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To fill your own containers, you can go to Duncan Oil @ 849 Factory Rd. Beavercreek, OH 45434 (937) 426-5945. They are about 1/4mile North of US 35. They sell a lot of methanol to the racers at Kil-Kare. One of their employees has a car wash, so they are very familiar with what we do. To get it...

Your problem is that you thought you were in the car washing business, and you built and maintain your wash, as though that were true. The problem is, a certain percentage of the public does not view your wash in the same way. They look at your facility as a place to dispose of grime, trash...

I use HID Direct and pay about $12 each IIRC for that size bulb. Correction, I just checked the price and they are now $16.78 ea or $16.25 in case qty. Website is www.hidirect.com

from the Wikipedia link I posted earlier... "Capitalization rates are an indirect measure of how fast an investment will pay for itself in net cash flows; each year, the percentage amount of the cap rate will be repaid. In the example above, the purchased building will be fully capitalized (pay...

I used to have (4) of those things [presoak, tire-cleaner, foaming brush, and automatic presoak]; replaced them all a couple of times due to leaking and stalling (air locked?). It seemed like there was always one that was "acting up". They were expensive and something of a pain to change out...

#1 I can't imagine having a need for 12 SS bays. #2 If you have that kind of traffic, you should be looking at selling something else, besides car washes. #3 How about opening a "drive thru" for beer and cigarettes.

They're not mathmatically inclined; Most of the public isn't. I have run into similar issues with my closest competitor. He charges 25cents less to start, but then charges the same per minute. Folks actually think he is cheaper. I think I prefer it this way, I believe he gets more of the...

Is this somthing like the Pelican system where they claim to change the nature of the chemical bond or some such. They talk about nano-technology and changing the Calcium Chloride bond to a different molecule that will not adhere to plumbing. Even if that were true, what about the spots when the...

Continued: Bottom line is the payback period for any significant energy savings measures will be a lot shorter than you may have thought. If you're in this business for the long haul (I don't think I am), you can either invest now, or pay thru the nose to the utilities, and pay even more for...

I just got notice today that my natural gas supplier will sell me gas beginning in November "at a rate that will not exceed $1.599 per CCF on a month to month basis. Your price will remain at this level or less every month unless IGS Energy first provides you with 30 days advance notice." This...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_rate Excerpt: "A Wall Street Journal report using data from Real Capital Analytics and Federal Reserve [2] showed that since the beginning of 2001 to end of 2007, the cap rate for offices and apartments have dropped from about 10% to 5.5%, and from...

In your best Rosannadanna voice.... "Nevermind"

I don't believe in capture rates for car washes. I don't think there is such a thing. I'm sure there are armchair experts and actuarial types that think that potential business can be estimated from cars passing by, but I don't buy into that concept. I would think it better to look at the number...

I've been beating the drum for several years (back on the old forum) about coming up with more energy efficient systems for car washes. I haven't really written that much on the new forum, but I have made references to coming up with newer, energy-efficient, heating systems. I think the problem...

I keep my dumpster locked (had to make my own cable-locking system) and have reported those that put stuff outside my dumpster. The most egregious (like that word?) example was someone that dumped several hundred used furnace filters in boxes next to my dumpster. Naturally, I did all the leg...

I use garbage bags as liners (Members Mark Brand from Sam's Club). I used to toss them every day, but now I've been dumping the cans and only change them when they get pretty ratty. For several years, I operated without liners (bags). I would dump the can, do a quick rinse, and put them back. I...

I use the weeping gun sold by Kleen-rite their #PU21295 for $18.75 each and the stainless wand with flexible center section, part #WTSRFBL for $12.50 each. The gun is made by Giant and has a brass discharge fitting. I suppose your "new supplier" could have cut threads too deep and produced a...

I think you are looking at vandalism. Either somebody is using the gun as a lever while the wand is in the "scabbard", or you have someone using the wands as a prybar to get mud off their vehicle.

My initial thoughts are that after you "refinished" the contact surface, you left them contaminated. There's a reason they make "contact cleaner". Also, depending on how you "refinished" them, you could have embedded some type of abrasive in the contacts. They also make special "burnishing...

I'm assuming we are talking about the overload trip on the motor starter. Almost everytime I have encountered this at my wash, it has been due to burned contacts. I upgraded my SS contactors to the next size. On these big contactors, I disassembled the contacts and filed them a bit. You can buy...