giving customers lots of pressure

[coincarwash.ca]

Do you find you make a little less income with pumps set at 1200 psi as opposed to a little lower?
Or would you rather have a better working and cleaning wash?
Mine are all set at 1200 and seem alot more powerful than most of the competion in my area.
I personally can notice a hugh difference in the cleaning power.......do you think customers can?

 

[Waxman]

Yes, I think they notice for sure. I'm in a small town and I get many compliments on the hot water, soap, and great pressure in my ss bays. Remember, ss customers are do it yourselfers. They are tuned into the performance of the wash equipment, as well as the cleanliness and amenities offered.

 

[MEP001]

I'm sure they notice pressure. I get compliments about ours being better than the competition all the time. I keep the two bays furthest from the equipment room a bit higher, and some people have noticed and prefer those bays for that extra 100 PSI at the gun.

 

[Randy]

We run our pumps at 1500 psi and use a 1505 tip. When you pull the handle there is differently some kick and the feeling of power. We are also very generous with the high pressure soap, it almost comes out like spray paint. We?ve received a lot of positive comments on the pressure and the amount of soap. I?ve been to numerous car washes that the pressure isn?t much more than city pressure.

 

[TurboJet]

I run 1200/1300 psi. I find anymore pressure makes it hard for many of the lady customers to hold on to the gun with just one hand. I hope that sounds right.

 

[Gaston]

Your Customers Definitely Notice

Hi Everyone,

I'm not a owner of a car wash.

I run a website called http://www.myautocafe.com and I came across this website while investigating some information about this industry and more specifically one business in particular.

To give you the background, the website we run gives users the option to rate and leave feedback about automotive related businesses across the country. One category of those businesses is car washes and detailers. In such an environment with over 30 000 businesses to look at you wouldn't think that car washes and detailers would be at the top of the list for businesses most interested in but they are. Which is why I'm here... trying to figure that out.

To make a long story short, there are a lot of people who come on to our website just to complain about bad car washes and detailers. Right now it's on the end of 1000 a month and we're only 3 months old

So please keep in mind that the consumers who are coming to your businesses are very aware of every little thing that you provide, or don't provide. After all they are using your products and services to baby one of their most treasured possessions.

I'm not sure if this post was of value but I hope so.

Best Regards!

 

[Gabriel]

I don't think that 1200 psi is extremely high pressure. 1300 psi and 1400 psi would sound like above average pressure to me. Yet a lot of the feel from pressure depends on the tips you use. As long as you are not knocking parts and paint off of the vehicles or the gun is too hard for a lady to hold I would say give them the pressure.

 

[MEP001]

Gator has a good point - if you were running 1200 PSI with a xx08 tip, it would feel like a lot more pressure than 1200 with a xx05.

I run with rubber tip protectors, both to protect the cars of the careless customers and because it makes a lot of noise, which I think helps the perspective of pressure. I've never done a direct comparison, but it may even improve the "kick" of the gun when the trigger is pulled.

 

[coincarwash.ca]

Nice site...could you add my car wash to it.All the info is at my website coincarwash.ca
Thanks

 

[TurboJet]

Using 2505 tips 1200/1300 at the pump, 3/8" line to boom, 1/4" to gun. I have no scientific basis for setting the pressure, other than it feels about right in my hand. If it's flying away in my hand, I figure it's also too high for most customers to comfortably hold. Extra HP also puts more strain on fittings and equipment. I also use the Ginsan protectors, just for that sound it gives off when the spray deflects off them.

 

[bigleo48]

My community has an aging population and I would estimate that half my customers are women. I run mine at 1200psi with a 08 tip and many find it to hard to handle and so do not pull the trigger. I would not go higher.

Big Leo

 

[mjwalsh]

Our guns bypass inside the gun itself which means variable pressure----less when squezed less but the same or more water volume. Ours are 2504 nozzles at 1500 psi. We have warning signs. I really get defensive when fellow operators or journalists paint a picture of above 1200 psi as being too dangerous of a level of pressure. Especially since it can help conserve water allowing for the use of a smaller nozzle with a similar effect. I would really be appalled if it has ever happened that a fellow operator has ever or would ever consider testifying or insinuating in or out of court that the extra pressure made an injury more likely.