Recent content by I.B. Washincars

CWFanatic, you would have been in heaven a few years ago at the CW convention in Las Vegas. The garbage truck convention was going on at the same time...good times, WooHoo!!!

I agree with Car Wash Guy. I had one outside the building and actually preferred it that way. If they consider that changing the footprint, there are dryers that attach to the door opening on the outside, which won't change the building footprint.

FWIW, I had the Ra-Lock hockey puck kit on my machines. In their kit, that part is stainless. It has the tab for the lock on it, but maybe you should contact them and see if the have it without the tab.

I'm not sure if it was going to be totally touchless, but the installations in progress were inverted L machines.

I saw this new wash yesterday and couldn't believe what I was seeing. It's not yet open, but equipment is being installed. It's perpendicular to the street and at first glance it appears to be a 6 bay SS. We were in the Culver's drive thru next door. The farthest bay was empty at this point...

I programmed my changers to give at least one token and the rest in dollar coins. The last several years I was in the business, I didn’t dispense any quarters at all. This will put a halt to any changer abusers.

3/8 to the manifold above the boom, then 1/4 from the manifold to the gun.

I've had this happen in freezing weather, usually immediately after a rain. The next time it happens, pull a wire off each switch, one at a time, until the message goes away. Then repair/replace the problem switch.

Yeah, Saturday we got caught in the rain, having to unload stuff at a venue for my wife to decorate. I came home and got out of my soaked shoes and socks, and thought to myself "It sure is nice not having to deal with this every day."

Replacing valves is a waste of money. They give virtually no trouble. In my 50 years in the business, I think I had one bad valve out of my five washes I owned. I replaced that one with a used one from a junk pump.

Just in the bay. The LP functions are just from the bay manifold. The HP functions aren't that big of a deal, since they clear relatively quickly.

Changeover time is quicker too. The volume of a 3/8" hose is over twice that of 1/4".

I don't understand what is better about them and how a customer would even notice. A 1/4" hose is pretty easy to maneuver.

I remember a member here from long ago that saw a guy bring in his own stuff like that. It was a slow day so he decided to have some fun, and put a jumper wire inside the equipment room so that it would dispense soap when rinse was selected. He rolled laughing as he watched his cameras as the...

Soooo....that's all you did 😁