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    Air Compressor Size

    Im wondering what size of air compressor to get. The current one has been in here for about 25 years and its due to be changed out. I have 6 bays and 1 touchless but possibly adding another touchless down the road. Any suggestions? Thanks
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    Ryko leaving stripe

    I'm not sure about the Softgloss but with my Vector I had a similar problem. It ended up being the sensors the arms would touch at the back and front but they wouldn't shuttle (overlap the last pass). We ended up having to put bushings under our DS and PS sensors to extend them by about 2"...
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    First paychecks, how to withhold?

    Like Washmme said....get Quickbooks, or Simply Accounting. I really cant imagine doing these figures on my own. These will save you a ton of time, and they have great reporting features that will definately help you out.
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    Rookies guide to price increases.

    Like most owners I was very worried about feedback I would get if I raised my prices. Aboout 6 months ago I raised my prices across the board. I have a car wash, gas staion, c-store. It was amazing, chips, pop, candy, magazines, car wash...everything was raised and I only received ONE complaint...
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    Just Bought my first Wash!

    Congratulations on your new venture. You might need to elaborate on the kind of help you are looking for.
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    Presoak problem

    what do you have them set at? Air- PreSoak-
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    2 More Hours in The Car Wash Business

    Now you get to use the vac and leave the hose on the ground, heck you can even drive over it on your way out. Then go through the IBA with your truck...just before you go to the landfill with all those leaves you raked up.
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    Bin Laden

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    Presoak problem

    Are you using a flow-jet pump? What are your chemical/air settings at? i dont think you have them set high enough. If you do not have any gauges to tell what pressure you are at then...a crude way to tell is that your flow jet should be having a small gust of air coming out of it about every...
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    Presoak problem

    Is it happening in all your bays? Do you inject air into it....I assume you do? If you do you will need to adjust the liquid/air mixture.
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    foam brush problem

    If foot valve is good take off the chemical line to the hydrominder, place your finger over the orfice, and activate the hydrominder, can you feel suction? Go to a bay and turn on the foam brush, put your ear up to the foam brush...can you hear air coming out? If not go further back in your...
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    Vector Troubles

    Very interesting, but my GFIC is tripping even when I force it in stationary mode.
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    Vector Troubles

    Hey Guys....any ideas? I keep blowing the GFIC. At the start it would blow it at the beginning of the wax cycle, but now it is also doing it on presoaks also, I can’t get it to blow on any high pressure passes though. When I take all the leads off of the ASCO’s and ran the presoak the problem...
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    Lower pressure in one of my bays

    If your are running a direct feed (no holding tank) than you could definately be running out of water. But if that was the case you would be experiencing this all the time when you are full out, Is your IBA brand new? Does your problem bay have less pressure when it is the only pump running...
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    Simple RO System

    OK so in my ss bays I have a wax, does anybody run a wax and a drying agent? Does anyone use a drying agent and market it as "spot free"?
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    strange bay problem

    Im pretty sure that when you push it in, it just overides the contactor. Swap it out.
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    In Bay Automatic Forecasting.

    I dont know your market or your area or your state....I'm from Canada. My concern is that you said "Its been slow". Have you done an analysis on what your SS should be bringing in with a 13k traffic flow, location, etc? If its not up to par than maybe its another issue and a touchless is just...
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    strange bay problem

    Im not familiar with your contactor but they should all be relatively similar. Did you try tightening the three main leads that go into the contactor. Somtimes these can become loose. Also there should be a reset switch on the contactor of some kind, try that if you have not allready done so...
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    strange bay problem

    Sounds like the fuse or contact switch.
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    Simple RO System

    I have been tossing this ideas around for a few years now and was wondering what you guys think of it. I have no spot free system (RO). I cant help but think about a dishwasher, these have no RO system on them and my dishes come out looking great. I know that the drying has a lot to do with it...
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