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Ok you guys, I’m at my whits end. One of my self serve bays has a vibration and I have tried everything I can think of. It’s a belt drive set up running a Cat Pump 5CP2120W. I’ve been running 15 self serve bays for 25 years and they always run smooth. This bay started running a little rough a...

I have used the same system to trigger my car washes for 25 years and I'm about ready to have them rebuilt again - this time I'm going to try having them made out of stainless steel. The regular steel lasts about 7-8 years with a little shoring up and welding from time to time, so I'm hoping...

Every winter when the temps fall below 45°, cars that go through our dryers in the automatic bay come out with white spots and streaks all over their windows and paint. It looks like freeze dried salt water. It stops happening as soon as the temperatures go above 45°. It has nothing to do with...

Guys. Does ANYONE know of a tap system that has the following features: 1). My car wash name shows next to the charge on people’s statements. 2). I get to pick my own processor. 3.). The timer counts up when a card is tapped until the customer presses stop. 4). The pre-authorization amount...

I'm considering changing out my current wall pack lights from 250W metal halide to 50W LEDs. Has anyone out there converted their car washes to LED's? The salesman that is trying to sell me on doing this has worked up some numbers and it shows I should save about $2,000 a year per car wash in...

So, here's the question, are any of my fellow car wash operators out there using social media to grow your business? I got an interesting call from a nice young lady that works at Main Street Hub. They manage your buinesses online presence for you, like yelp, google, foursquare, etc. The info...

I just recieved a call at 10pm from a customer that claims my In bay automatic damaged the bottom drivers side of his Nissan 350Z as he pulled off the treadle when his wash was done. He said the treadle plate caught on the underside right behind the tire and ripped the plastic moulding 8...

Has anyone else had a problem with thier drying aid suddenly not working anymore? I have been running the same drying aid in my in bay automatics for 10 years with no problem. Now it's not working at all and we can't dry the cars at all. We have checked all the equipment and run all the...