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PTZ IP cameras can be programmed to detect motion and follow the object as well as to zoom in at certain points. The viewing software for these cameras also includes the ability to freeze a frame and zoom in on a specific object. The best feature of an IP camera is that the feed can be recorded...

I see they want to wash 300 vehicles, but are they wanting to track the washing habits of 300 employees or just the habits of a few employees who are responsible for washing the fleet? A few employees can be tracked by giving each one a fleet account set to print each time it is used. This way...

Have you thought about using one of the garage floor paints sold at most hardware stores. It is designed for cars and trucks to drive on it.

I would think that customers tend to line up to the left of center because that is where the pay station puts them. They pull up close to the pay station, so as not to have to stretch to reach it. Then they simply pull in relatively straight and end up off center. I originally heard this from...

Is this LW4000 at a site with self serve? If so, then you can use the self serves hot water and bypass the onboard heater.

They are around $840.00 a piece. You have to have the correct one. You can not put two rights or lefts in the same bay. I suggest the upgrade kit with the new cheaper black ultrasonics. It is about the price of one of the blue ultrasonics, they are usually more reliable and a whole lot...

A Laserwash 4000 will tie the overhead spring hose in a knot when trying to wash a Smart car. It is short enough that the arch will go across the back before it gets far enough past the middle of the rails. We don't attempt to wash them anymore. Instead we recommend our self service locations.

I agree with mad scientist, this is a great question. I think landscaping can be a way to draw potential customers eyes to your location. It has been my experience that drivers tend to focus on the road ahead and ignore the businesses they are passing by. Our signs tend to get lost in the sea...

I'm not aware of a Virtual Treadle Kit for less than $5,000, but you can change the treadle plate out to pressure pads with very little retrofit or cost. Remove the inside rollers of the treadle plate. Strip the treadle down to just the flat metal bottom plate. Replace the two proximity...

1234# will enable the car wash.

I would suggest taking a 50 foot extension cord and using it to spare out the Red Festoon cable's number 9 wire between the J2 box and J3 box. It should be the 24CX21 connected to terminal 36 in the J2. If the problem goes away, then you have a short or break in your red festoon cable. You...

It has been a couple of years since I last saw the X-Stream, but I believe it was a chain drive. It used a pressure pad on the floor in place of a treadle. The one I saw had guide rails that ran the length of the bay. There was no wall mount option so it had a series of legs that came down and...

The reasons for the low price on this machine are low overhead, and almost no proprietary parts. When I visited the production facility, the machine was made one at a time in a warehouse just outside of Richmond, VA. Almost all the parts can be purchased from Kleen-Rite, Grainger, and your...

Hi Rob, I have seen this machine run at a C-Store location in Richmond, VA. It was developed and is built in Richmond by a gentleman who has operated IBA's at C-Stores for most of his career. As a result, it is ideal for most C-Stores. It is as close to bullet proof as any machine I have ever...

You should be able to order a specific color of tip from either your chemical supplier or your Wash World distributor. Usually, you have to buy them in large quantity packs. We can order them from Carolina Pride, but unless you are using a lot of one color it is cheaper to buy the mixed pack.

We did this a few years back and found that you have to explain to your customers what you are doing, because they noticed when they only got one soap pass. Once we explained that we were actually putting on the same amount of soap with less water, and that it would save them some time, most...

While nationally, friction might be coming back on touchless it is not always the case. You have to know your market. I have another laser 4000 site in a grocery store shopping center that has run five friction units out of the market. That market had touchless or SS as the only options for...

I have a twin Laser4000 site parked in a Wal-Mart in NC and it averages about 120 cars a day. It is highly profitable and if you can get a deal on the location, it is probably worth it.

When we first installed the LaserNet we followed the instructions, but we were not able to get it to work. We had our distributor come and try to get it working but they also had no luck. When we called PDQ we were told it was a problem with our ISP. We called our ISP and they claimed the...

I have had a lot of success with the Laserminder. I did not upgrade the arch however. Instead I had weight added at the bottom of the lower arch this allows the arch to come back down after it strikes a vehicle rather than keeping the Impact Switch engaged. I also had a small piece of...