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  1. kentadel

    FRP recommendations

    Yes we did.
  2. kentadel

    FRP recommendations

    These Trusscore walls are 3 years old. We like them.
  3. kentadel

    New Maxx5 Ryko

    I think you will need to be more specific. What is already plumbed and what needs to be plumbed....A distributor or manufacturer can best answer installation questions. Good luck.
  4. kentadel

    Touchless or Friction?

    You will hear good, sound arguments from both sides. Considering it is your first wash and 4 close competitors are friction, touch free gets my vote. As an operator of over 30 years, it's now 100% touch free for me. We get vehicles clean. Equipment is important. Soft water and good chemistry are...
  5. kentadel

    Car Wash Cleaning

    Kleen Wall worked really well. Single step. I just waited too long between cleaning! I have since gotten good results by spraying on and rinsing off.
  6. kentadel

    copperhens, welcome to the forum! If you enjoy it go for it. The wash numbers look good from a distance. Every system will wear and have part replacement needs. Some more than others. I have had times where I never felt I could leave the wash, and times like now, knock on wood, where I can be...
  7. kentadel

    HELP! newbie in Michigan

    Richard, you ran into a hornet's nest with your 1st post. The contractor you work for should know most of this, but here are my answers. Spray foam insulation 6 inch Yes to sealer No paint, use poly like extrutech Yes to heater Needs to stay above 32 so yes No opinion on reclaim Good luck.
  8. kentadel

    What are you going to accomplish at your car wash this year?

    Add a pay air station to the vac area and a 2nd in bay Automatic.
  9. kentadel

    Electric vehicle charging stations

    Super charger stations may fit better at a Costco, Sams club, Theatre, or even a Starbucks rather than my car wash, in my opinion, of course.
  10. kentadel

    Flojet 5100 series

    Could your Foreman have put the inlet/outlet hoses on wrong? Also seems strange to replace 2 in a day's span...I wonder if there was another issue and the original flojets are ok.
  11. kentadel

    Electric vehicle charging stations

    All I need is a vehicle or 2 parked at the wash for 8 or 9 hours. Motels providing the service for a charge ( no pun intended) makes some sense.
  12. kentadel

    Electric vehicle charging stations

    I looked into this a couple years ago and the local utility company informed me that the standby charge (cost to facilitate the charger's electric draw) would be too much to make it profitable. Has anything changed recently or that we may have missed back then?
  13. kentadel

    How to connect nayax vpos to my SS Wash

    I have had great luck with my Nayax readers in the self service bays. Also use them on the vacs and paystation for inbays.
  14. kentadel

    Customers trying to hack coin mechanisms

    Yes, time flies by. My Dad's been gone 16 years and as I try to remember the hamilton was susceptible to the dollar bill string, maybe in the 90's. Not certain a quarter attempt ever worked, period.
  15. kentadel

    Customers trying to hack coin mechanisms

    I haven't seen that at my wash in over15 years. Fishing line glued to the quarter in my case. My Dad found it and had a lot of fun trying to get it to work at our wash. It never worked in the self service bays but would work in the Hamilton pay station.
  16. kentadel

    intermittent wash stopping

    Is there a multi conductor wire traveling with the machine? It's possible you have wires rubbed bare, shorting, and causing a fail. Like Waxman and Blanco posted look for flickering inputs and outputs. Been down that road before.
  17. kentadel

    Hot water heater 100% required?

    Sounds like you have a plan! There are a lot of good self service experts on this forum to help you if needed.
  18. kentadel

    Hot water heater 100% required?

    Dan K and TMoliver are correct on the floor heat. Don't take the risk without it. Sounds like the previous owner neglected this wash. Do all the bay functions work? I would be weary of a lease if wherever you turn there are repairs required. Costs add up fast. Of course, that may or may not be...
  19. kentadel

    Hot water heater 100% required?

    I have 1 199k takagi for the floor heat of 2 16X42 automatic bays and 2 16X28 self service bays, plus 2 approaches and a 3ft sidewalk in front. It works well for me. I heat all required soaps with 1 other 199k unit. How is your equipment room heated?
  20. kentadel

    Hot water heater 100% required?

    1 tankless will handle all your bay needs. I would suggest finding and repairing the floor heat loop leak. Do a search on this site for floor heat, heat exchanger, heating self service functions, etc. You will gain a lot of valuable info and it will allow you to ask and get specific answers as...
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