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Air Machine Hose Stolen 3 times in 5 months

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Hi all,
I'm fairly new to the car wash business.
Recently my air machine hose keeps getting stolen (3 times in the last 5 months). They are cutting it and taking it with them. After the first theft, I kept purchasing a cheap coil hose from Amazon. What's a good wirebraid hose or any hose that would be more difficult for them to cut through? Any hose ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
We used a 1/4" single braid high pressure hose for years without issues. We always kept a pretty nice chuck on it too, and were always concerned that someone would just unscrew it from the hose. It was never stolen, but we are in a decent area and have lots of surveillance cameras. 6 months ago, we reopened after a massive one year long remodel and decided on using a coil hose and a cheap chuck. The nice chucks have gotten to around $50, and they don't seem to last as long as we would like. No one has cut that hose yet. Are you using a nice chuck or a cheap one?

We previously used something like this for the hose:

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-11...e-wirebraid-hose-1-4-in-mpe-x-1-4-in-mse.aspx
 
heres one...

also, this doesn't answer your question but definitely get some security cameras so you can at least report the theft or any damage that happens in the future,
 

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OurTown said:
We used a 1/4" single braid high pressure hose for years without issues. We always kept a pretty nice chuck on it too, and were always concerned that someone would just unscrew it from the hose. It was never stolen, but we are in a decent area and have lots of surveillance cameras. 6 months ago, we reopened after a massive one year long remodel and decided on using a coil hose and a cheap chuck. The nice chucks have gotten to around $50, and they don't seem to last as long as we would like. No one has cut that hose yet. Are you using a nice chuck or a cheap one?

We previously used something like this for the hose:

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-11...e-wirebraid-hose-1-4-in-mpe-x-1-4-in-mse.aspx
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I am using a $20 chuck from Amazon. Attached is a picture of it. Thank you for your response, I appreciate it.
 
Sounds petty and not worth the time and effort but but i'd put an air tag on it some sort of way just to make an example of this thief. You've got a regular that thinks you're easy pickens. He'll get more brazen with time. Will only get worse
 
getnbusy said:
Sounds petty and not worth the time and effort but but i'd put an air tag on it some sort of way just to make an example of this thief. You've got a regular that thinks you're easy pickens. He'll get more brazen with time. Will only get worse
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getnbusy- This is next level thinking- thank you for this idea.
 
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