Car Wash Forum

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Search results

  1. G

    Cryptopay Help

    You can go to virtual terminal and see the declined card attempts when they eventually come in, but I don't think there is a way to tell how much they spent there. Cryptopay tech support could probably tell you if you gave them the transaction info. Let us know what you find out After I got...
  2. G

    Help identifying a part

    Have you tried the other sets of contacts on that unit to see if they work?
  3. G

    PISTON VS PLUNGER PUMPS

    If they were Cat something was wrong with your setup. Plenty of people on here can testify to Cat 310 or 5CP plunger pumps lasting well over 20 years.
  4. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    I don't normally measure in mls, just do car counts per container. 110 is titrated at 20 drops and 210 is at 60 drops. (both with the new .2 titrant). Seems like trouble starts when it warms up in the 70s and the first rains in the Spring Season, around March for me.
  5. G

    PISTON VS PLUNGER PUMPS

    Piston pumps are probably;y 99% of what are being used today, I assume for a reason.
  6. G

    Employee Pay

    I pay $30/day for an attendant to visit the site and do just a cleanup. I take care of repairs and money. It usually takes them less than an hour. For hourly work it's $15/Hr starting pay. I would avoid allowing employees access to any money. I pull the money myself once a week. I handle coin...
  7. G

    CBK- Chinese Manufacturer

    Friend just sent me an ad for a five brush cloth automatic on Alibaba. 10K each, or 5 for 45K. I say buy five, install two and keep three for spare parts.
  8. G

    Chemicals times from backroom and/or from boom

    15 seconds is pretty decent changeover time for high pressure functions. People new to self serve car washing might notice but once they understand the concept everyone quickly becomes accustomed to the lag.. 1/4" hose will indeed reduce changeover time. 5/16" is really the sweet spot with...
  9. G

    What would you invest in? Triple-Foam vs Air Blower vs Vacuums?

    The old saying is you have one chance for a first impression. Cosmetics should come at the end of the refurb. If the vacs are not beat up looking you can refurb. They will clean up nicely with aluminum brightener. Don't forget new door gaskets and motor gaskets. Get custom made decals...
  10. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    ShinePro that's nice, was that through Chemquest or somewhere else? btw, your floor stabilizer is ingenious! Can't tell you how many times I've knocked one of those tall beakers over.
  11. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    I've seen some people that will mark hydrominder tank levels, wash "X" number of cars, then refill tanks to that level, measuring the number of MLS needed divided by the number of cars to get a per car amount. I tend to just mark containers with car counts and come back in a few days after...
  12. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    Very, very rarely. I see it more frequently than customers actually ask about it, which is maybe once per year. I keep some cleaner wax on hand (Meguiars D166) and it seems to handle it. Nowadays it's easy to point them to the internet and they will find issues nationwide from other owners. I...
  13. G

    Hydrominder U-Clamp

    Very creative. I need some myself so I might copy this design if you have not patented it yet. :) I wonder if stainless unistrut would work in a similar fashion. Btw,, like your work mat!
  14. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    I've always run a very strong high and never had any real issues in the Summer with 98% of the cars. I have measure car temps with an IR thermometer and some hoods are 130 degrees. But on painted surfaces I have seen zero issues. There is some anodized trim on certain vehicles that will blush...
  15. G

    Presoaks Stacked Or Don't Stack

    They do but you can still use pH paper to get a better idea about what is happening on the surface of the vehicle.
  16. G

    Cat 310 pump manifold washed out?

    Keep in mind this post is 19 years old, so yeah, the pricing has changed a bit.
  17. G

    FlowJet Pump Issue

    I use santoprene for some pretty harsh tire cleaner and they're lasting a long time. Air moisture was always my problem with flojets. I installed a refrigerated air dryer for my Istobal because they use SMC air cards and were going out frequently. Since I installed it about 4 years ago I have...
  18. G

    Need advice on a Ryko signature series and more.

    I don't know anything about that SS pump system but I wouldn't be too concerned. If the PLC is no longer available a good tech could modify that system as needed to keep the pump unit running. From a hardware standpoint it's essentially the same thing many companies make today,
  19. G

    CAT Pump 2120

    Wax ran through a high pressure pump can discolor those also, but the residue would likely scrape off with your fingernail.
  20. G

    Purchase 4 Bay 3 self-serve 1 Touch free Car Wash in Southeastern US

    If I recall correctly a phase one is just a desktop paper investigation into the history of the subject property and adjacent properties. If anything of concern discovered (neighboring property was a gas station at one time)a phase II is done which is where they do actual testing. A phase 1...
Back
Top