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Most of what you are talking about in this post are fairly easy fixes. Search the forum for converting the bay lights to CFL's and cover the bay walls with some FRP and you make a huge improvement for not much of an investment. There lots of used Mark VII machines available on the market for...

So no point of sale system? Just collect the money and rely on counters to make reports? DRB Sitewatch? Carwatch? Just Tunnel Watch?

Earl, I don't know of any stand alone systems other than the ones that use a mobile phone or tablet to operate. For your idea to work the hardware has to be compatible with what ever POS you are using. I use DRB Sitewatch with PTT's(portable touch terminals). It is not a cheap system but it...

I use my r/o reject for a high pressure pre wash at my conveyor with no problems. I also use synflex hose and fittings. Have you checked the pH of your water?

During the boom times of the early 2000's there was a lot of over building in the industry. After the crash of 2008 and the demise of many of those over built markets the banking industry has made it nearly impossible to build new wash sites. The only way the manufacturers can grow is by...

Robert, the main ingredients in Rain-X are the same as denatured alcohol. Rain-X Denatured Alcohol

Prayers for Mikes family. He will be missed.

Denatured Alcohol will remove tree sap safely.

The only way you can get the exchange discount is if you are a support group member. I agree that 7 years is a reasonable amount of time for the pad to work. I have several that are still working fine at over 10 years of age.

I think you can disable the stuck key using the software. It should disable itself automatically for a period of time. I have had success repairing stuck keys by peeling off the touch membrane from the aluminum plate it is attached to and re-gluing it. The aluminum plate gets corroded and makes...

Our local paper published a story on how businesses have been affected by the Polar Vortex this winter. A 30 minute interview resulted in a front page story and lots of photos in both the printed and digital versions of the newspaper. Link to story Frozen assets: Businesses have to deal with...

I have a well. After softening, the water is 0 grains hardness and 785 ppm TDS. I use that water for all my soap and wax functions. I have an R/O unit for my final rinse that uses 4 cold water membranes that produce 1 gpm of 1-2 ppm TDS permeate. Works great and consistently produces 240 GPH. I...

Are you sure it only jumped one roller? If a roller got in position to start pulling on the front tire, that is what usually causes a car to jump out of the track.

Having spent some time now researching all of Roberts acronyms, I'm not sure any of the methods would be able to accurately determine a selling price for my wash. I make a very nice income but I don't know a way to factor in the amount of time I actually spend on the day to day operations. When...

Robert, I would love to be able to answer your question but your use of all those acronyms and my lack of knowledge of how a bankers mind works makes it impossible.

I had to laugh when I got that in my e-mail yesterday. I guess the old saying that the more things change, the more they remain the same is true. In 1978 I started in the carwash business working for Sohio (Standard Oil of Ohio) they owned the largest chain of exterior conveyor washes in the...

I tried to use PVC for my air manifold and piping when I remodeled a few years ago. It just didn't hold up well. Too many cracks and leaks. I ripped it all out and replaced with black pipe.

I was closed all day Monday, I will be closed all day today. The temps have been 0* to -15* with wind chills averaging -25*. It's just not worth the effort and risks to open during those extreme temps. There is no way I could provide a quality wash with these conditions. For the few customers...

How clean is the air supply that runs the pump? Flo- jets need clean dry air to operate or they will exhibit the symptoms you just described.

Cars up 14.2% $/car up 8.1% Labor% up.9% Good year overall.