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I have a 2 tub dog wash that has been open for 2yrs now. It has a vinyl ceiling, FRP walls and a sealed concrete floor. We disinfect and wash the room down at least twice a day. I have been thinking of upgrading to a tile floor as I have heard that concrete can retain some of the odors...

Goff redesigned their Harshgaurd doors last year and had them at the ICA show in Vegas. They are individual panels connected with slats. The Harshgaurd doors that I bought from Goff in the spring of 2010 were the old design and I would never buy them again. I have them on a refurbed IBA which...

I use reflective highway markers epoxied to the concrete floor in a straight line through the bay. For most vehicles the driver can position his / her car and drive forward right over the markers. They feel the bump as they drive over them and it keeps the car in a nice straight line until...

I purchased about 40 of the 5-gal pails of pet wash chemicals from Kleen Rite when they had a sale this summer. I'm just starting to get into that stock and noticed that the lids on the pails are different from any others I have every seen. They don't have a removable ring, slots around the...

I visited 2 sites in Rochester this weekend that had the PDQ Tandem equipment. One was 1yr old and the other was 3-4yrs old. I wanted to see how the machine performs, but also how it holds up after a couple years in service. The new machine cleaned very well, and the top wash clocked in at...

Ted, Where would one find that type of 4' strip heater. I have the Airlift vinyl door tracks and we had ice buildup last winter as well. Sounds like your solution is a proven one. ScottV

We stumbled upon a chemical to clean our bay walls and equipment with that is as effective as Nu Wall or Kleen Wall, but less than half of the cost. Go to your local Dollar Tree store and buy "The Works Disinfectant Toilet Bowl Cleaner" in the white 24 oz. jugs. Dump 6 of them in a garden...

There's nothing that p*sses me off more than having to deal with a "small man with a big badge!!"

Bill, I'm certainly going to try if these replacement curtains fail this winter. The problem seemed to be at the sewn seam of the clear vinyl panel to the colored vinyl. That was where the rips occurred. Once the rips started they propogated every time the door was cycled. I give Goff a lot...

UWash, I'm in the Southern Tier of NY and have both the Airlift Alaska Series doors and Goff Rollup doors. I prefer the Airlift style, but the one bay where we have the rollup door was too short to fit the doors on the inside. At the time we purchased the Goff doors, Airlift hadnt come out...

I would have to concur with GuitarRandy. These machines are a solid IBA platform and I'm glad that I waited and purchased them versus the M5's. Mine will be 2 yrs old this fall and for the most part they chug along each and every day. Having owned L4000's and M5's there are some new issues to...

cfcw, Can you post a picture of your sign? Or detail the message in a post. I'd like to try this but need the proper signage as well. ScottV

Leo, I looked to you as the Pet Wash King on this forum. This news is very troubling for me. If you can't make a go of it, who the hell can?? I would say that my initial startup is $8.00 for 10 Minutes and after placing the last order for chems I'm raising it to $10 for 12 minutes. Most...

I have a 3X foam option at 2 of my SS locations and they get very little if any usage. I was also thinking of putting Rain-X through the gun and seeing if people will use that over the 3X foam.

I talked with the guys at Polar out at the ICA show. I'm interested in putting it at one of my locations with a 2 bay SS this fall and seeing how it works. I waste too much water, despite having weepmizers installed. I was wondering about purging the RV antifreeze out of the line when the...

My PDQ distributor has just notified us that they are raising their service rates effective 5/15. Standard rates will be $159 first hour, $89 per add'l hour per service call. These are up from $140 and $79 respectively. I have 3 washes within 5 miles of each other and I still get the 1st hour...

In the 7 short years that I've owned car washes I've learned that the only one that agonizes over price increases is ME! I recently raised my vacs from $1.00 / 4 Mins to $1.50 / 5 Mins and actually had some people thank me for adding more time. Seems 4 mins isnt quite enough for some, but 5...

Bill, Thanks again for hosting the party and all that you do with this forum. I enjoyed meeting you and the rest of the folks that attended. ScottV

Kardr, I agree with you completely that this design flaw should be remedied at Washworld's expense. Is this machine outside of Wash Worlds warranty period? If not, why arent they making it right at no cost to you? It's no secret that I own PDQ equipment and I'm not trying to use this as an...

Bill, I'm looking forward to it. (1 person) ScottV