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    car stuck in bay

    Getting a fault of car stuck in bay.Also it was acting up for pull forward or backup when a car came in. I do not have the treadle plate. we have the new loading eyes which can detach from the cable which is nice compared to old style.I have replaced the loading eyes on the the entrance side...
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    Laser 4000 going to long

    I am having a problem with a laser 4000 going to the fullest length of the bay. sometimes it measures fine,then other times it doesnt.I have replaced the t bar eyes,mid limit prox,and rollers. Any other suggestions? Thanks for looking!
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    Weep getting back into rinse tank

    weep in rinse tank :)Thank you for the replies! I have ordered a different check valve style. Ive not really had this problem before to speak of. I also had thought of the low pressure not holding check valve closed,so i will try the spring stretching as well. Thanks again!!
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    laser 4000 heat tapes

    Has anyone seen the price increase of the small heat tapes for t-bars,photo eyes, and rail heaters for the laser 4000? That is a horrible price jump.I have found a company that is very reasonable for the same heaters. Seems PDQ thinks that the business owner has to go thru them and take the...
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    Weep getting back into rinse tank

    I have a problem of weep water getting back into my self serve rinse tank. At this wash i have 2 automatics and 4 self serve bays.the rinse tank has check valves below to prevent this. i drained the tank down and watched the water slowly rise thru 3 of these check valves.So i replaced 3 out of...
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    Looking for laser 4000 parts

    I am looking for some used stainless steel 24ft rails,brackets for rails and u shaped center support bracket that holds the swivel and hose going to the bridge thats attached to both rails.Or if anyone can give me some info on where to find used parts for laser 4000s let me know. Thanks
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    Auto tellers

    Does anyone use touch screen auto tellers for in bay automatics? Im sure alot of people do,but just curious what companys to look into,and what some of the features are,promotions,cost,what all i would need etc.Right now we use hamilton goldlines at all our washes. Thanks
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    laser 4000 problem

    I have changed the 30 prox and wire,checked the pulse count flags etc.
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    laser 4000 problem

    I have a laser 4000 that has taken 2 mirrors off the passenger side of cars and done some scratching.Problem being that both incidents have been aprox. 2 monthes apart,and we have ran hundreds of cars in between these problems.The cars were in the bay straight.I have attendants at all washes to...
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    laser 4000 problem

    Has anyone had a problem with laser 4000s going to long or wide when the weather is cold(5to10 degrees) because the bay is steamy,foggy from the wash? I have tryed changing prox 30 and cable,replaced the really rusty pulse count flags that 30 reads,recalibrated ultra sonics,changed rear t bar...
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    Stringing - Des Moines, IA

    Hamilton Goldline We have hamilton gold line as well,xe validators.We have disconnected the refund selection,but if a customer uses a 10 they can still receive quarters for the change.We also use these validators in our change machines.Got took on the change machines by the crook reaching...
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    Promotion Ideas

    Just wondering if anyone has any ideas to share on promotions they have tryed. We have 7 washs,all with automatics and self serve bays.We currently offer 30 tokens for $25.00. Also we have a ladies day and mens day offering 1$ off automatics.Any other suggestions?
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    Laser 4000 goes wide

    I had posted earlier about a problem with one of our laser 4000 going to the extreme right. We still are having a problem with this at times. It measures the cars right at the start of the wash. oddly enough it washs cars ok until the 2nd high pressure pass,then it goes to the extreme right,and...
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    laser 4000 goes to far to right

    Mid car turning problem is fixed, we changed 25 prox.The problem we are still having is it does seem that it goes to far to the right.If the car is in bay to far to the right then it hits t bar. At the start of the wash it does measure fine.As the wash goes into high pressure,1st pass seems a...
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    laser 4000 goes to far to right

    Also all 14 tabs are on the counter bars.Has anyone ever had a new prox or cable that was bad out of the package? I know ive had this happen to me with automotive parts before. Just grasping for anything possible?
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    laser 4000 goes to far to right

    Ihave replaced the 30 prox and cable.next i need to try and use a spare wire in festoon cable and see if thats the problem.Never done that before,have replaced the whole festoon on other machines,can someone explain the easiest way to do this?We do have a 2.1 vt board.And i got the coming down...
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    laser 4000 goes to far to right

    It Seems To Measure Ok,does Fine On Low Pressure Soap,then On High Pressure Seems To Go A Little More To The Right,then Second Pass Goes Further To The Right To Hitting The T Bar.i Did Set The Buffer Again To Come Closer To The Car And So Far It Is Ok? But Did Also Notice That Coming Across The...
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    laser 4000 goes to far to right

    Hopefully someone has had this problem and can help me.Our laser 4000 goes to far to the right.Then going down passenger side will stop half way,turn and try to go into the middle of the car. We have changed the buffer,calibrated the ultra sonics,changed proxs 30 and 26,changed the vt board,have...
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