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Congratulations Red Baron!! I've enjoyed your posts and replies and will miss having your contributions to the forum. Check in every now and then and lets us know how you are doing. ScottV

Troy, We checked on the car stuck in bay timer and it is actually set at 75 seconds so I assume that isnt the problem. Is PDQ aware of any issues with the Laser Minder software causing problems like this? We went the entire weekend without any of those messages on the 2 L4000 bays. It...

We've been having a series of problems with our 2 L4000's where we get a message stating "Auto Ret-FR Eye" in between washes. Normally that would mean that the front / rear eye is blocked during the return cycle. The exit door is held open, and it takes an extra 30sec's for the machine to...

I must be the only one that has had problems with the Coinco Vantage validators. I just ordered two new Mars units to replace the Coinco's that I bought off of Jim at Etowah Valley 3 years ago. We had constant problems with them, sending them back for repairs at least 4 times each unit. In...

Thanks guys! Once again you have given me some great advice to help in making this decision. I think I'll shelve this idea for a while....

My thought was that they would work for tips, so there would be no employee expense on my part. Also, they are there every weekend anyways because I pay them to clean up the bays, pick up garbage and tend to the site on Sat & Sun's.

I'm in a very competitive environment with one of my wash sites and was considering adding an optional free (tips only) towell dry station at the exit end of my 2 IBA's. I would buy the cart and towells and have my two nephews stand there on Saturday's offering the free service to my customers...

I had CSI / Lustra products at my locations, then the chemical guy left my distributor and went to work for Diamond Shine. I let him in one of my sites and was impressed with the results. I'm using Assault / Clean Tech as presoaks, Bead Up drying agent, Sensations for 3X foam, and Weather...

A very Merry Christmas to all of my Forum friends. Here's to a safe and prosperous 2011. ScottV

Just to close out this post, with the final solution. We spoke with the head engineer at Goff who told us the first two fixes (power conditioning and dip switches) are their normal response. Once it's determined that those fixes dont work they then have a work around to bypass the control...

Sorry Bill, I just saw your post about mailing in the checks! If you still have mine, I'll send the check tomorrow. ScottV

Kabak, Is that programming in the Goff operator, or something in the LW4000 system? Goff told us to make sure dip switches 1&2 were in the off position, but I dont think they said anything about programming the operators. Do you need something special to do that? Whale, Yes, these are as...

In March we opened a new IBA with a L4000 and Goff rollup Vinyl doors. Since that time we have had continuous problems with the doors not opening when they should. The problem was avoided for the summer months because I kept the doors in the forced open position. Now that winter is upon us...

Thanks guys. I'll try the plastic inserts. I posted this same thread on 10/27 on PDQ's owners forum site, looking for a response. The company hasnt responded as of yet. Must be they dont consider this to be a problem.

I have an M5 and two of the new Laser Wash units that have the LED style service confirmation signs in the bay. We have had a rash of speakers go bad, and they are housed in these signs. The old style sign (M5) is much easier to get at, than the new 2 part Laser Wash signs. However, both...

This is a great idea!! I bought the 3X foam equipment from Carolina Pride for both of my new Performa units, and the usage on them is negligable to say the least. In one year, we havent even changed out the original 5 gal chemical pails! I've asked CP how extensive a job it would be to...

Whale, I'm not sure if you have the same unit as I do, but I just spoke with Brooke at Airlift and she assured me that they do not sell seals for the O07R2000 Magnaglide Carriage. They sell seals kits for other carriages, but this particular one they do not. The only option is to purchase a...

Bill, These are actually the horizontal ones and are attached to my ceiling. It's not the tube that is bad, but the carriage (collar) that slides on the outside of the tube. See, I leave my doors open during the summer and don't cycle them. My Distributor told me that while that carriage sat...

I have Airlift polycarbonate doors on all of my automatic bays, with their Magna Glide operator. It is a stainless tube with magnets inside that slide up and down via air pressure. There is a carriage that rides on the oustide of the tube that the door attaches to. The carriage has wipers...

Bill, I'll take 2 of them. ScottV