www.controlglobal.com/vendors/products/2012/Staco-automatic-power-factor-regulator-stacovar.html No price listed here or on StacoVAR site, but looks like what us carwashers need for a lower power factor, right?

Another idea is to offer a super-duper ding ding. This is a wash with extra presoak and HP passes. Maybe 1 more of each. You would charge say $13. If you eliminated your $4 wash and added the s.d.d.d., you would definitely get some customers trying it. Some get the top pkg no matter what...

"I can't raise prices" is a mistake. I know because I've made the same mistake. What %age use each wash? That'll tell you if your price can/should go up. Do you take CC? Are you putting out a good quality wash? Are you attended? Do you offer free towel dry station? I don't see how you...

I would charge more per wash. $4 is too cheap. Why $9? Raise all prices immediately. If you are producing good touchfree results, you are giving your wash away too cheap.

I use the ramped tapeswitches now for all floor switches in my IBA. I have one for my underbody and 3 for my treadle. 1 is backup and 2 are stop. I mate the three together by trimming the ramps off where i want the pads to meet tight and anchor the whole thing. This way, I can spare part one...

I do half price deluxe auto wash on tuesday for everybody. it was too hard for my customers to remember when ladies/seniors/days were. Half off is big, but it drives biz on my slowest (formerly) day and it gets folks to try it out. Gotta be attended for it to work, though. 'Try us out...

Our carwash received an artesian well permit in the mail! We are still costing out the project in terms of pump, storage tank, pressurizing and plumbing the well feed into the carwash, as well as wiring it. This is exciting and I will continue to post the progression of this idea. We are...

I've been offering my top IBA pkg at half price every Tuesday for about a year now. My goal was to mitigate my price increase while encouraging more people to try the touchfree. It is successful. I allow customers to buy 2 tokenotes at a time on the discount day. Tuesday was my slowest day...

I clean bays with a push broom first and then hp rinse. i've heard of people pouring over top w/concrete in a bay.

I've got a customer who regularly leaves with soap on his vehicle. I asked him to explain his rationale for this. He said something about the vehicle coming out better that way. I think it's more about only spending $ for 1 cycle of time. Some people live their whole life this way; putting...

The regular Topaz is $52 + shipping. Hi temp valve is $150+. I just installed the cheaper version for my IBA. Seems like a decent unit and I like how it actuates. I like the plastic construction and how easily adjustable it is. Needed 1 large crescent wrenh to install; took about 10 minutes.

Got a good tip recently from a chem. salesman: paint the tires. Now to shine tires we: 1. Put tire dressing in one of...

It's not easy to get $50 a light. We have done this service for years and get $40 for a pair and $25 each. The reason it's hard to get the $50/pair IMO is the cheapo kits and tv ads that boast perfect results for $9.99. But yes, headlight restoration is an easy and profitable add-on...

You've got to get better at troubleshooting. Is there an input indicator for the prox? If so, is the machine communicating properly with the PLC for that specific prox input/wire/circuit. Is there a relay associated with this particular circuit? Relays can stick open or closed when they get...

Whenever my machine (different from yours) will not move, I test it in manual mode. If it doesn't move I check the braker (overload) and it is usually tripped. Then you need to determine what is tripping it.

Very true. However, 'Safety First' applies with every new purchase we make. And all our detail shop employees are required to wear eye protection at all times. I haven't extended this policy to the wash bay but should.

Being in Massachusetts, I like to use the local companies whenever I can. But being a tightwad, I shop price. These guys www.autowashonline.com actually beat Kleenrite on CAT pump parts. Good luck.

you'd want customers to sign a waiver saying they'll wear eye protection during blow cycle thus not practical.