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Hello, I have these old pole mounted 8' flourescents at my wash and I want to upgrade to LED's. I am hoping for recommendations from folks who have done this, such as the wattage and brands/models that have worked well. The third pic shows the type I am thinking of using. I am also...

Hello, I use Etowah quick pay timers which use modems to call for credit card use. The AT&T rates for my phone lines have been going up and up. When I called AT&T they offered me a big discount if I switched to VoIP service, which believe does the phone service over the internet rather than...

Hello, In my area we have a crime wave with many car washes under attack. I have another post about meter box break ins. I just heard from the owner of a wash in the area that the thief broke into a rear load changer using a grinder with a cut off wheel, who just chopped a hole in the front...

Hello, I just got my meter box doors stolen, so I was thinking to add door sensors in them for my simplisafe system. I wonder if their wifi signal is strong enough to make it from the bays to the alarm base in the room. Has anyone tried this...

Hello, Friday night a guy drilled out the cam locks on my meter box, and stole the whole door. I had one spare and replaced it. Then the same guy came back last night and stole all of them. So I'm basically shut down. I was hoping for advise on how to better secure the doors. The cam...

Hello, I have a Jim Coleman self serve tri foam conditioner system that I have had in use for like 15 years, with very few problems. Yesterday I found it not working. the controller has power and when you select it in the bay, that bay lights up on the controller, but the procon pump motor...

Sorry guys! False alarm. It turns out my city had me listed under the SIC code of a car wash equipment manufacturer, which requires a storm water permit, but a car wash itself does not. I tried to delete the post, but didn't see a way to do it. Hello fellow California operators, I was...

Hello, I am trying to install a 3/4" Jobe Topaz float valve, which has the "long tail" inlet fitting, that also works as a bulkhead fitting. The threads appear to be 3/4 male npt, but straight threads as opposed to tapered, as the bulkhead nut spins all the way down. So, I'm a a bit stumped...

Hello, I have let my alarm systems fall into various states disrepair over the years, and I want to outfit my self serve locations with new alarm systems. I was first thinking to just go with ADT, but I got a bit of sticker shock when they told me the monitoring with camera viewing etc is...

Hello, I have a Futura spot free system at one of my washes and the Procon deliver pump just died. Futura is no longer in business, and I cant find a model number on the pump, and there seem to be quite a few different models. It's a stainless bolt on style with 1/2 npt ports. I was hoping...

Hello, I have been having a lot of problems with my single phase Baldor L1408T motors failing. It seems like the quality is going down fast. I have been replacing motors that are 1 year old and there have been a few under a year. The symptom most of the time is when you start up a bay, the...

Hello, I have a 3 year old Standard rear load dual changer. When we arrived the other day, the out of service light was on. When looking at it from the back, the left side, labeled #2, had nothing lit up on the hopper or bill acceptor, and the right side, labeled #1 was on but flashing a...

Hello, I just had a muti tron acceptor in a shampoo vac die on me and I wanted to swap in a slugbuster. I though I had figured this out once before, but does anyone know how to connect the wires. I assume the black and yellow are standard, but the Multi tron has two red with green stripe...

Hello, I have a location with 5 bays withe Etowah Valley quick pay timers. It has been working fine for years with no major issues, but over the last week, I have had three timers go dark (the 24v is still on as the coin and bill acceptors are working, just the timer display is off). I...

Hello, I have a 4 bay SS with Monorail equipment that has the weird timer set up with the timer boards on the pump stand and just the display in the meter boxes. I want to switch to updated meter boxes with Dixmor timers. Has anyone done this, and or have any guidance on wiring the...

Hello, I have a Futura self serve pump stand, and it has the small plastic water tanks for each bay, each with their own float valve. I just had a float valve break, and I'm trying to find a replacement. I know Futura/Specialty Equipment went out of business, and I believe I had ordered one...

Hello, I bought a used IVS fragrance vac, 2007 model, and its been sitting around for a few years. I finally installed it, and the vacuum part works fine, but I cant get the fragrance to work. The system looks more complex than the coleman ones I'm used to. Everything turns on, the air, the...

Hello, I have several self serve locations, and worry sometimes about my wife, or myself walking into the bank and depositing large bags of cash (of course it's mostly singles, but from a distance it must look like a million bucks). Does anyone use a service where they pick up your deposits...

Hello, I'm in California, and the drought has got me worried. So, I was thinking of adding water reclaim to my location which I own the land, and which also has the highest water/sewer costs (approx $1k per month). I found a few older posts, and it seems like there weren't many folks using...

Hello, I've never had this problem with my Rowe changer before. Has anyone had this happen, where all of a sudden it won't take $1 bills at all but still takes $5 and $10 bills? Any advise would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! John