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My experience is they always take forever to return card readers in particular. They must be harassed every few months to have any hope. In fact, they've had two of my card readers since JULY. I know they've been extra slow after covid messed up the supply of chips. I couldn't even buy a new...

Every single one of my chemicals is Ver-Tech. I inherited the wash this way with only two products being something else and we switched over. I'm sort of limited on options but I'm happy with the Ver-Tech products anyway. Black Knight and Lightning for Hi/Low presoak, Tru Pearl Shield, Snap Coat...

M72, thanks for taking the time to put all that down. A few of those steps I'd left out but I'd basically done most of them. And more. Twice! Three times maybe! Lots of conversations with techs while pacing around the bay. Lots of wanting to run my car into the machine. I hesitate due to pride...

WashTec 12 l/h dosing pumps.

I've uncovered a frustrating and perplexing problem... Titrating low and high ph on an IBA the other day, discover neither boom nor sides on high ph will titrate even with dosing pump maxed out. Assume it's the pumps. Change both pumps, boom now titrates fine, but sides won't... And that...

How long ago did you get them? And where did you order from? Straight from Crane or a dealer?

I have a beloved 20 year old Crane glass front spiral vendor that is growing increasingly temperamental and will probably soon be replaced. I'm limping it along for now but no longer can you find the important bits for it (several of the spirals are out of use because the motors are no longer...

Great thread as I've just joined this forum under similar circumstances. Hoping for more info on this topic as I've also just taken over a car wash from my father. It'll eventually be an inherited situation, but currently am just leasing it (after 35+ years he's over it and wants to fully retire...