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    Equipment room heater size

    Is this a ventless? if so, do you have a problem with moisture?
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    Equipment room heater size

    My old propeller 45000 BTU Reznor unit heater needs to be replaced. The equipment room walls are masonry and the roof is uninsulated metal. The dimensions are approximately 20 x 12 and the ceiling height is 11 feet. Initially, I was going to replace the heater with another 45000 BTU Modine Hot...
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    JBS PC-180 vs Kleen White

    Can someone comment on JBS PC-180 tire cleaner? How does this compare to Kleen white. Is one product better than the other? Thanks
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    MEI bill acceptor (with recycler) not taking $5's

    Over the years, I have had a number of different MEI acceptors in service. And yes, we have had problems with five dollar bill acceptance too. As strange as it sounds, I have noticed that if I crumple up and then flatten the five-dollar bill that the acceptor is rejecting, it improves the...
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    Laserwash 4000 tires spinning

    Tire chains (LOL)
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    Over Voltage Coming into Our Razor

    Is that a load or no load current? Do you know what voltage is being applied across the transformer?
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    drilling coleman locks

    We just purchased several Coleman vacuums. Unfortunately, we do not have the keys. The faceplate has two barrel locks, and the coin drawer has a lock that requires a key that is semicircular. Can anybody provide, PM, with some guidance on drilling these locks? Thanks.
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    flojet vs procon pumps

    We just moved the TC & PS to dispense out of the Tri foam gun utilizing the existing 1/4 poly tubing. We used a flow jet g57 pump and the existing 5040 trifoam tips. Were are getting great coverage and lots of positive feedback. 2Biz, I don't understand how you came to the conclusion that...
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    Poly line size when dispensing TC & FB through Trifoam gun

    If the TC & PS are moved so that they dispense from the triple foam gun is it really necessary to use 3/8 poly for the liquids? Currently, I dispense PS & TC from the high-pressure gun and both are fed to the high-pressure boom with 1/4 poly. Is 3/8 really needed?
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    Center boom breakaway ideas

    We are planning on also installing some entrance restricting barriers as you mentioned. However, what happenes when a roof mounted ladder gets wedged between the building roof and above the pipe/barrier? Perhaps some type of magnetic breakaway.
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    Center boom breakaway ideas

    We have an ongoing problem with box trucks hitting and damaging our high-pressure booms. Due to the nature of the boom design it protrudes approximately 11 inches below its mounting plate. We want to replace the existing booms with a lower profile boom such as the Mosmatic. Additionally, we want...
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    Hamilton DRS AE2601 upstacker to Talos part number.

    It seems like they retained the 0 to 8 bezels and added three letter designated bezels. KR website shows a T601 which I thought would be the direct replacement. But Hamilton says T6T1 which i believe has the new T bezel. I do not see how the new T bezel is a direct replacement for the 0 bezel...
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    Hamilton DRS AE2601 upstacker to Talos part number.

    Hamilton DRS with AE2601 upstackers. Is there a direct Talos replacement for the AE2601? Hamilton said the part number is a 46-0247 and the corresponding Talos validator referenced by that number, given by Hamilton, is T6T1-U7EUS. The problem is that the Talos part number appears to be a #1...
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    Coin acceptor

    Does the Secure Coin acceptor reject quarters if it is "blasted" into the coin slot? Perhaps, I had an isolated issue, but when I tried a Secure Coin acceptor the quarters would be rejected if they were not slowly dropped into the coin slot. Is this still the case? I never had that problem with...
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    Vac won't shut off.

    I had a similar if not the same problem with some new IVS vacuums I purchased around 2000. Sometimes when I arrived at the car wash one of the vacuums would be running continuously even though the timer says to input quarters. When I removed the dome and tapped the relay the vacuum would shut...
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    solar street/lot lighting

    I was thinking about installing a couple of solar parking lot lights. Has anybody tried this? It would be a challenge to run power to the areas I want to light up so I'm considering going the solar route.
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    compressor duty cycle

    I was considering a Saylor Beall VT-735-60 air compressor but was told that it has a maximum of 6 on/off cycles per hour. Additionally, I was reading their specifications and if i’m understanding correctly the duty cycle is 70%. I read a number of comments on this site that recommend 100% duty...
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    Fonic wash PC 100 dilution

    Are you using the same tips for both the high pressure and foam brush? What tip are you using for the presoak? thanks
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    Fonic wash PC 100 dilution

    After reading all the postive comments iv’e decided to try Fonic PC-100. I will be drawing product straight from a five gallon container using a Hydrominder. The product label says dilute 90:1. I was going to start with a yellow tip and go from there. I also read that some operators pre mix five...
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    Compressor CFM per bay

    I have an old 60 gal 5hp IR that is nearing the end of its life. Was thinking about a small 30 gal Saylor Beall. I’m just unsure about the CFM requirement and concerned that it may cycle too often. I was also considering a Saylor Beall VT 735 60 gal three phase, but that is probably more...
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