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I generally, as a rule, stay out of conversations about chemicals because I'm pretty sure most chemical companies have a 400 year old woman with green skin, a crooked nose, black pointed hat, and a evil looking black cat locked in a back room mixing things together like eye of newt in a huge...

How are they even getting in? The factory opening in the faceplate isn't really big enough.

Not trying to start an argument. It sounds like you've thought it out which is far, far better than some. Perfect example: I have one customer that I've been working with on some vacs and yesterday he mentioned that his auto has been down for a month and he can't figure that out either. When I...

How much is your time worth? You started this thread over six weeks ago and from what I see you still haven't gotten a working motor. Are you really saving anything trying to DIY? I respect the ambition but I see it all the time where someone is trying to save some money but don't factor in...

You need to provide a lot more information. For starters, who is the manufacturer of the equipment? Does it have weep? Are you using a solenoid for your high pressure rinse or draw from a gravity tank?

First place is the manufacturers. Good ones will have people they can recommend but do tend to be biased toward selling you new. Also, due to recent consolidation there are several techs that have gone out on their own in recent years. Sometimes a quick google search helps. You're in VA so there...

Not to beleaguer some of these points but: 1) 3 years of tax returns to verify income. Anything else should not be considered reliable. 2) Age of equipment is extremely relevant. If the auto is older you're looking at $250K +/- for replacement. Post pictures of the equipment room and bay setup...

That's a multiplexor used to control the pump directly. There isn't one on the market that I would trust to drive a pump directly anymore. There are a few like the IDX MX8 or our GS61D that would work but you're going to want to have it trigger a 24VAC contactor that then turns on the pump...

If it's losing prime, check the tank. There should be a screen at the bottom of the tank. Take it out and clean it. It's probably not a bad idea to empty the tank and clean it as well as the plumbing from the tank to the Flojet. It also wouldn't surprise me if you had a bad fitting allowing air...

THIS! I prefer "Equipment Safety Stop" but those others work well also. It's so stupidly simply I wish we would have thought of it years earlier.

They've been saying that for over a decade. It's always 3-4 years. When Walmart, Target, Home Depot, etc decide they no longer need/want to accept mag stripes they'll go away. I do think it's closer to happening than ever but anyone trying to put a timeline on it is purely guessing.

I would definitely make is a priority to get all the vacuums up and running and looking good(new decals, hoses, etc.) They are solid revenue generators and can be a sort of bill board for the site if they are visible from the road. Also, don't be so quick to dismiss the importance of the...

Not necessarily. All it takes is one RV or a deer hunter or some fisherman who find the mat clamps work really nicely for holding a salmon while cleaning it.

Get me the measurements. You probably have the previous "B" size. I know we've made those replacement panels for a Dixmor but I'd have to dig to see if we ever did one where the Cryptopay actually fit. I think the Tap+ may fit but not confident on the swiper.

How old are they? The meter panels have been roughly 8.5 X 15 for about 20 years. We put several brands of credit card on those.

Too many of those free vacs don't work very well. I've got a number of customers who saw an immediate drop in vac use when someone went free near them and they eventually saw the drop come back and usually an increase. Seems that if you're giving something away you're less inclined to care if it...

One other big risk: The person or entity you sell it too bleeds the cash, runs it into the ground, and you end up with the site back needing mega bucks in repairs/upgrades.

I agree without even seeing the equipment in the back room. The one picture from the self serve bay tripped a couple of alarms. 1) It looked like crap. New signage and cleaning the walls at the minimum. From the look of it I think anything short of covering them is going to lead to constant...

Either you are feeding the unit with air that has moisture in it or the presoak you are using is not compatible with Santoprene. I strongly recommend putting an air dryer on the compressor. You should reach out to your chemical supplier as to what they recommend. Used to be that you could use...