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I would suggest searching this very subject on Car Wash Forum. This has been a common topic and there are a lot of helpful comments, suggestions and photos.

In 2014, we upgraded our 6 manual Laurel single column vendors with the electronic retrofit kit. Young customers couldn't figure out how the mechanical pull knobs worked, and sales were dropping. At the same time, we switched from quarters to tokens. We had to run electrical to the vendors...

Hi Randy, Dave from Doyle said you can use a brush to remove accumulated hair & debris from the pleats, or wipe with your gloved hand, knock them to dislodge loose, fine dust or remove and wash the filters. Even if I do it 2x/week, I think it would create LESS dust blowing towards the bays...

New washdog, I appreciate your feedback & assessment. I agree that cleaning the OUTSIDE of 2 pleated cartridges has got to be easier than cleaning the INSIDE of 4. If you're looking for a referral to help you make a decision, ask Dave VanGorder, the President of Doyle Vacuums. When I spoke...

LOL! I have 2 SS carwashes in the next town over that still use these Mark VII vacuums. I reached out to them, and they said they would like to keep for parts and spares. You can't buy replacement fiberglass cannister, lid or filter frames any more. These Mark VII vacuums have served me well...

Kleen-Rite sold them years ago. Here's a Youtube video... I also found an old thread here on Car Wash Forum. Search by "Vaclitz". Enjoy your new toys! :D

Yes, Doyle makes Arch Vacuums! Website is www.doylevacuum.com No price, but here's a photo... Doyle's phone # is 616-554-9555.

Thank you for your feedback Keno & MEP001! I asked the guy who owns a SS car wash up the street from me how often he cleans his vacuum filters and he says "Never, the homeless do it!" He told me he leaves the debris door unlocked and the homeless clean it out. Yeah, right buddy.... :sneaky...

I'm looking to replace my 40-year old Mark II Vacuums with newer, upright vacuums. I attended the recent ICA Show, looking at IVS and JE Adams. These vacuums use 4 long, fabric filters. Then, I stumbled upon the Doyle Vacuum booth. Instead of 4 vacuum filters, they use 2 pleated cartridge...

10 years ago (before we had cameras, and sold the wash), vandals were breaking into the vacuum vaults, using a torch and crowbar. Beat the sh%t out of them. We started removing the vault boxes each night, to save the vacuums. Then, they just stole the whole damn thing. You could see the...

Mr. Wood, your solution sounds intriguing... 🤔 please post a photo if you can!

Especially with "man boobs"!! 😖

Smells like cat urine... Birds HATE it! 😺

Have you heard of the NEW "Little Tree" air freshener??? Bird-B-Gone!! Hang a few of them inside your Laurel box, and your birds will disappear!! :ROFLMAO:

With the bird attached?? :oops:😟🐦

Sometimes a token is rejected and gets stuck below the coin acceptor, instead of falling into the opening (below the shelves). Customers call to complain when they lose 2 $1 tokens on the Microfiber towel machine. I think I fixed it with a $1 plastic Matchbox track. I cut a 3.5" strip and...

We had the same problem in April, so we glued plastic bird spikes, on the inside of the C-Channel facing the concrete block. We got an early start BEFORE they started to build their nests.

HELL YES! The current owners must know about this upcoming major road closure project and don't want to deal with it. Is the price worth it 'New Washdog"? Owning & running a car wash on a daily basis can be stressful and intense, then you add a "multi-year rebuilding"... That would be a...

Oh my, you certainly have a unique problem! Using wire or plastic spikes is NOT an option, as it would prevent the air fresheners from falling. How about attaching reflective tape to the vertical supports, inside the vending machine, so the strips hang down loosely? Hopefully this will...

We went through that in 2013 at my wash. We're located on a corner. They closed 1 lane at a time, to widen the 2 lanes, moved overhead power & phone lines underground, added median landscaping and widened the sidewalks. Took 9 months. Fortunately, the worst of it was done during the winter...