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    new worldpay fee?

    the average cost of processing credit cards just increased about half a percent last month at each of our washes. cryptopay with worldpay at all locations. it is a "processor per item fee -authorizations" at $.0900 each. this is a new fee.
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    Best way to inject chemical in pressure fed pump

    What is your preferred way to introduce high pressure soap and wax into a self serve pump that is fed with city water pressure? Windtrax uses a spraying systems zero pressure valve, other use a flojet pump, others use a dema 203. Is it better to do it on the inlet or the outlet side?
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    xe validator o-ring style belts???

    It seems like the xe validators I've had serviced recently aren't as reliable as they used to be. They seem to have some issues with the bills going into the validator. When I inspected one last week, I noticed it had o-ring style belts, not the flat ones im used to seeing. Whats the scoop on...
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    lw4000 to dock or not to dock

    i am installing a used lw4000 for a customer that has a docking dryer with it. we are wanting to not dock the dryer, rather just leave it stationary. is there any issues with this. I realize that there is some programming changes and maybe a dip switch setting change. Are there any concerns...
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    where to buy electric motor 30hp

    Looking for a supplier of electric motor 30hp, 35xx rpm, 286t frame for protovest dryer. I have found many suppliers, but there is a wide range in prices.
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    laser 4000 arch turns too early

    2 experienced carwash operators are stumped. Laser 4000, virtual treadle, latest version vt. Every once in a while our laser will be coming across the rear of a vehicle, drivers side towards pass. side, and stop in the middle of the car and turn the arch. bridge goes fwd and get an arch...
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    internet connections voice over ip

    getting prices on internet service to my wash. I would like to bundle with my 2 phone lines in order to get a better deal. I have 2 Hamilton acw's with dial up credit card acceptance. Century link (formerly Qwest) is the main provider in our area for phone service, however they are unable to...
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    quick dry folded bagged

    I have always vended the blue folded and bagged quick dry cloth towel. They have recently changed the bag and the way the towel is folded inside of the bag. My drop shelf vendors do not like the new package ...many of the towels now get hung up. I've tried taping the package several different...
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    lazer 4000 problem

    some passes, not all the time, the bridge will run all the way to the rear limit then send the trolley across and continue the wash. Sometimes the bridge stops early, going forward direction or reverse direction, the arch turns, then the trolley runs the arch into the side of a car. It has...
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    have you been strung lately (Sept '12)

    we had a carwash get strung here in north central iowa early sept. I called some customers around the area and found out that several others had been strung the same night. my local police dept has been investigating for 3 weeks and I'm glad to say they were able to piece together...
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    unitec pos4000

    if i buy a used unitec pos 4000 console that was intended for a wash select II auto cashier, would it stilll be compatible with a hamilton autotec? If not, what would be needed to convert it over?
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    hamilton diplay for acw

    i have several used hamilton single line display screens. They are take offs from controllers that have had dixmor display replacements. I also have a new one that is off of a new controller, which i switched to a dixmor display. When i tried to use these used displays on another customer's...
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    lazer hardware option code

    I'm installing a used lazer 4000 and need help with the hardware and plumbing option codes. This machine has had a trifoam upgrade and was originally set for a docking dryer. Ive experimented with several different codes and can get some options to work, but not all of them. I need it to work...
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    can internet be used for dial up cc

    can you use the internet, with a magic jack connector or some other connector, to process dial-up credit cards. The phone bill for multiple lines keeps going up and up. phone bill runs about 120/ mo., with high speed internet rates at 40/ mo.
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    lw 4000 arch rotating backwards

    customer has been getting a few arch index errors lately. He has been able to home the unit and it works for a day or so. He left it alone one time so that I could come over and look at it. I went over and couldn't get it to malfunction. The next day it had an arch error, I went back over...
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    rinse tank fill valve

    I service a location that keeps on having rinse tank fill valve problems. The valves only seem to last about 1-4 months. I have tried casa, bob, hydrominder 573, water master valves. They all work great for a few weeks/months, then all of a sudden they don't want to shut off completely. What...
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    lazer 4000 power failure

    I have a customer who keeps getting a power failure message on their display screen. It is the older style display screen (the one that is 3" x 5" or maybe even bigger). When the power failure message happens, there is a buzzing or humming sound coming from the back side of the number...
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    What's your favorite replacement vacuum timer?

    Which timer do you feel is the most durable at a reasonable price? I am only interested the 120 volt, accumulating timer, grace time is not needed, and it should not require any additional relays, transformers, etc.
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    wesumat

    I've been helping a customer out with this automatic. He wants to be able to stop the on-board dryer from contouring the shape of the car. In other words, the dryer would stay up on the gantry, but still blow air over the car. I'm not familiar enough with the programming to know if there is a...
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    A few coleman ww 2.0 questions

    Looking for some answers to a few questions. 1. I beleive we had a problem that caused a fatal shutdown (meaning that the water wizard turned on the acw reset output, causing the auto cashier to go to out of service). What machine errors will cause the ww to turn this output on and leave it...
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