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After rereading my last VBlog about LED lights in the vendor and our VendPro-iG4EE model for the Express Exterior washes, this will be an update on those products and the new credit card systems that are accepting mobile payments. The LED light strips that we started using about a year ago to...

We can envision the day when all the bays, vacuums, and vending machines, etc. in a carwash site will be equipped with readers that accept cashless payments and very little cash is needed. That will indeed cut down on vandalism of equipment since there is very little “cash” to go after. We...

Yes, yes, yes!!!! The credit card system we use has had a name change again and is now called NAYAX. To remind everyone, the InOne credit card system we use was first called ARROW, then it was IRIS, and now it is NAYAX. That is too many changes in 3 years, but that is what it is...

This post is a reminder that you can keep up with all the new technology advances that happen almost every day and are incorporated into the ShurVend Vendors. Facebook is easy to use, we can post pictures easily, and your comments about our products are welcome. The link to our Facebook...

Earlier this year I posted about the fact that we had developed a LED lighting system for our vendors. It is a significant improvement over the old fluorescent lights that were used for years. We have been continuing to experiment with new LED lighting inside the vendor to give the...

Wax, You sent me pix of the power connections on the refrig unit itself. If that is where you are, you are in the wrong place for the procedure above. The relay that turns on the refrig unit is part of the the "black box" that the power cord plugs into in the cabinet. The brown and...

Wax, I'm not sure what you are looking at. If the relay, black and white is probably 120v AC power, green wires are grounded wires, so that leaves red and yellow as 24 VDC. The colors may have been different years ago, but I would think red is DC + and yellow is DC -. Do you have 24...

Relay test Waxman, I talked to the AMS service people who suggested this procedure to check the relay. The door switch is in the bottom, right corner of the door when open. Use duct tape to tape it closed like it would be if the door were shut. Wait 3 minutes for the time delay to run...

ICE AND WATER VENDING The initial investment of $25000 - $120000 is considerable and would seem to me to be seasonal in nature. Unless you live in the southern half of the U.S. where it is hot much of the year, you would have a rather short season. Even though the cost to make ice is...

The June, 2014 issue of the Professional Carwashing and Detailing magazine had an article about “Additional Profit Centers” at a car wash that I think is worth commenting upon. The Profit Centers were evaluated on initial cost, ROI, maintenance requirements, and success. The four centers were a...

I Like what I hear!!! These are the kinds of posts that I like to hear!!! Vending prices should go up since the costs of all the products has increased over the years. The costs to buy the vending products plus adding the freight to get it to your site will give you a number; double that...

Wax, Pull out the bottom tray and set it aside so you have room to work. The skid that holds the compressor has 4 screws that secure it to the vendor floor; 2 in front which are obvious and two in the rear which are not obvious (One on the right and one on the left). There is also a PVC...

Waxman, My internet has been down all day at the office, so I just logged on from home. What Eric posted was good and were all the things to check. From what I understand you unplugged the compressor from inside the vendor, plugged it into an extension cord, and blew the breaker on the...

The May, 2014 Professional Carwashing and Detailing magazine had the most educational and real world article about window style, computer based vending machines at a carwash that I have seen for many years. The writer did a great job of laying out the basics of vending machine operations...

Laminated Glass & Reflections cfcw, I have installed laminated glass in some of the vendors I have sold at the request of the buyer and it seemed to have worked for them. Never heard anything about breaking in. As you say it is more expensive but it can be done. In my early days when...

We have previously posted about the vandalism on the Iris credit card reader and the new steel cover that we have to protect this reader. Now we are getting calls from customers that are having vandals use hammers, rocks, etc. to break the outside acrylic sheet that we install in the windows...

We have been installing credit cards on our vending machines for over 10 years now and had very little vandalism on the card reader until the last year or so. I don’t know what goes through a vandal’s mind (maybe an echo!!) when they destroy a plastic reader; they have to know they can’t get...

We had quite a time getting this deal done, but we finally have 3 older vendors that we can refurbish into ShurVend “51” machines with a cage. We got them at a price where we can save you about 50% of the cost of a new machine and cage. These vendors will be upgraded to the current S-3...

Waxman, Thanks for the post about cleaning the screen underneath any Visi-Combo. We have been telling customers that for many moons now, but it still needs to be posted again. The refrigeration unit sucks air up through that bottom screen to cool the condenser that makes everything work...

Waxman, What is the problem or what are you trying to stop? Uncle Sam :confused: