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    Reading Lic Plate Numbers

    Have 23 cameras at my 6 bay wash. 2 REVO DVR'S. There are 4 cameras that were told would read plate's. Currently have a dumper driving in and backing next to VAC and chunking out yard junk. Police won't help if I do not have plate numbers. The plates but the only way is to zoom to a spot at the...
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    Stopping Shampoo Blowout

    I went to timer and set blowout time to .01 for now it stopped blowing out. The temp was about 54 outside. It should of did the blowout around freezing. I don't know where the temp reads from but it would have to be bad. My timer would not let me set time to zero. Displayed an error and would...
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    Stopping Shampoo Blowout

    Have a combo carpet / vac model 93050. This morning the carpet shampoo was not working. Found wire off of button at brush. Repaired wire back to screw. Tested and soap came out. After I turned off machine I heard compressor come on and blow air. Fluid in line came out. Retested and it took a...
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    Cover grates with plywood to stop mud from filling pit

    Yesterday I put a thin sheet of plywood over about 75% of the grate to help pits from filling so fast with mud. While I was installing the last one, a customer came in and then drove off when he saw plywood. Did not speak English. Did not understand when I said bay Ok. I now worry about this...
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    Civil Suit in Houston TX

    sued-yes sued by government hired attorney. violation-federal clean up site per epa laws. dump site abandoned. epa called in to assign a clean up group. no t-clip test required at time of dump. 2003,2005. still to date no test required to haul or dump.
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    Civil Suit in Houston TX

    Is any one out there being sued for their mud that was hauled and dumped legally or ever was sued. Well after talking with an attorney. I was told that I am responsible for the mud from cradle to grave. Well the good news is that this mess will probably put me in the grave. If you would of told...
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    code 43

    My controller gives a 4 flash then a 3 flash. My list of error codes shows hopper 3 coin drop stuck. I do not know what that means. I have 2 Hamilton machines. 1- ER60 and a CM1. Can anyone tell me where to look or what part could be bad. The hopper works and then it will decide to have an...
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    Turning off a Coleman shampoo vac freeze protection

    Need to turn off the freeze protection or repair it. Go to wash early every day and the air compressor seems to come on and then go off. Believe the freeze protection is turning it on. It was 47 and it still came on yesterday. It very seldom gets below 32 or even stays below for a hard freeze...
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    spot free motor

    Sorry that should have been 150psi
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    spot free motor

    Runs a Procon pump at 50psi Kleen-rite Procon#102a100f11xx
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    spot free motor

    1/2hp motor needs to be replaced. Have 2 -1/3hp motors that have the same specs. They have never been used and I no longer use the systems these motors were used for. Motor on spot free fills the holding tank and pumps water thru filters. Anyone ever used a smaller motor?
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    Customer damage to neighbors fence

    Need advice on one of my customers backing up in to a rod iron fence hitting the metal corner. The back side is where they pull in to bays and then drive forward to Vac's. There is 31' of concrete slab on that side. The fence is about 3 inches on his property. I am pretty sure that a flat bed...
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    How to secure the front of dollar bill machines to wall

    That is a good idea. The hydrolic cement would slow them down. Also installing a steel bar around the machines would also work. I hired a mobile welder to form a steel frame around outside the machines. I will also put cement between wall and face of changers, before frame is installed Tuesday...
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    How to secure the front of dollar bill machines to wall

    I have 2 dollar bill machines. Face plates touching each other outside side by side. One is a cm-1 and the second one is a er-60. Someone pried the the corner of the face plate on the er-60. Does anyone have away to secure both faces to a single column brick wall. Want to stop people prying...
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    Wand On The Floor vs. In The Holster In Cold Weather

    Only took 12 1/2 minutes to complete shut down tonight.
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    Wand On The Floor vs. In The Holster In Cold Weather

    Have 6 bay ss. Tie strap gun handles open. Lay on ground up against bay wall, lay Foam Brush also against wall and lay Triple Shine at wall too. Put 2 - 55gal drums at both drives with a sign saying wash bays closed due to freeze. Turn all power off to bays. Use air to pump out water. Have a T...
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    Bad Way To Start Off 2014

    Just got off phone with Total Water Treatment Bob Johnson and Associates. Thanks to Randy Nix they responded with a total refund of the charge for the second invoice that had motor shorted out on. Refund of $230.00. I will only pay for first trip and installing motor on the last trip and for the...
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    Bad Way To Start Off 2014

    Once the 3 invoices were added up the charge was $750.37. I got 2 micro switches and 1 motor. The worst part was I had to deal with service tech for 5 hours.
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    Bad Way To Start Off 2014

    1-1-2014 found Alamo brand water softener stuck on brine wash. Called Alamo to find service center near wash in Houston. Was told Total Water Treatment Bob Johnson & Associates repaired my type of unit. Guy came out on 1-3-14 and checked machine. kept having to call Alamo support to find out...
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    Armed Robber Caught

    Well after 30 years the police finally caught a bad guy. Every time I had break ins or stolen stuff it went by the way side. Well Sunday at 12:20pm a Hispanic kid drives the lot and pulls in bay next to street. Faces the back drive. Gets out of his truck with a shoot gun. Goes over to the next...
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