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Long story short. The city is forcing me to power down all vacuums at night. I cannot go to the car wash and shut off each breaker and turn them back on in the morning every single day. All my vacuums are powered 24VAC to (IDX big two timer). I was thinking of purchasing small intermatic...

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I am currently in the market of purchasing a new 70ft conveyor. I just saw a brand new AVW conveyor. I am quite impressed with the amount of metal they use and how simple it is. Top deck = 1/2 plus another 1/2 flat bar stitched welded so all roller wear will only be on the flat bar. If...

I have a full service hand car wash. We wash appox. 150 to 200 cars per day with two guys washing cars. When cars come in not too dirty, the cars most of the time come clean. But when cars come in dirty after a rain storm, most cars are still slightly dirty. I can't ask more from the soap...

I have a full service hand car wash. We wash appox. 150 to 200 cars per day with two guys washing cars. When cars come in not too dirty, the cars most of the time come clean. But when cars come in dirty after a rain storm, most cars are still slightly dirty. I can't ask more from the soap...

Hello, I am installing (2) new filmtec tw30-4040 membranes this week. Once they are installed, do I have to let the unit run for 10 to 15 minutes and let the product water drain to clean the preservatives out of the membranes? Or do I just put new ones in and that's it?

Looking to purchase a new RO system. When busy It seems that my current RO system output is not enough to keep up with demand. My current specs & plumbing: 3/4 feed into Unit that supplies @ least 8 to 10gpm Product line - 1/2 Reject line - 1/2 Electrical - 20 amp 1 phase outlet. Can...

I am planning on fabricating my own 4 bay pump stand with 2 on top and 2 stacked below. I am going to construct it out of 1.5 inch square tubing and 1/8 sheet metal for the pump and motor to sit on. Is it nesscessery to use stainless or metal square tubing? I know stainless is a lot more...

I just installed a new Cat Pump 310S, I noticed there is a oil leak that's coming from the shaft where the pulley connects. I thought it was normal but after running for about 2 days there's a small oil puddle. I looked at the Cat pump service manual and looks like there is a seal that goes...

Does anyone know where to buy a menu sign with red background and white writing? I use to order from craftmark but they are out of business. All the suppliers "Kleenrite" National Pride, Etowah, Dilling-harris, only carry blue background. Where can I get a hold of the red background with...

Hello, when building an electrical panel and mounting transformers, contactors, time delays, terminal strips and etc, do you use a screw with a lock nut on the back side or is it better to use a regular nut on back side and weld the small nut to the back panel? Or do you tap the hole you make...

I am installing a new 2 pole contactor. The new contactor is the not same size, so I will need to drill new holes and mount it on the back panel. The problem is I do not want to remove the back panel because of all the wires I will need to remove. Can I just use a small metal tap screw and...

Hello, can someone explain how to wire this controller. I have a low pressure systems that the controller opens solenoids and a motor. I have another controller that sends power to a contactor to power up my repressurization system motor/pump. I want to learn how to use this controller to...

I have a 15 year old 75ft conveyor (front wheel pull) . A local car wash equipment company made the conveyor as a clone/copy of the hanna style "over and under" with the spring tension. Due to the wear, I am in the market of putting in another conveyor. I have seen many companies such as...

Today when I put my whole hand 1 coin box and the motor together, I notice current is going threw my body, not a whole lot but I felt a good amount. Does anyone know what can cause a current leak that's causing this when I touch my coin box and motor? It's happening on 2 coin boxes next to...

Hello everyone, I have been in the full service car wash for 16 years. We are a hand car wash which I am getting really tired of. Employees don't wash the cars good, they don't show up, all the time complaining, the labor is getting more expensive and a lot more issues. I have spoken to a few...

I want to learn how to fabricate stainless pump stands. My current pump stand framing is 1.5'' x 1.5'' square SS tubing tig welded and cut very clean. Does anyone have a sketch or a starting point?

Does anyone at their wash use power relays to power all light fixtures? I have 4 power relays that run from supply 240V to the each fixture. When my intermatic timer turns on, it sends the 120v signal to the coils of all 4 relays so all the lights will turn on at the same time. Anyone...

I'm wondering how to make a simple coin box safe. I've seen boxes where they are folded into a box shape, welded, drill a hole for the quarters to go down, and put inside concrete block. Anyone have a diagram info?

I noticed my salt in my brine tank did not go down after 1 day. I noticed on the the front of the dial the little "notch" seems like it is stuck and not letting the dial turn to count the gallons being used "which I believe caused the unit not to regenerate. I lifted up a metal bracket on top...