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I am one of those that has a hard time putting a pencil to buying new equipment for an ACW. 100k, 120k, 150K+ for these automatics with all in (installation, plumbers, electricians, freight) I can't see where even with a price increase you're going to be able to cover that expense. Have...

Four prices offered at the paystation/acw/pedestal. Those of you that have two "cheap" washes and two more expensive washes. Example: $5 and $6 for the cheap ones and $8 and $10 for the more expensive washes. I have been told that about 50% of customers go for the cheap washes and the others...

If the video clock is accurate that was a wash that took 8:30?!?

On my IBAs I have floor rails that keep the vehicles in the center of the bays as they enter and wash. I've seen though IBAs that have removed or never had any floor rails to guide vehicles into the bays. Vehicles, I guess, enter the bay and drive forward until the stop light comes one and the...

31 years doing this business. I get that all the time- "you're never here anymore". Also- "I'd like to talk to you sometime about the car wash business. You make good money?" I always respond to that one with "Hey, you should attend my car wash introduction class that I teach every year on...

It isn't a big deal rotating the switch 180 degrees in the bay box unless you've got listed in your maintenance manual "....install the switch so that the groove in the threads is located at the 6 o-clock position" and your guys call you on a Saturday after replacing a switch that everything...

Both are identical- Electroswitch.

Hello, 30 years of doing this car wash thing. Just replaced an Electroswitch two-stack 8 position rotary switch. For all those years when the flat side of the shaft is "pointing" toward 11/21 position the switch is in the stopped position. No power going to anything. Just installed a new...

Lady came in this morning mad at me (the car wash guy) because her credit card now has a chip on it and that my machine now requires her to insert the card so that the chip can be read. She blames me (again, just this humble car wash owner) that her card has the chip and that she now has to...

I have Cryptopay on my vacs. Realize that out of a $1 start (that's my price) I receive $.61. The rest goes to the fees. The reason is that its a low dollar amount and the "per swipe fee" is a killer. And yes I've talked to Cryptopay and they agree that that's the fees on low dollar swipes...

Power fluctuation and weak/dead back-up battery?

I started using the lever Wago nuts about a year ago. Really, really like them. So easy and secure and even with cold fingers they're easy.

Not mine, no.

Having a very bad day.

Scrubs3 What is the rate for the merchant/processing?

We had the same problem with the exact same product and vendor. Take off the plastic wrapping and that solves the problem. We found that the plastic wrapping sticks to the door not allowing the product to drop when the shelf drops. Since we've taken off the plastic the problem went away...

Can you put a ProCon pump in series with a Flojet pump? Why you ask? I love the procon pumps for presoaks, tire, foam broshes. Had one fail however and I lost all pressure. I like Flojets but like the higher flow and pressures of the procon. Flojets are bullet-proof though. Can it be done...

Utah. We'll find out next week when they release the bill in the legislature.

Yep. And I have tools that I've never used just in case there's a situation where they would be needed. An orange cone in front of any bay is a sign for anyone driving by that there's a problem. Get it fixed and get rid of the cone. I drive by a wash every day where they've got an orange...

Been in the business for 30 years and we've fought the legislature off and on with them wanting to put sales tax on the car wash industry. Looks like they're going to pass new legislation this year to require it on all car wash types including tunnels, SS and IBA locations. I can see how...