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I think the plan was for the 5CP to replace the 310. I think they got pushback for planning to drop the 310 and ended up keeping it around. The 5CP is definitely easier to work on, but the 310 is more durable. Just my 2¢

Although this wasn't a problem for me, I figured I would do the following. As pits were cleaned, I would attach a chain to a concrete block and throw it in the bottom. Attach the other end to the grate, with enough slack to allow the grate to be removed for access. The block will quickly be...

Diaphragm usually fixes it. You can replace the whole stem kit if you want, but probably not necessary. These are parts you need to have on hand, so order a stem kit and a few diaphragms.

Yep, that's where I sent mine...

You and everyone else. In the end, most everyone comes back here, and says they should have done it sooner.

I've never owned a conveyor wash, but in the car wash world, 25 degrees is nothing. Heck, they have conveyors in Canada. Who knows how cold the temp must get before they shut down.

I've always wondered why that area was always so far behind the rest of the country in pricing. Maybe they should keep the prices down there and give away a bunch of stuff like the express washes.

That's always the most accessible side, since the truck picks it up from that side. I had dumpsters like that at all of my washes over a 50 year stretch and never had one do that.

You are pretty nimble for your age. I had dumpsters like that, but some of the front wheels were attached like outriggers, and were about 6-8" ahead of the front of the dumpster. Apparently, you are not the only one this has happened to.

I agree that it looks pretty good as is. There are numerous options when it comes to painting a wash...none of which work. Being in Canada, you will obviously be dealing with a lot of freezing temps, and paint won't hold up to the freeze/thaw cycles, for sure. Panels of some sort would be the...

That's a fancy way of saying it. The metal around the seals and/or valves gets eaten away and the water travels around them. It's not something mysterious. You can look down in the hole and see and feel that the areas that mate against the seal or valve is eaten away. Usually around a valve it...

That looks like part of the valve itself. There is probably two of those valves in your backflow preventer. If that one is intact, that debris is probably part of the other one.

SS/IBA went through a building boom around the turn of the century. Probably nowhere near as bad as the Express is now, but a lot of the washes should never have been built. That's pretty much why it's so easy to find and buy an existing wash now. I think the tide is slowly starting to turn on...

Agreed. As soon as someone mentions drill bits, we know that they don't know how. One of the techs for my former distributor, (who had drilled out numerous locks during his tenure there), called me and asked how I got into them so quickly.

Oh, I know. I now live in the Evansville, IN area. I can stand at the intersection of Burkhardt and Lloyd and see a new tunnel a few hundred yards down Lloyd. Turn my head and see a new short tunnel a block up Burkhardt, and an IBA in between. The tunnels both opened in 2023. I see any 4-way...

That is a phenomenal number. Whatever you do, don't give out your location. You are a sitting duck to have an express wash dropped into your lap...maybe more than one.

Randy, it seems they had some pretty cool shows back in your day...

I guess I'll fix the title...

I think forum member "Melomatic" does a lot of this type of work for the car wash industry. I think this is her website https://www.carwash-marketing.com/

Keep in mind that many motors have sealed bearings, and greasing them does nothing. I had a friend that greased his often, until the grease accumulated enough to get inside the motor and cause problems.