Recent content by Doug P.

We need to relocate one of our Laserwash 360's from one of our locations to a different one and our distributor we work with said it would be 9 months before they could get to it. Does anyone know of an installer in range of Kentucky that has experience with PDQ's that might help with this...

All of our Mosmatic booms are ceiling mount. Occasionally we have a tangle but not enough to be a problem. We have some locations with 3 Z booms (FB and dryer) and some with 2. One location with straight Mosmatic booms and wall mount for everything else. Longest lasting swivels we have ever...

We started using Mosmatic booms about 18 years ago. Having previously used various models we really like Mosmatic. They have a breakaway fitting that serves the same purpose for us as the spring loaded type. We have the Z booms at several sites and from the customers perspective it is pretty...

Brian Landon at Landons Car Wash is an excellent resource for parts and advice for Mark7 automatics. We have worked with him for 15 plus years to keep our Mark 7 automatics going. Doug P

I love it when Old Timers tell stories about "back in the day" Respectfully Doug P

Is that 5 minute wash time from the time the car is in position in the bay until the spot free finishes or is that from wash activation at the pay station until the dryer is finished? Thanks Doug P.

Our business in KY is up YTD for 2021 compared to last year and all other years. We have done a lot of upgrades at our 7 sites and I wasn't sure how much of it was attributed to that and how much of the increase was from the current situation. I hope it is not temporary but my guess is it is...

Expat, Thanks for your participation on the forum. It's great the way you seemed to take it personally when Hamilton was criticized and you jumped in there to defend your/their reputation. Having said that, keep in mind that running a self serve and inbay automatic can be extremely...

We have been Hamilton autocashier customers off and on for over 30 years. We currently have Goldlines, push button HTK's and touch screen HTK's. We purchased 2 used push button HTK's four years ago and Hamilton was extremely helpful to us as we refurbished them and put them into service. We...

Premier does have 2 versions of their oscillating blowers, mechanical and also an air driven one where the motors do not move but the flow is diverted back and forth. We just got a quote on one. I am leaning toward the mechanically driven one but would be interested to hear from someone who...

I think Dottie retired. She was great to deal with, nice lady.

Your tax guy is correct. Since you will receive no revenue from the free washes there is no offsetting deduction except for the actual expenses incurred by providing the free washes which do not require any special entry to deduct as you are counting them with your normal expenses. Doug P

I am going to ship my extra remote to you and when you wake up next month with a nervous twitch and you realize you really miss emptying trash cans and cleaning up mud I’m going to give you permission to drive 45 minutes South and use my bays and trash cans to help with the transition to...

I am surprised that there haven’t been any responses. Maybe the lack of any responses is the answer. Doug P

I remember and appreciated Kevin’s contributions to the forum. Met him briefly at a convention but knew him mainly from this forum. The kind of guy the country could use more of and surely will be missed. Deepest condolences to his family. Doug P