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  1. SoakZone

    Attracting "drive-bys"

    Our wash is located at the intersection of a very busy intersection and yet we are finding that there are lots of truckers not giving us a second thought because they see us too late. We have 3 large SS semi truck bays, 8 SS car bays, and 1 IBA. One of the underlying problems is that the local...
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    Humble pie really doesn't taste that good

    Two weeks ago we had a week-long stretch of negative temperatures... we're talking -40! Wreaked havoc on our door sensors, but we made 'er through lol
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    Have you ever ran away business

    With all the new equipment and upgrades soaps and such, you should be able to justify at least $1.75. As long as you keep the bays clean and make repairs quickly, the customers should have no problem paying that little extra for a "new and improved" wash.
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    Airlift doors

    While we're on the topic of AirLift Doors, does anyone have problems with their pneumatic door. Our entrance door to our IBA jolts when it's coming down. We've been having to regularly (almost daily) wipe down the pole and grease it with lubricant. We've had maintenance come and adjust the...
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    Airlift doors

    We take a mop, some warm soapy water and wipe it down. If there's lot of grime built up, we take a mild grease-cutter and spray that on first and let it sit for a couple minutes before washing with the mop. Our guys wash them at least once/week.
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    Airlift doors

    What part of the door are you wondering about?
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    NAYAX - Monyx Wallet

    You can put your logo on the receipts that you can generate, but that process took some time with their tech support.
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    NAYAX - Monyx Wallet

    We have 15 stations that use NAYAX: 1 touchless, 8-car bays, 6-semi truck bays. What we've found is that while NAYAX accepts all major cards (Apple Pay & Samsung Pay) there are many times where the customer's card will "fail". At the start it was a NAYAX issue, now it's been narrowed down to...
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    True that... We do have three 115" Truck wash bays, but those guys seem to prefer the 19'x25' bays lol
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    How do you find the length when washing a dually 3/4 ton? We sometimes have bucket trucks come through and cube vans, too... would that shortening of the hose still enable the customer to reach all the way around?
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    Great advice... I'll pass that along to the owner! Thanks!
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    I'll suggest a shorter hose... even 5" shorter should work. You're absolutely right!
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    Our 8 bays are 19"x25" with overhead swinging booms. Contact with the cement is inevitable when smaller cars come through. We have hooks all over the place, too... but you know how customers leave the bays! Anyone install a type of sleeve over the hose that might come in contact with the floor?
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    Thanks Bandit. Wow, that's really good. We are running hot water (110 F) from on-demand water heaters.
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    Self-Serve High Pressure hoses wearing out

    We are running 1400psi out of our Hot Rinse but we are finding that our hoses are wearing out and fraying where they come into contact with the cement floor. Product suggestions on better quality single-ply high pressure hoses and/or sleeves to put over top of them to prevent them from wearing...
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    Best Salt Brand for Water Softener

    What size of car wash do you have? We have 1 IBA, 8 Self-serve, 3 Semi truck bays. We seem to go through a pallet every 2 weeks. What type of softener system do you have?
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    NAYAX - Monyx Wallet

    Hey there, Does anyone have experience with the Monyx wallet app? I have the NAYAX payment option in each bay, as well as coin for an option (8-wand wash, 6-Truck bays, 1 Touchless) and I'm trying to implement a "loyalty program" for our customers. The company who sold it to us know just a...
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