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Anyone else running into a problem with these? I have have two (one a high end truck and one a yukon) go through my autec and then get claimed the mirrors were damaged. Looks like they can't stand to have any pressure put on them or strip the gears. Anyone else seeing this or have thoughts on...

There was a thread about money saving changes but I couldn't find it so thought I would post this in general. There is a new car wash underwriter (MacNeil, I think is the name they go by) out there that saved me over 30% on premiums as they focus on the car wash industry. The insurance guy...

Took out old WW 2.0 and red lion is still good and working in it. Let me know if you are looking for one. Thanks

I posted this in the parts section but since it is all WW thought I would put here as well. Just pulled out 1 of my WW 2.0 (it was working fine, just worn tracks) and replaced with a friction unit so I have a BUNCH of parts if anyone needs some cheaper parts I have them. ROC 16s, contactors...

So I did a search and see lots of "valueing" a wash type of information but I have a different issue. I am looking to sell a wash in a rural area that does well and placing a 4.5x gross or around a 15% CAP rate I thought it would get snatched up, but having real trouble finding someone to...

Anyone else have problems with WW 2.0 and HHR antennas? I have had two in the last month get caught and ripped off the car by the boom. Thanks

I am tired of the presoak tilt sticking on me and am ready to do something about it. Things I have done already: air dryer and oiler to air on WW 2.0 Things I am considering: Newer/better air solenoids - anyone know of any? removing the tilt function and putting in 2 directional nozzles -...

I just bought and rehabed a 6 bay SS and it came with a never installed foam brush setup that uses a sandpiper dual diaphram air pump. With just one bay running it doesn't look like it puts out enough chemical. The instruction manual just has a parts breakdown and installation information on...

I did a search and latest I could find was 4/2010 but saw no resolution. I have a 2 hopper american changer that just randomly spits out a bunch of coins. It doesn't require a bill to placed into it and it varies in amount what it spits out. Anyone have that happen before, any resolution...

I have an old D&H vacuum (round stainless kind) that someone pulled off the coin mech and plate from. I am having a very hard time finding the right size plate. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks Russ

Rebuilding my first wash and am having a bit of trouble with the cold water inlet. I have the cold water set down to 20 psi going through a normally closed solenoid and the hot water is gravity fed and open. Way I have it set is: soap ------------/ ---------soap solenoid---------neutral...

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/06/water-envrionment-biodegradable-technology-ecotech-car-wash.html?partner=yahootix Glad to see they are getting the word out. Might be able to use this in your local towns as some advertising.

We have had our ryko softgloss in for about 11 months. In that time I have replaced 2 of the presoak (3 hole) solenoids and am about to replace my second presoak pump. All because they start leaking or in the case of the pump the injector pulls away from the pump. Anyone else had this many...

Just put in our first Ryko softgloss with the Unitec wash select II. When the Ryko takes a fatal error like tripping one of the motor overamps it does not put the wash out of order on the Unitec. Is this possible? How would we do it? Thanks Russ

I have a WS II that will consistently dispense too many dollars back on the second wash when a 20 is used (it can be from 1 to 4 too many back). I have 4 WS IIs and only have this repeatable problem on this one, changed the hopper with another one and the problem stays with the unit. Did a...

I thought I saw on the old forum how to change out the Coinco to a Mars validator on the WS II but I did a search and can't seem to find it. Does anyone know how to do this? Does it take a special validator from Unitec? Thanks Russ

How much do you guys spend on soap/chemical as a percentage of gross revenue? I used 10% in my business calculations and that is about what I have done the last 3 years, but it is slowing sliding up from 9.6% towards about 10.2%. My soap supplier says that is still really good as he tells his...

I have one of the old style printers and it just stopped working for me. I got another one from Unitec but was wondering if anyone knew someplace that would refurb the old printers? I have the same type of printer in the American CC/token dispenser I have so an extra one would be handy...

Anyone else having problems with the newer WS IIs dispensing too many coins? I seem to have a very erratic problem where occasionally 1 or 2 extra coins drop out of the dispenser and the reports never show it. I only find it due to rectifying the coin count every day. Some days it will be...

We have a 3 year old 2 IBA and 5 SS and I have been thinking since we got it that the roof (flat roof with a 3 foot mansard) is about 20'x120' of USABLE space that we could mount solar panels on. Has anyone ever tried that? Was there a payback? I think I can get an small business USDA grant...