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When I opened, I had 3 mitters and over the years went down to just two. Then i replaced one mitter with a Top Brush and fell in love with it. I ended up a few years later replacing the last mitter with a top brush. I feel that the top brushes do a better cleaning job, and the tunnel has a...

I have been dispensing $1. Tokens only for over 10 years, I do give a bonus token for each $5.00 increment. Every Bay takes Card, Tokens, Quarters, bills. All vacs take tokens, quarters and bills and some vacs Credit card. I don't remember any problems when I shifted over. Customers have a...

In reading through this topic and from personal experience, it seems that a new Express wash entering your carwash market will take 20 to 35 percent off the top of your gross. It seems that after 2 to 3 years you will start growing again. -- Judging from what I have been reading, Take 5...

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I have a 5-year soft gloss which replaced my Freestyler. I'd rather have the Freestyler back over the Soft Gloss, it was more reliable and had a much better Control and diagnostic and remote capability. My Soft Gloss was installed one month before they shifted to the Wash builder controls...

I am looking at replacing a 5-year-old friction In Bay with a Laser 360 Plus. Friction does clean better but also breaks down more often. I would like to keep it longer but I'll make more money with an IBA with better reliability and remote management. It's time to go Touchless. I have a...

I doubt it, but after 30 years I admit that I try hard not look at the pit mud .and avoid it.

There are several clones of the Scancoin available. I have used a Cassida bought on Amazon for about 5 to 10 years . It works great

I believe that a Touch Free would be in a slightly better position. The answer is. it depends. Some variables being: market size, saturation of market with carwashes, quality of your site traffic, quality of your carwash, level of community involvement. Finally, the ultimate wild card good...

Relative to the discussion of price is if you already have a relationship and is it the same distributor who will service and maintain it for its lifespan. Look ahead a few years for when you have to call for service when the machine is broken. Our distributors have the same price pressures on...

I am thinking of adding a short tunnel or a nice friction In Bay next to my existing Laserwash . The age-old question is how many cars per hour can be hoped for and if the combination will future proof against Chain Express Tunnels . I am very pleased with the Laserwash.

AGREED, looks good so far. First carwash snow in over 3 plus years. But it must warm up a little and stay clear, NO rain.

Certainly, times are changing in the retail industry. A good part of our bay customer demographic is under 30, that necessitates, we need to keep up with the changes. That just makes Tap easier to introduce. We need to accept all forms of payment bills, coin and card. I confess, that my least...

Yes, twenty years ago. It changed the idea of a self-service carwash from quarters to dollars. Now Tap is the wave for those under thirty.

The last post is the truth. One of the reasons that Express wash with free vac has come so for is because of the difficulty in proving full service. Likely there will always be place for some full-service washes, but the customer has to pay the higher price. Reducing full-service hours is a...

I agree with what Waxman said. Concentrate on your making your self Service and the Laser great. They are your strength letting you offer something different and better. I remain uncertain of the value of a Wash club for an In Bay. Wash Clubs work great for conveyors but In Bays are...

That certainly could be a good answer depending on circumstances and competition. Another idea would be to limit the full service hours, perhaps on a Sunday shut it after 1 pm or when football comes on. The traditional full service has been evolving upscale into more of a higher priced luxury...

The chain itself being worn, and or worn sprockets and or the sprocket assembly, and or sprocket bearings. also, there are two tensioning air cylinders one may not be working. In summary get an experienced service tech familiar with Belanger. He can better diagnose what has to be fixed today...

My practice is to use Hydraulic oil on the conveyor and water base on everything else. Check with Peco to see their recommendations.

Most conveyor carwash Point of Sale system suppliers offer Tech Support. It does cost a monthly subscription fee but is invaluable. Consider it in the same category as your Business Insurance. Expensive but necessary.