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We have several CryptoPay swipers on Hamilton ACW4/5 on our in-bay automatics. Occasionally the pay station will simply send a signal to load a wash for no apparent reason (we confirm this with cameras and personal observation...). We chalked this up to a fluke and have learned to live with...

What did we all do to save money last year? I'll start: We put timers on the boilers, shutting them off from 9 pm to 7 am (we shut the floor heat off from 8pm to 12am and 2am to 5 am). Anybody else have some ideas?

Has anyone mounted Wyndstar roll-up doors or any other roll-up doors with the exterior mount in a cold/harsh climate. I have limited bay length and need to mount the doors outside, but I'm worried about freezing issues.

I have noticed my electric bills at my iba/ss washes go way, way up in the winter, even though we wash fewer cars. I wonder if the biggest part of it is my 12-gallon electric rail and trough heaters? I have one location with gas rail heat, and the electric bills there don't go up so much in...

I can't remember where I saw this thread, but I thought it was on this forum....little help?

What is your goal for profits/cash flow at your your ss/iba (I'm talking about the cash left over after all expenses, before you pay income tax, rent, or debt)? So if you owned the wash and had no debt or rent, what would you take home before income taxes? Years ago I remember guys shooting for...

Both my hamilton changers were emptied...only 3 or 4 quarters left in each hopper. The cameras showed a guy with some sort of black hard object about the size of a slim flashlight. He kept maneuvering the object near the bill acceptor while his buddy took the quarters. I found a charred bill...

After all the discussion in the past about CFL bulbs, can anyone share their results (utility savings) after converting bay/lot lighting to CFL bulbs from M/H or M/V bulbs?

Four years ago I was getting 55% - 57% profit (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and debt) on my ss/iba washes. I am working harder now just to hit 48% - 50%, mostly because of utilities and property taxes but also market factors. I'm in the midwest, and my labor runs 5% of sales...

I have a Laser 4000 that injects soap mixed with air to the bay (it pulls straight from the presoak barrel and mixes air and water as it goes to the bay). It gives 1250 passes per 50 gallons. My other washes pump soap from a hydrominder mix bin, and air is injected as it goes to the bay. The...

Has anyone considered gutting their metal halide wallpacks and installing CFL fixtures/bulbs inside the fixture, for example replacing 175W MH bulbs with 50 or 60 watt CFL bulbs? (I saw the SSCWN article, but it didn't specifically address this).