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    6 SS Bay for First Investment

    Make sure whatever you do for improvements starts with making sure equipment is all working properly. Have a old classmate that purchased a 5 bay with an IBA and instead of investing his money in the equipment he started hiring people to paint the wash bays and adding a stereo system to the bay...
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    Vacuum clean out and bag door lock questions

    All our vacs have pad locks. At some sites the locks are respected and not messed with, at others the latches will be pryed open. Most of our IVS vacs have lock shrouds on them to hide the latch for the doors and makes it harder to get to them. At some locations even with it installed, the...
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    Which automatic?

    Spot on. We also use emails to see whether a wash is having issues that need to be addressed. If we see a wash has sent repetitive emails for the same issue we will shut down wash remotely until someone can swing by and take a look. We would rather sacrifice a few washes than have unhappy...
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    Pressure and nozzle size

    2507 @ 1200psi, we have mostly 5hp motors with a few 3hp
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    What function should I add to my bays?

    Go with the Air Shammee, our customers love them. Every time we pull up someone is using one. Also the 3 Phase units are definitely worth the extra upfront cost.
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    'The Prospector" vac clean out bin~~~ ****reviews?****

    We bought 16 to try at a couple sites. We found that they fit well in JE Adams vacs and are a bit to big for IVS but the door does close ok. Looks like they work ok since its easier for employees to sift through the dirt and find change and gives them an incentive to clean them more often.
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    Mixed denomination Bill Counter

    Cummins Jetscan 4065
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    Water softener

    If its a Fleck style head check your seals and pistons. If its a Clack check your MAV. Either way the tank that is regenerating may not be closing completely and allowing brine and rinse water to get through to the tank in service.
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