martinwash
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Leisuwash (SG) install underway. Doesn't seem cheeply made at all. I expect we'll commission the machine at the end of next week.
New touchless automatic Chinese wash
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washnshine
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Good luck with it and keep us posted once it is up and running.
Nice looking bay floor.
Nice looking bay floor.
OurTown
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Are those rails and frame steel? I thought someone earlier in the thread said they were stainless.
martinwash
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the rails are galvanized and powder coated steel. The frame of the machine, rotary unions, solenoid valves, hydraulic fittings and connections, all sorts of gearboxes and gears are all stainless. Servo drives, brakes and inverters are Siemens. PLCs are Siemens and Delta. All necessary cabling came with the machine already in conduits. Basically a giant lego for carwash lovers 
washnshine
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Hard to tell from the pic, but where are the drive wheels on the rail that move the bridge?
martinwash
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It drives itself through the belt drive. Here's a photo of another install
Car_Wash_Guy
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I’d be surprised if powder coated galvanized remains looking good very long. Heck stainless is difficult . Good luck
Waxman
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I learned the hard way with my first automatic machine that anything but stainless is a big mistake. The bay environment is too harsh for anything else. If they could make everything out of plastic that might be even better!
eckert16
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Thank you for the update. I believe most are interested in how the wash functions and it's reliability over time. If you don't mind posting periodic progress on your experience, that would be great.
water guy
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Hell we did too bought a refurbished Lw 4000 from Wet Equipment in Houston bridge cracked in half while washing a car.
fascinating thread, looking forward to martin's updates.
japanese and korean cars faced similar hate and disdain when introduced to the market. its always good to have competition, maybe it'll drive the price of components down. god knows its too high right now.
japanese and korean cars faced similar hate and disdain when introduced to the market. its always good to have competition, maybe it'll drive the price of components down. god knows its too high right now.
kentadel
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Stainless is great. Extruded Aluminum, if good quality, will also last a long time. Have seen some in use 15 years and still in good shape.
washnshine
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Yes, but when Japanese and Korean cars were introduced into the US market it they were not anywhere near the quality they are today. Many of them have evolved immensely and it is their current quality that puts them on par with other manufacturers. They didn’t drive the price of domestic cars down because they were not of the same quality, and now that they are comparable, their price is commensurate with other vehicles in the same class. Additionally, the disdain was because of the quality, level of the vehicle, support and dealers and not the country of origin.
The same will hold true with these machines. They will be embraced if the build, operation quality, support and distribution network is on par or better than with the current major manufacturers. If they fall short in any of these areas, they will probably not get a lot of traction. I doubt Honda and Toyota would be selling all the vehicles they are today if they didn’t up their game since they first appeared in the US market.
tdlconceptsllc
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Post a Picture of pumpstand and control Cabinet and inside control cabinet.
martinwash
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I will post pictures of equipment room. It's been busy and I don't have any atm. I will also do videos of full wash cycles in real time. As with everything, there is always something to learn and improve.
