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I believe that a Touch Free would be in a slightly better position. The answer is. it depends. Some variables being: market size, saturation of market with carwashes, quality of your site traffic, quality of your carwash, level of community involvement. Finally, the ultimate wild card good...
Relative to the discussion of price is if you already have a relationship and is it the same distributor who will service and maintain it for its lifespan. Look ahead a few years for when you have to call for service when the machine is broken. Our distributors have the same price pressures on...
I am thinking of adding a short tunnel or a nice friction In Bay next to my existing Laserwash . The age-old question is how many cars per hour can be hoped for and if the combination will future proof against Chain Express Tunnels . I am very pleased with the Laserwash.
Certainly, times are changing in the retail industry. A good part of our bay customer demographic is under 30, that necessitates, we need to keep up with the changes. That just makes Tap easier to introduce. We need to accept all forms of payment bills, coin and card. I confess, that my least...
The last post is the truth. One of the reasons that Express wash with free vac has come so for is because of the difficulty in proving full service. Likely there will always be place for some full-service washes, but the customer has to pay the higher price. Reducing full-service hours is a...
I agree with what Waxman said. Concentrate on your making your self Service and the Laser great. They are your strength letting you offer something different and better. I remain uncertain of the value of a Wash club for an In Bay. Wash Clubs work great for conveyors but In Bays are...
That certainly could be a good answer depending on circumstances and competition. Another idea would be to limit the full service hours, perhaps on a Sunday shut it after 1 pm or when football comes on. The traditional full service has been evolving upscale into more of a higher priced luxury...
The chain itself being worn, and or worn sprockets and or the sprocket assembly, and or sprocket bearings. also, there are two tensioning air cylinders one may not be working. In summary get an experienced service tech familiar with Belanger. He can better diagnose what has to be fixed today...
Most conveyor carwash Point of Sale system suppliers offer Tech Support. It does cost a monthly subscription fee but is invaluable. Consider it in the same category as your Business Insurance. Expensive but necessary.
Over 15 years ago I added a VFD panel for my 6 Sonnys Dryers. Best move I made. The cars are just as dry and when I made the change, I saved over $300 a month in electric bills. Today's electric rates are higher and trending upward. Soft start panels are almost as much as VFD's, so Id rather...
Regardless of what we do as operators, this is going to happen. Fortunately, most conveyors are Hydraulic drive which has more "give " plus the chain tensioning spring or air cylinders also cushion.
THANK YOU . Tremendous help. I have had a similar issue with a 5 year old Soft Gloss and my Auto Sentry. Mine was intermittent with the Wash busy signal staying on, so the Auto Sentry would not admit a paid car. I replaced a PIO board on my auto sentry never solving it. Several days...
Thank you for your corroboration. An important part is pricing accordingly. Individual service always costs more I think an analogy of fine dining as compared to an Applebee's or Fridays.
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I do not include Full Service in a club. I charge $15 on top of the regular wash or club for the...