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Ric, Sorry for the late reply, I lost track of this thread. I have the Diskin Air Shammee's. Overall they work well, but I have had numerous problems with their manifold that attaches to the three motors. About once a month one would come undone and the dryer would lose it's pressure. We...

Ric, Yes I'm using the 3X foam equipment to dispense the RainX. It's low pressure and foams. Does it cut into my supersealant sales, possibly. But anything was better than what we were seeing for revenue from the 3X foam option! I agree with Mac, if you don't have the inbay dryer, bill...

Ric, We already have a super sealant as an option through our trigger gun. It gets good usage especially by the people who try it and see the results. That is all I would have as an option, if I hadnt already invested in the 3X foam equipment. Spending the extra money for the RainX seems to...

Ric, 4 years ago I purchased low pressure 3X foam machines with my Carolina Pride SS equipment that I installed at two different washes. It came with a seperate hose and boom, from the HP hose or Foam Brush. After 2 years we were still on the original 5 gal pails of 3X color polish. Our...

JustClean, From my observations the customers arent visually "pushed" away from the side brush any more than they are when they pull into the L360 bay and steer away from the arch. I think they watch the entrance / service sign in the left front of the bay and "drive towards it" more than...

Hoser, Actually PDQ introduced the Pro Touch Icon at last years ICA show in Vegas, which was 3 months after I had ordered my Tandem. That being said, I prefer the Tandem over the Icon due to the open bay feeling versus the closed in feeling of the Icon as it rolls over the car. Those type of...

Ric, I chose the PDQ Tandem last April and I have been very satisfied with the machine. We've had very few issues in the first year of operation (only two warranty claims.) The customers have overwhelmingly adopted the soft touch wash concept and it consistently washes more cars on a daily...

Slash007 I had the same problem and kept having to send the Coinco validators back to Jim at Etowah Valley for repairs due to water damage. I finally took the advice of another wash operator and installed clear vinyl covers over the bill slot. We had some stainless steel strips made by a local...

My distributor came up with a solution. They can order me just the outer housing / tank and use my heating element, etc from the existing unit. Cut the price in half. Good enough for me. I appreciate your comments.

My 9yr old HW heater on the L4000 has a cracked housing and is leaking quite a bit of water. I checked on a new one and my distributor wants $1,800. Does anyone have an alternative source for these box type units? I'm considering removing the L4000 this spring and replacing it with a new...

I've had recurring problems with a 3yr old Access S series unit not communicating with the L4000 machine. It will sell a wash, tell the customer to enter the bay but the door doesn't open, entrance light doesn't come on, air valve doesn't actuate for the UBF, etc. Its like the wash was never...

I agree with the Air Shammee. I have both in my 6 SS bays. The 3X Foam option was hardly ever used, in fact after 2.5yrs we were still on the first 5 gal pails of foam! This past summer I decided to replace the foam with RainX. I have seen increased usage of the option at both wash sites...

This forum is a wealth of opinions, experiences, and real life testimonials that you could never get from a salesman! Thanks to everyone that contributed to this thread. I decided to sign up for 1 of my washes and my mini storage business. I'm going to wait and see how the LED's look at the...

I just found this article where RAB recommends a 52W LED replacement for a 250W PSMH wall pack. I'm concerened about undersizing the two sites with 250W wall packs. I think I'll have the one site with the 175's converted and see how that looks before pulling the trigger on the other sites...

I'm located in upstate NY and a rep from New York State Elec & Gas (NYSEG) just handed me proposals for converting all of the wall packs at my three washes over to LED fixtures. We have 250W Metal Halide packs at two of the washes and 175W packs at the other. NYSEG is proposing a Cooper...

Ric, No I have not, and that was the biggest concern I had going into the Tandem investment. Coming from a totally touch free environment, I wasnt sure what to expect. We were very prescriptive about our signage, placing a notice next to the screen on the paystation stating "This is a touch...

Big, Back in 2005 I added a 2nd IBA at my fist site, one year after the initial build. I too watched long lines, cars driving off, and lived in fear of a Friday afternoon breakdown that I couldnt fix. The incremental volume amounted to +30% of the single IBA in the first year. It continued...

Welcome Jackson, you have some HUGE shoes to fill! Bill, thank you for all that you have done in maintaining this Forum. As many others have already said, it was one of my most useful tools for learning about the car wash industry prior to jumping in head first. I certainly hope that you...

I have a 7yr old Industrial Vac unit that has been giving us problems. After the customer inserts the correct number of quarters it starts up and runs for 5 seconds then shuts off. I thought it was the IDX controller, so I installed a new one only to have the same problem. Does anyone have...

I just bought some spare drive belts from my distributor for the PDQ LW360 and Tandem units and was stunned by the $11 per foot price tag. I'm wondering if any of you have been able to find an alternate source for this belt material. Either through Grainger, McMaster Carr, etc.? I'm sure...