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    Looking for ideas

    Insulated & heated Roof Trough Stainless steel tubing for high pressure LLDPE tubing for low pressure
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    How to Improve Triple Foam Delivery

    Nice job on the installation. I believe you’ll get closer to your desired "vivid" colors with a premium conditioner. 3040 spray tip is about as wide of a spray pattern you should use. Wider patterns tend to make a mess when foam hits the gun's tip protector. What are your plans for operating...
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    Issues with a new SecureCoin

    DavidM's comments are spot on. I've sold and installed Microcoin since they were introduced to the US car wash market. Some of the original S5s are still in service. With 100s in service, they're rarely the cause for a service call.
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    Bay power cycling

    Some Mark VII installations I’ve worked on use “undersized” control cables…20awg or even 22awg. On long runs from the equipment room junction panel the voltage drop can be significant. The resulting low power to solenoids and motor starters can cause timers to power down, contactor chatter...
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    This is a new one for me!

    Just speculating. While I've never seen a media tank blown open, I have had premature resin failure due to heavy water hammer...all those tiny little beads fractured within a few months of installation.
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    This is a new one for me!

    Water hammer?
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    Nayak Vs Monex Vs CryptoPay

    Taking this one step further... My client noticed that every credit transaction was billing even dollar amounts. This seemed odd because everybody doesn't stop their washing exactly at $5, $6, $7, etc. Changing the Nayax programming solved that issue. I changed the settings under Pulse/ccTalk...
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    Nayak Vs Monex Vs CryptoPay

    On the Vpos Touch wiring harness, find "Door Open" and "GND" wires. Connect those 2 wires to the contacts on your Normally Open push button switch. Log On to your Nayax Management. Vpos Device Features must have Door Open Functionality set to “As Cancel” And Pulse/ccTalk Increment Source set...
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    Nayax Old

    Except for turning off screen stop, Carwashking’s experience is like mine. Log On to your Nayax Management. Vpos Device Features must have Door Open Functionality set to “As Cancel” And Pulse/ccTalk Increment Source set to “Door Open as Cancel” These settings do not appear to be standard...
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    Chargebacks again

    Installed this "feature" on NAYAX VPOS Touch readers at a customer's wash. One IDEC SmartRelay with one expansion module controls all 6 bays. OFF position on the rotary switch for 5 Seconds...credit charges end. Dixmor LED6 displays money spent during credit operation. Every 5 seconds, the...
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    Cryptopay Count Up problem

    From Dixmor's Troubleshooting “COIN” INDICATES A CONTINUOUS COIN PULSE COMING TO TIMER FROM COIN ACCEPTER OR A SHORTED COIN SIGNAL WIRE. DISCONNECT COIN SIGNAL WIRE AT TIMER TO VERIFY THIS PROBLEM"
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    What’s THE most overcomplicated equipment you’ve worked on?

    My Calloway Mac Daddy 56° sand wedge. Every time I need to carry the lake or pitch over the bunker…Yikes!
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    Pressure setting

    [Flame Suit ON]:LOL: IMHO, 15-25° patterns are just too narrow for self-serve. While I’ve run 40° for years, I now recommend the 32° pattern nozzles… provides good coverage for the customer and speeds up bay floor cleaning for the attendant. Regarding Andy's weep flow rate question: The...
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    Pressure setting

    Humans often mistake volume for pressure. It’s the fire hose effect. Say the fire apparatus can pump 300 GPM @ 150 PSI. Crack open the fire hose nozzle and a single firefighter can handle the hose. Now, fully open the nozzle and that firefighter will need several buddies to help hold on to the...
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    High Pressure to Low Pressure Switchover Time

    Wild. How does EV freeze protect their three-at-a-time?
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    which is better belt or direct

    The smaller footprint also allows for more crap to be scattered/stacked/stored in the equipment room. :ROFLMAO:
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    High Pressure to Low Pressure Switchover Time

    Some method of freeze protection is needed for cold weather locations. While a blow down/antifreeze system is very effective, some operators choose to simply add another poly weep line to the above bay manifolds. Water weep works but obviously increases wintertime water/sewer expenses. "Three...
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    High Pressure to Low Pressure Switchover Time

    99% of my customers have moved low pressure products to a separate foam gun. Delivery is very quick; the show is great, and usage is significant. No owner has expressed conversion regret. Run product and air lines to above the bay. (I use 1/4" poly for both with no noticeable volume loss)...
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    Foam Brush Slow

    I've been installing/remodeling foam brush and gun systems like this for years. 1/4" poly tubes from solenoids to the manifold above the boom... 3/8" poly from the manifold to the boom... 1/4" 100-R1 (hi-pressure hose) from the boom to the brush handle. No check valves or foamers required. (I...
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    Memories

    Clearing out my storage area yesterday and OMG! Eight file boxes containing every document for my car wash…1993-1998. I mean EVERY document…Incorporation, Loan, Lease, Taxes, Daily Cash Reports, Bank Statements (with deposit slips and checks), Invoices, Packing Slips, Receipts, Balance Sheets...
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