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    AC8001 printer problem

    The problem is I do not know what is wrong with it. It gives a message "Printer Failed". I have cleaned it up and reattached, same message. I am hoping it isn't a complete replacement, so has anyone had a similar problem?
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    Lack of Respect - A Societal Ill

    If we are talking about karma, I remember many times as a teenager going to the car wash after mudding and leaving the place destroyed. I always remember it when I am cleaning out one of those bays. As to societal ills, as we have moved further from God and more to self, things listed in these...
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    Lack of Respect - A Societal Ill

    There is a military school for troubled kids not to far from me. They really do a great job with these kids. Occasionally I will be eating somewhere and they will bring a group of kids in. They are always well behaved and they station a couple by the door to open it for people coming in and...
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    Make people feel that they already made progress toward a goal

    Interesting. So by giving the illusion they have a head start on a goal, they will be more likely to continue with that goal till finished.
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    New Revenue Center!

    Your idea reminds me of this:
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    Keeping your gun cocked?

    If you have to fight, remember to use projection to motivate you. Just convince yourself he just cleaned off his muddy semi in your bay and wiped the grease off with your brush. I bet you will win the fight!
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    Keeping your gun cocked?

    I carry a 1911 cocked with the safety on. I have never had any problems with this setup. I never put any thought into a change machine go to gun. Maybe stick a cheap taurus 38 revolver in there.
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    Mud - My New Policy: Version 7.22

    lol, you can have all the mudders from my wash! I am giving out a rose to anyone who gets my top wash this weekend, I want the place to look spotless. Any that are left over go to my wife, I hope they all get used up, because I don't want to set a precedent.
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    One of My Worst Days In The Car Wash Business

    I would have just picked the trash up, but with each passing month I am getting less tolerant. In the end though, this lady will not be tossing trash on the ground in the near future and you have undoubtedly saved someone else a bit of trouble.
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    What is the worst mess you have had to clean up?

    I had about 2 feet of hay in a bay one morning, not that hard to clean up, but it sure did look like a heck of a mess. Other than that no real issues. I get a lot of mud since I am the closest wash to a popular 4 wheeling area. My record was 2.5 wheelbarrows full of mud.
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    Knocking during wash phase

    Thanks for all the replies, I managed to get it working normally again today. The good news is I learned alot about my self serve today. The bad news is what fixed it just seemed completely illogical to me and was very easy to do. The fix was accomplished after completely dismantling...
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    coke machine at wash

    I have an old refrigerator plugged in with a coffee can to put money in, works great!! :) To be serious, I had the same problem a few others have mentioned with people breaking into mine. So I just got rid of it. I have never had anyone try to break into my other vending units, just that damn...
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    Knocking during wash phase

    Pretty sure it is the solenoid that is the issue. I just took the thing off the stem and tried it and it did the same thing. Still a little bit too much a novice to be messing around with the electric and the only way to switch it out with the electric off is to shut down all the bays...
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    Knocking during wash phase

    Well, I have it shut down and I am fairly sure it started either today or yesterday. Alright, now I see where the water feed for those two cycles comes in and they are both using the same source. It runs through a solenoid and a backflow valve. So I am guessing one of those is the source of...
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    Knocking during wash phase

    During the wash phase on one of my bays, something causes knocking and the output pressure is lower than normal. This also happens during the wax phase. The rinse phase is normal and gives out correct pressure. I sometimes wish I knew what I was doing, but I kind of inherited this problem...
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    Washworld Speed Controller Overload

    I had this issue come up today and have no idea what to make of it. The wash goes through its normal cycles until switching over to the spot free rinse. Instead of going to a lower pressure, it gets slightly higher pressure than the high pressure rinse and then gets stuck on the front pass...
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    Weep Water

    I use cold water and have never had a problem. I am not in a Michigan type climate though. The worst I have had to deal with was 3 days straight of mid teens faranheit weather. I did not have a problem other than ice forming below the holder.
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    Me vs. The Customer

    Pesonally I do not mind mud, but I live real close to my wash and check it after hours and first thing in the morning. Now I say I do not mind mud, but the very rare person that wants to take a truck covered in mud through the automatic ****es me off and I will tell them to take it to the self...
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    Washworld undercarriage question

    Ok, finished up. I just cut out the burnt section of the wire and reconnected the sensor. It is working well currently. Thanks again for the input!
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    Washworld undercarriage question

    Thanks guys! I am in the process now of getting it back together. I am going to try and patch it together first to see what happens. Hopefully it will work, if not, $70 is not too bad.
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