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Its a very bad day to have a problem at your car wash. This morning getting ready to leave and washing hands, my soft water system started spewing so hard out of the drain. Hose water was going out every where. Repair company on 9-7-2020 my system was worked on. Changed all medias in all tanks...

Having problems with my one main water line. Owned wash for 37 years. Last year I had been having problems with the copper pipe coming out of the ground leaking through pin holes. Finally decided to replace the entire line from the meter all the way to the store room. Bold pipe Was in the...

Does anyone have a suggest on how to stop customers from leaving the Bay hose hanging right across their vehicles and driving off snagging the hose and pulled it down from the boom. Yesterday a car drove off and caught the hose on the spoiler is on top of the trunk. I need some way to ensure...

I currently have 2 Bob valves in my water holding tanks. When I put a new valve in it doesn't drip for an estimate of about two months. When these valves drip it fills up the tank and then overflows. This is been happening for years. I'm looking to find a replacement valve that doesn't drip for...

Had a plumbing company install a backflow about 10 to 15 years ago. Had no problems with it until the city came out and said they need to replace my meter. They had to go inside the store room to bleed air out of the valve because they said it would mess up the valve if they did not. Lo and...

Good morning, here recently within the last three months I've had two two separate hoppers jam. One hopper is model HSH-Q and the second model HSH-N. I have four hoppers. I replaced the motor in all of these and the new style coin switch. Now only two have jammed at the top of the quarter wheel...

I need some help. This morning went to collect on the machines and I found a vacuum would not open. Looked inside and it appears that some of the inside has come apart. Looks like the lock just wore out at the money box. Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to get it open. It is one of the...

We have a bay that has low pressure. It's driving me crazy. Things that have been changed are, replaced water lines to pump. Installed at different three phase motor. Replaced the pump with a brand-new Giant P56W. Replaced the unloader with a new one. Installed a new pressure gauge. Disconnected...

What do you do with the pickup truck that keeps coming in your 6 bay self-serve and hauling debris and dumping it at your wash. I've spent $2000 for cameras that will catch the license plate. This is on top of the $3000 worth of cameras that allow me to see the garbage being tossed out of the...

Have 23 cameras at my 6 bay wash. 2 REVO DVR'S. There are 4 cameras that were told would read plate's. Currently have a dumper driving in and backing next to VAC and chunking out yard junk. Police won't help if I do not have plate numbers. The plates but the only way is to zoom to a spot at the...

Have a combo carpet / vac model 93050. This morning the carpet shampoo was not working. Found wire off of button at brush. Repaired wire back to screw. Tested and soap came out. After I turned off machine I heard compressor come on and blow air. Fluid in line came out. Retested and it took a...

Yesterday I put a thin sheet of plywood over about 75% of the grate to help pits from filling so fast with mud. While I was installing the last one, a customer came in and then drove off when he saw plywood. Did not speak English. Did not understand when I said bay Ok. I now worry about this...

Is any one out there being sued for their mud that was hauled and dumped legally or ever was sued. Well after talking with an attorney. I was told that I am responsible for the mud from cradle to grave. Well the good news is that this mess will probably put me in the grave. If you would of told...

My controller gives a 4 flash then a 3 flash. My list of error codes shows hopper 3 coin drop stuck. I do not know what that means. I have 2 Hamilton machines. 1- ER60 and a CM1. Can anyone tell me where to look or what part could be bad. The hopper works and then it will decide to have an...

Need to turn off the freeze protection or repair it. Go to wash early every day and the air compressor seems to come on and then go off. Believe the freeze protection is turning it on. It was 47 and it still came on yesterday. It very seldom gets below 32 or even stays below for a hard freeze...

1/2hp motor needs to be replaced. Have 2 -1/3hp motors that have the same specs. They have never been used and I no longer use the systems these motors were used for. Motor on spot free fills the holding tank and pumps water thru filters. Anyone ever used a smaller motor?

Need advice on one of my customers backing up in to a rod iron fence hitting the metal corner. The back side is where they pull in to bays and then drive forward to Vac's. There is 31' of concrete slab on that side. The fence is about 3 inches on his property. I am pretty sure that a flat bed...

I have 2 dollar bill machines. Face plates touching each other outside side by side. One is a cm-1 and the second one is a er-60. Someone pried the the corner of the face plate on the er-60. Does anyone have away to secure both faces to a single column brick wall. Want to stop people prying...

1-1-2014 found Alamo brand water softener stuck on brine wash. Called Alamo to find service center near wash in Houston. Was told Total Water Treatment Bob Johnson & Associates repaired my type of unit. Guy came out on 1-3-14 and checked machine. kept having to call Alamo support to find out...

Well after 30 years the police finally caught a bad guy. Every time I had break ins or stolen stuff it went by the way side. Well Sunday at 12:20pm a Hispanic kid drives the lot and pulls in bay next to street. Faces the back drive. Gets out of his truck with a shoot gun. Goes over to the next...