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after we checked the water meter and verified it was read wrong, i just gave them a call and asked them to do another reading. it took about a week for them to correct the bill. it's happened about 3x, although this was the biggest margin. one of our attendant was approached by the new meter...

just had an issue where we were billed triple the normal amount. the meter reader for some reason reported over 500,000 gallons above what the actual meter said for some reason.

in may we had 110% above the 30 year average of rainfall, and in june we had 46% above the 30 year avg. historically july is our lowest car count month of the summer, but because may and june was so wet it is actually outperforming our historical trend

then you may as well factor everything. factor in cost of labor, factor in cost of microfiber towels if you supply them, waste pickup, marketing. not sure honestly why equipment depreciation should factor in it, i can run an equipment for 15-20 years. one of my wash we finally changed the...

i set up a monthly/annual budget for maintenance/repair, and my profits and losses statement accounts for equipment and facility depreciation

first figure out your cost per car by: 1. get the chemical cost per car from your chemical rep by asking for the volumetrics. 2. get your utility bill and look at how much electricity, water, and sewage came out to be and the date range. 3. pull some reports to see ow many vehicles you washed...

hey chris, can you share with us your background and basic resume?

put them in your wash and report back the results 🤔

20k is not enough, my friend. my recommendation is to start working at a car wash and spend couple years to save up more capital and also to learn how to fix everything at that facility. learn to do this on their dime, not yours. learn the business operations and admin aspect as well. also get...

for any org that wants a fleet program, we just refer them to our family plan, additional vehicles under one account get 50% off. for fundraisers, we use OPTspot text club service, and they've set us up where orgs are referred to a website via qr code where they can purchase our wash, and 50%...

because rotating/flip dryers are a gimmick and doesn't really improve the drying capability much in a conveyorized car wash.

i remember our first site we had 2 coleman hanna mitters that was in operation for 17 years. towards the end of its life cycle the basket the motor sits in had corroded beyond repair for both the mitters. great things about mitters is it works even when broken. having said that, we updated the...

i would actually think it is more beneficial to have the rainbar up high for the final rinse. the water would hit the vehicle slightly harder. not sure if it would pick up any noticeable amount of tds for traveling 2 1/2 feet of space. all in all i think it is a very negligible change.

dont be afraid to go to court. i went to my first one in 7 years for side mirror we did not damage for $700 and won. worst thing that could have happened was if i lost and had to pay for it.

long time ago when our org only had 1 starter car wash, our tunnel controller got fried out of the blue. it was dire times and we were financially strapped and devastated. i reached out to ascentium capital for a business equipment loan and got a replacement tunnel controller and new...