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Has anyone had an issue with a cryptopay tap plus reader where it seems to reset itself every couple minutes? The lights will randomly turn yellow, make a beeping noise as if it read a credit card, then after about 10 seconds it will go back to normal. This happens to all 5 of my readers at two...

Does anyone know what size tank is usually underground in a super wash site? And has anyone had their tank collapse underground before?

Has anyone had their count up Cryptopay randomly turn off when someone is washing? Someone this past weekend used the tap plus reader to start the bay, washed for about 4 minutes, and then it randomly turned off. He tried to tap his card again but it didn’t work so he eventually swiped it on the...

Who has remodeled a super wash automatic bay to fit a larger machine? The current bay dimensions are 10'10" in height, 12'8" in width, and 24'7" in length. Looking to hopefully fit a razor in there eventually. Looking to hear from people who have done a remodel. Thank you!

For one of my self serve bays the radiant floor heat system has struggled the last couple winters due to a small leak underground that we have been unable to find. To combat this - we put a 15 gallon tank in our attic with a float to fill up the tank more if the fluid runs low. But with the...

Hello, would anyone be willing to share their operations manuals for employees, emergency procedures, and onboarding? I'm in the process of purchasing my first tunnel after years in the in-bay/self serve world. I greatly appreciate any help!

Where is the best place to buy a hydrominder dilution station? I could buy a hydrominder and flojet pump and make one, but not sure where to even buy the small plastic tank?

Hello, where is the best place to buy FRP for my self serve bays? I’ve heard the stuff from Menards and other box stores isn’t as good.

It is looking like my automatic bay floor heat is leaking. I don’t know where to start with fixing it. How do I find where the leak is at if the system can’t even heat up? We had our cinder block walls rebuilt this past august and I’m wondering if during that the construction crew hit a line.

I'm starting to research and get quotes for new radiant floor heating in my three self-serve bays and possibly my automatic bay. The current floor heat we have is extremely old and was done with some sort of black rubber hose. Currently, in two of the bays the floor heat does not work at all...

I’ve been getting issues with my wash select ii not communicating correctly with my razor wash. I’ve been getting too many calls about people saying they pay for a wash, and when the wash in front of them finishes, the system does not give them their wash. So they have to pay for a second wash...

What do you all do to keep vacuum nozzles attached to hoses? If i do nothing, customers pull too hard and take them off the vacuum hose. So for years we have used duct tape and taped the nozzles to the hoses. But after 2 weeks the duct tape gets kinda nasty. Any suggestions??

I'm looking for a caulk to use with my farmtek polymax boards. The caulk I bought at home depot is already not holding up well in my razor wash. What have you all tried that worked and stayed looking well?

Thoughts on quality of soaps for JBS vs. Blendco? I've been using blendco for a few months. I like my sales rep a lot but I think the cars are not coming out clean enough, even after tweaking a lot.

I currently am running 4 10hp washworld high velocity dryers for my iba. I'm looking to make a change on my set up to somehow add elephant ear side dryers. Would yall recommend buying two extra blowers? Or try to buy an elongated nozzle for the 2 current side blowers to get the sides better? If...

I'm thinking of drilling a well at my car wash that has two self serve bays and 1 IBA. We have been doing about 40 cars a day on average and on a busy day expect to get up to 90 or so. What is your recommendation on gallons per minute for the well? The well company I've talked to recommended...

Has anyone else had issues with self serve nozzles clogging often? In both self serve bays at my location I’ve had 5 nozzles clog this past week alone. Sometimes it’s a white piece of something, and other times it’s black. I would think this is the high and low pressure seals or the valve...

Does anyone with a hamilton goldine know if I change to a mars cash validator, will I be able to program mars wash coupons with it? One person at hamilton says that unless I have an XE in there, it won't be able to accept coupons

Does anyone print their own VIP Wash coupons for the wash select II with a mars bill acceptor? When I say print their own I mean use a local printing company?

Hey everybody, I recently inherited two car washes from my grandpa and am just looking for any advice! I'd appreciate any advice on upkeep and yearly maintenance. I'm really hoping to keep these businesses profitable and I have enjoyed helping him for years with them. I've got 5 self serve bays...