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Thanks. It was bad enough I had to take the hopper apart to clean the track. That is the first time in 20 years of use I have ever cleaned it so I guess I have been lucky. Seems to be working ok now.

I have an older Rowe C-6 change machine that is taking a long time to disperse quarters. Maybe a couple of minutes for a $5 bill. Any ideas what would cause this?

Is the microcoin actually registering the dimes? I find that mine will let dims go through without registering if you push it with the right speed.

I have been using a hot spot through Verizon for a couple of years with Cryptopay and it works perfectly. It costs $10/mnth to add the hot spot to an existing account. It uses .04 GB/ month for my 4 bay SS. I am using a Netgear AC971L hot spot I purchased through Verizon to create a WIFI...

I have microcoin acceptors in my wash bays. Occasionally I find dimes in the change from the wash. I have always been puzzled as to how the dimes were getting mixed into the change. After some troubleshooting, I have found that with just the right amount of velocity, the dime will fall through a...

I had Eport on a vac at one time. It worked fine but I barely made enough to cover the base monthly charge.

I may look for another existing car wash close by but I don't think the town is big enough (pop 1800) to support a new wash.

I met with the city yesterday and I am feeling positive so far. This was just an informal discussion so things could still go south. They agreed to a purchase amount that equals 4.5X gross income. I think this is as good an offer as I would receive on the open market. I would also be able to...

I have a meeting with the town administrator next week to discuss purchasing my SS car wash. My wash is adjacent to the town hall and they are looking to expand. I am not real enthusiastic about selling it at this time. Does anyone have experience with this? I am wondering if I have negotiation...

Are any of you with just SS bays advertising? I started my first Facebook ad yesterday. Base price is $3/ day so it's not a big deal if it does not work out. More choices than I was expecting for selecting the target audience so I need to do some research on how to maximize facebook ads.

The $477 is an annual fee that is based on the number of employees you have. I would not say that Quickbooks is easy to use but I have used it for accounting for 20+ years so it makes sense for me to use it for payroll as well.

I use Quickbooks for my carwash (no employees) and a consulting firm (3 employees). I have the desktop version because the online version is substantially higher. The big expense with Quickbooks is the pay roll service. I have "enhanced payroll" which includes direct deposit, calculating tax...

I also sharpen bits on a bench grinder. For me, the bigger the bit the easier it is to get a good edge.

Anybody know what size the hex key is that is used to open the door on a Fragramatic combo vac? I have lost the t handle key that comes with the unit.

I have been very happy with my fragramatics machine. I agree with the comments about excellent customer service. I would also point out the cabinet is not easy to break into. The door is recessed and the validator has a metal shroud. I have had someone break into the coin boxes on my plain vac...

I roll them using an old Klopp machine I bought on ebay. I splurge and buy the pre-formed wrappers from Amazon. My bank (BB&T) does not charge to deposit the rolls..

I have only seen two washes that were used for something else. One was used as a hand wash /detail shop and the other was used to sell and install used tires.

If your vacs fill up three time a week I am very jealous.

What would make the deal so enticing it worth paying twice the cost of building your own wash?

I started writing about all the reasons why this approach would be risky. But the more I think about it, your solution may work great. You would eliminate the garbage and the loiterers. In addition, once customers figure out how to use it, I could see business going up because the place is...