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  1. Whale of a Wash

    ppliances

    Dave, what you pay depends on if you buy it or the wife. We are redoing our laundry to stackables, and i think the Maytag 6000 in gas and in grey color for main floor laundry is around $800. " Just do not buy GE Junk/RCA/Hotpoint"-- all the same brand. The savings one sees on washers these...
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    ppliances

    I sold appliances thru college, and currently i buy about 15 a year for apartments. The kenmore and whirlpool, are the same, and maytag was almost bankrupt because of the front load washers they started making 10 years ago with leaking seals-very moldy seals and electronic problems.They were...
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    Rant and Frustration

    The nightly news tonight showed idiots fighting over crap at walmart, pulling guns over crap, and fighting, robbing each other, pepper spraying some. The average person is just not that bright. I had that same guy at my wash today - couldn't get the credit card to work and was ticked. I went to...
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    Alabama washes at auction

    Maybe time to buy them back again at a bargain price. I know that some people make more money buying and selling businesses than owning them.
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    Knocked a Mirror off a Bentley

    Has it knocked mirrors off of other cars---If no- then why would it knock one off the most expensive car.. Just have the person turn it into their insurance and see what happens when it gets back to your insurance. You could always just pay their deductible which is most likely less than yours.
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    Water backing up in the bays

    The twelve cars thru the auto can give you 1200 gallons, so I would look in the drains to your holding tank. Overtime the dirt can build up and make them slow, and eventually plug them. Plastic cups,and other garbage can also back them up. There is usually a logical solution if you start at the...
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    Crazy Car Wash Dreams

    Wow. I suppose nothing dirty happens in that room?
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    Tire damage

    Backing up to straighten out -seems like a reasonable problem, that would happen fairly often. It's hard to expect 100% of the people to load correctly so you can guess my answer is to buy a tire- I also would find a way to eliminate that nozzle. It seems like if it happens once, it happens again.
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    Car washes to see in Florida

    Our city has the showboat, and another wash, but have only found one self serve, not far from our house on A1A. Panama i would like to visit , but is also 400 mi away. Maybe i can have the kids with smart phones find me some.
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    Car washes to see in Florida

    Thanks for the invite Louise, but that would be a vacation in and of itself, probably close to 400mi. I just wanted to see if any one knew of some nice washes to see, or anyone closer by on the forum to bother. I'd really like to see a $3 EE, or a gated SS, if there is any.
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    Car washes to see in Florida

    I am in NE Florida next week and i like to visit other washes, any washes that are good to look at ,or any of you guys in the forum want to visit. Our place is in the area of St Augustine, so have seen all the washes i think in the immediate area. Will probably be thru the gainesville area, and...
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    post covers, bollard covers or post sleeves

    http://www.postguard.com/home.php I bought about 25 post guards from these guys a couple of years ago, some blue, and some yellow and they still look perfect. I have had a couple damaged by vehicles. They send foam to put over the top of post, and if you double it up enough it is difficult to...
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    Vac Island Canopies

    I only know one thing about canopies , and that is-- red fades really easy. Sorry not much help- I always wanted to buy a canopy but was worried about big vehicles hitting them.
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    Sandpiper pump not enough volume

    Does the pump seem to run wide open, and not supply enough, or barely run. First check the pressure and or volume of air available to the pump, and then, see if the solenoids for the brush can be adjusted for more flow. If all is ok , then replace with the low-cost flo-jet as it is foam brush.
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    We Found A Cheap & Effective Wall Cleaner

    It is the same thing i stumbled upon this week, i bought it to clean a stool at an apt, and at the wash was reading the label, and thought i would try it on my vectors stop n go lights-- cleaned the scum off almost instantly, and turned the wall behind it white, but as i got a smell of it, it...
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    Self Service Vac Price Increase

    It is so refreshing to hear someone in wash business, not wanting to be cheaper than everyone else. Nothing wrong with making money.
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    Choosing a Credit Card System for Your Carwash...IN THIS ECONOMY?!!!

    With the low cost of vacuuming i think it's easier to just give someone a token if they don't have any cash. Probably makes for a better customer also. I plan to partially outfit a wash with this equipment and see if it performs.
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    Choosing a Credit Card System for Your Carwash...IN THIS ECONOMY?!!!

    I got a call this am from the people at genesys. Talked to them at the ica and they were still in design phase. All the readers are wireless. just hook to 24v and the wire that gives credit on the dixmor timer and ready to go. The controller is $350 and wireless card reader is $350. These guys...
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    Got robbed last night

    Sorry yo hear that also, our little town has had 6 armed robberies in six weeks, police caught two that maybe did 3 of them. One was just 2 blocks from the wash at a convenience store. I had crowbar guy get in once, and he was able to peel the door back and get in like a mouse. I switched over...
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    Hamilton ACW makes new noise.

    I think a thermister controlled the fan, and only came on when really hot. My fan has been long gone, but the hamilton still uses the heat tape when really cold.
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