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    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    How many ml's of 210/110 were you using in the winter and what did you go down to in the spring? Thanks
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    Water intrusion! 360+

    We drill weep holes in all boxes including the aluminum boxes on the wash. The real question is, where is the water coming from. On every occasion it is always associated with a leaky HP swivel or fitting.
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    360++ delayed texts

    There is a timer on the email settings that allows you to delay the time when emails are sent. But not sure about 3 days.
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    Coin Deposit

    We use the same type of bag and armored truck picks up.
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    Canceling Membership Model

    The key with memberships is if you are going to do it, you need to be all in. 100-200 members isn't worth the trouble and is why you won't see any advantages to it. Once your numbers start building, the members that take advantage of the unlimited washes will be easier to digest. On our express...
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    Air Shammee 1 vs 2

    We install our single motor units in the equipment room and run 2" PVC out to the bays. The difference in the pressure from the unit closest to the room or 5 bays away is not noticeable enough to do it any other way.
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    Swipe vs tap tracking

    I would do it ASAP. We are beginning to convert our sites to Monex. All of our sites are on CryptoPay for the exception of 4 sites that we have converted. This is what we have seen as a blended average so far in the last 9 months on Monex. Chip is 25.25% Swipe is 1.75% Tap is 73% When I am...
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    High soap and wax prices

    I pay more than that for 5 gallons, but I am not concerned with the cost of the 5 gallons versus what my cost per minute is. Do you know what your cost per minute is?
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    CBK- Chinese Manufacturer

    They are all 100% up front. 40% to order and balance before shipping.
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    Recommendations on Auto Machine?

    What size of town is it? Our best wash is in a town of 6500 people. You also need to look at the surrounding area and determine if the town you are in draws people from other areas to come in and pick up essentials. They can also be prospective customers. This site we have generates over $35k on...
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    Inbay automatic car wash space requirement

    Some good advice right here. One site we added an in bay to was $33k just to increase the electrical service to the wash. On top of construction cost to increase the length and height of the bay.
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    Recommendations on Auto Machine?

    What are the dimensions of the auto bay? If it isn't the correct size, expect to spend 30k-50K+ to get it to the right size. A lot of old locations are to narrow and short for modern in bays.
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    LaserWash 4000 Arch rotate fail ONLY during low pressure passes

    If it is only happening in the rear, I would lean more towards an issue with signal wires on the festoon cable. Is your straight swivel above the arch gear box leaking?
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    Touchless cost per car

    The area you live in will make a huge impact on if a touch free will clean well or not. In our area, to get a decent looking vehicle in our touch free is a lot more expensive compared to our friction sites. We had 4 different reps come in saying they could get the job done and went home with...
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    Best blow dryer

    We use the JE Adams dryer nozzle once the trigger nozzle goes out. And go with the 3 phase motor as stated above
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