Recent content by Stuart

Get replacement decals from a local decal /sign company. You can change colors, script you want and will be much cheaper.

Wow, most of you guys are really having to jump thru hoops. I collect my coin and bills. Sort and Count my coins (qtrs., tkns, $coin) and sort & count my currency. Make a deposit slip and take to bank as one deposit--coin and bills. Does not matter if I have $200 or $625.75 in qtrs. They...

I drilled a 3/4 hole in the side of my coin box or meter door and put in a key switch. I hooked it from hot to the load on the rotory switch. This works real good for us. You can get a switch where the key cannot be removed while it is turned on. This can keep employees a bit more honest. With...

I have turbo dryers at my two locations. location one - installed in the bay on the wall with the 2" gap. Yes it is loud and the bay actually helps direct the sound towards the entrance/exit (like a wind tunnel) the bay funnels the sound. location two- located on the roof with a hole thru the...

The main panel will be ok if you do not have an auto bay. Go with the 30 amp breakers, they do not really cost that much and for electrical you should go with the recommendations just like using the proper wire size. about the only way that the 150 panel will trip is every motor in the...

All the information listed above is good and true. What was not stated was a quick & basic starting point. I have discussed pricing on carwashes and this is mostly geared towards self serve. Tunnels and ES have other quick figures to get to a starting price. I have found the use of 8 to 9...

I have had luck rebuilding the Deublin swivels only with any length of time on the rebuild. All others I replace with new. Really when you consider the cost of kit, your time and the lack of longevity on the rebuild, a new swivel is the best cost effective way. IMO

There are parts cleaning tumblers at Harbor Freight I hear work great. Have not used one though. I accept qtrs., $ coins and tokens. I have never had the need to clean the qtrs. or the $ coin. Many of my $C is recycled without problem. How dirty are these coins getting and how? My coins...

Wherever works - they will find the vac wherever it is. How ever for me the majority of customers vac after washing. putting them close to the street/entrance they have eyesight of an impulse use item.

Are you cash only or do you use tokens? If you do not have tokens this could be a good avenue to use as long as you do not need to buy new acceptors. Give out some to businesses who has multi vehicles, get some to the school (cheerleaders, bands, other clubs or groups) to sell at the football...

Out of population of 2900 what percentage of the carwash business do you believe you have? If you do upgrades( ie. credit card,blowers, other) what percentage do you believe you will be able to get? Will the new business you get create a reasonable ROI on your new equipment and be...

I have had great luck with ChangeTec out of Grand Rapids doing my full rebuilds. About every 4-6 months I instal new black belts. Doing this gets me one to two years depending on the location of the changer. I have some changers in an alcove and they last super long. I also clean the belts...

25 sec per qtr. $1 start up. $3 start up on cc

I have Kenetico brand dual tanks. They work well. They are set up to recharge based on hardness of water and capacity of tank - which pretty much all softeners do. It is just whether they are time based or gallon/grain based. You should call you local water dept and ask them for their...

I have not used an infared camera to find my leaks so you are one up on me. I had a location which constantly was having leaks. I just rented a jackhammer and started to break out concrete where I believed the leak to be. Luckily I was within 2 feet on most of my endeavors. I had one where it...