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$1 increments are the way to go, have to train customers to that. An updated, well run wash shouldn’t be dealing in 25 cent increments in this day and age. We are working to that goal and hopefully will eliminate quarter acceptance in our bays and vacs before the end of this year. Don’t want to...

No point in buying a new head, new pumps are a few more $ for new everything

Is it all bays or just 1?

We have had advanced replacement in the past as well, but I still wouldn't be without spares, we have about 35 in service and they are important to our daily business. I have had multiple issues with a specific support guy there and have basically just hung up and tried again to get another...

Nayax units are so cheap, we keep multiple spares

Use nayax, no need to switch timers, you can make it work with any timer

We switched to 1/4 hp hoses in all our bays, easy to use and can’t notice a difference in flow or pressure

Any HP swivel would work, that looks like an SMC ball bearing swivel. They are nice.

I should have probably mentioned, I have 0 experience with arimitsu pumps, just going off cat pump experience.

If I remember correctly, some of those deoxit products need to be washed away and cleaned after use, forgot which ones though

Wonder if you have a very small air leak and/or restriction in your intake plumbing that shows itself as a problem after some use time? My thoughts just based on pressure water from a garden hose curing the issue.

Very nice and creative. I’ve seen tunnels with 5 gallon buckets hung on hooks on the wall with hydrominders in them. Talk about a cheap/free solution and probably would last years, if not decades. Don’t know when or why these high $$$ custom tanks became the norm or even necessary.

https://www.carwashforum.com/threads/another-tankless-water-heater-replacing-boiler-thread.23155/

Lot of operators switching to tankless for heating their water for the wash, there are a lot of threads on this subject and a very long and thorough one on the experiences of a few operators, probably worth you checking that out. If I recall correctly, there was a massive savings on gas by...

While I agree with Randy and Earl, and that's they way we have done it, fix the existing equipment. I can see the case for replacing it also. If the existing equipment is totally shot or hacked up beyond recognition, and you have to hire out all the repairs to a tech, it could be worth it to...

We have a 20 year old mark 7 stand, it's built well, don't know any their new stuff, but mark 7 builds really good equipment overall in our experience.

Check out Tony from LC signs, his YouTube advertising is hilarious 😂 Don't know about sign quality though

You would think this is an easy way to explain, but 75%+ of customers I use this analogy with still look at me like deer in headlights

Those acw units are almost bulletproof, and there should be a good amount of used parts available for a while. A newer cashier should in theory increase sales though, maybe an upgrade for down the road of budget doesn't allow for it now. Careful of ongoing costs and increased complexity with...

You could probably make something work with an arduino and led display like a MAX7219. Don't know if it's worth the time and effort vs just replacing with a display timer. Those 2 items plus a few relays and you could even make your own car wash timer. Would probably be worth it for someone who...