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I decided to look up some specs on the Castle U1F. I can't see how it's even compatible with any carwash timer. The specs all say they are MDB protocol which is a serial communication protocol primarily used in the vending industry. Timers are looking for a coin pulse which essentially is just a...

It's where the courts finally agreed to hear a case from a former players over name, image, license. The NCAA is done but so is Title IX. As soon as the players are designated employees, it no longer applies. Title IX doesn't cover commercial transactions.

Nope

It's actually the way it worked for decades until states like California enacted artificial price caps on insurance rates. At first Ins companies tried to spread the costs to other states and those customers pushed back so many insurance companies chose to leave California instead of losing...

In some cases it should be by what part of a state you live in. Someone in the U.P. of Michigan shouldn't have their auto theft insurance be dependent on the theft rate in Detroit or Grand Rapids.

I've known Ronnie and the folks at Autowash Maintenance for years. Full disclosure: They are a full line distributor of ours. That being said, they know their stuff and are not going to blow sunshine up your rear. The recent consolidation of distribution has improved several issues but it's...

Theoretically, you should be able to flow around 80gpm through a 1.5 inch copper line at average pressure. I say theoretically because there are a ton of variables that will affect it. Is there buildup/leaks in the supply line from the street? Is the meter itself causing a restriction? The...

My first reaction when someone doesn't want to show you numbers is to walk away. If you make him an offer based on the real value of land with a purpose built building and equipment he's probably not going to like it because it may very well be not much more than an empty parcel. How old is the...

Wow. I thought that kind of equipment was long gone. I'd also love to know the story of how a wash was built in 07 with equipment that was an obsolete design 30 years ago. More to the repeated point, it's not a matter of if but when that stuff needs to be reconfigured or replaced. There are...

25 years in this biz and it never ceases to amaze me at the crap that happens.

I'm quite stunned she didn't immediately file for divorce.

Those meterboxes were built by Carolina Pride and they're out of business. Good thing is they're rotary switch so none of their proprietary boards but I'm not sure who's credit card system is on it(maybe Unitec?). If it's a version of Carolina Pride's old system, it's obsolete and...

Oh come on. You just show up and collect your wads of cash from the bill changer and buckets of quarters. I saw a guy on youtube so it must be true.

Bundling them isn't just to make them look neat. Having them floating in a rat's nest is a sure-fire way to get them pinched or nicked when you open and/or close the door.

Thanks for triggering my PTSD and anxiety. In all seriousness, I have sent wiring diagrams to customers, told them to ditch the wire nuts and make it look like the drawing, and then call me back.

That timer is at least 25 years old, toss it.

No you're not. Besides the obvious danger, if you have an inspector in there for any reason they can cause you a lot of headaches if they see that. Had one guy given 30 days to fix it or face shut down. Didn't follow up and got shut down.

Put up a sign that says "After you get your cheap car wash, come here and get it clean". I know a lot of operators of independent tunnels and/or self-serve w/ automatic washes that have seen a hit for the first 90-180 days when a tunnel opens up near them and in many cases the numbers come...

So you have a separate timer in addition to all the other stuff? You're driving nails with a sledgehammer.

You definitely let the magic smoke out of something. FYI, that Ginsan timer is probably at least 25 years old. Belongs in a museum or a trash can.