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I’m getting quotes for insurances. The lady I used to deal with retired and I have a new agent. He is telling me that I don’t need Garage Keepers insurance because we don’t have actual “care and control” of the car. We are a SS and IBA only site. I mentioned this to another local carwash...

I just had a guy here scrubbing his whole jeep down with a dry foam brush. “Sorry sir, but the timer needs to be running if you want to use the equipment”. “ARE YOU F***ing KIDDING ME! I came in to use your business and this is the way I get treated!” Peeled out of here. I don’t...

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It was 8 degrees here in North Central MA this morning. I was checking cameras and saw this gentleman with the high pressure gun shoved in his exhaust for a full wash cycle (5 minutes). He finished, revved the engine a few times, shooting water about 10 feet, and left the property. I think...

Can I use this MDB Cryptopay swiper on a ShurVend? The MegaVendor is listed as compatible. I know the MegaVendor and ShurVend are both rebranded AMS machines. Would this swiper work with only certain software versions?

Fixed up some wiring for a friend of mine this week. I don’t have a great picture of the after but the before pic is crazy but it was working.

I’m replacing a seized rotary switch on a SS faceplate. I thought some people would like to see the insides. 1st photo shows where the switch corroded causing the switch not to move. The corrosion is at the bottom of the switch at the spot where the stem protrudes from the body. The water...

I’ve been around this forum long enough that I remember huge debates over adding bill acceptance, credit cards, air dryers etc. I think most of the urban washes already have all of the latest and greatest upgrades that were available pre-COVID. Smaller market washes are adding items as budget...

I’ve received a letter from our health department that they are implementing mandatory wastewater testing at all of the carwashes in the city. Cost for us is $400. Don’t know much about it except my chemical suppliers have told me that they do NOT use PFAS. Our measurable levels should be...

I haven’t updated the prices in my ShurVend vending machines in a couple of years. I went through the catalog and determined the per unit price for my machine. This analysis does NOT account for shipping and/or buy 3 get 1 free offers. I try to order from Kleen-rite when they offer free...

What is happening when a Nayax reader shows this message? I know it’s out of service but why? I have a customer that gets this message every few hours. I don’t know enough about Nayax to give him an answer. I suspect it is losing the wifi connection to their network

I desperately need to clean the ceilings in all my bays especially the IBAs. I have an extra SS bay pump that I use as a pressure washer with a really long bay hose to clean equipment etc. I’d like to apply some chemicals to the ceiling using a foam cannon so that 99% of the chemical doesn’t...

I’m trying to program a new MEI Talos bill acceptor using the provided coupon. Everything is self explanatory except selection 3 and 5. Section 3 asks pulse width - gaming short, gaming long, vending short or vending long. Section 5 asks Harness Enable or Always Enable. My guess is I need to...

I have a customer that installed a Nayax reader on a SS bay. They claim it works fine except the Credit card doesn’t shut off/stop charging. Does anyone know if this is a wiring issue or a programming issue? I haven’t seen the unit or seen a wiring diagram, yet.

I was emptying buckets of sand from my SS bays (not pit mud) into the dump when I overloaded the front and it tipped over. I’ve never had this be an issue in my past 25 years. Thought I’d just throw it out as a warning to the young guys and some of the older guys that aren’t quite as nimble as...

Discovered my AMS vendor was out of service. Display says “Communication Error”. Service manual says to check the MDB connections. Did that but no change. of course AMS tech support closed for the weekend 20 minutes ago. Anyone know what my problem could possibly be? Bill validator is...

I’m replacing an old Etowah Valley Equipment credit card system with CryptoPay. I’m can’t reuse the Etowah Valley timers for count upI have some old Dixmor LED7 timers but it doesn’t seem to work with Cryptopay. Am I doing something wrong or I need to get the timer upgraded? I know the newer...

Looking at Facebook post in a car group and noticed a guy from Slovenia had a familiar air freshener in his car. Zoomed in to see what scent and was a little surprised at the branding, Wunder Baum. I hadn’t considered that the iconic Little Trees brand had a presence in Europe...

Like most people here I have LOTS of MEI validators. I just put my last replacement into service. My typical supplier sold me 2 Talos validators and says the MEI that I just pulled out of service can’t be repaired because they can no longer get parts. Is there anyone still repairing these AE2612?

Does anyone have a contact at TSYS to set up a new account? We’re selling a location and need to switch Etowah Valley QuickPay timer to the new owner