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    In-floor heating - boiler or tankless water heater

    Good morning! I plan to switch from an electric water heater to a propane-based heating system for my in-floor heating. I've been intrigued by the performance of the Takagi tankless water heater, as installed by 2Biz. Regrettably, the Takagi brand isn't accessible for purchase in Canada. I'm...
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    No pressure Cat 340

    Since this winter when one of the bays froze, I've encountered a peculiar issue. Despite thawing the hoses, I never received any pressure from the pump, leading me to close the bay. Today, I replaced all 6 valves, as they were severely damaged. The heads appear undamaged, with no cuts or...
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    Pressure setting

    Currently I am running 1100 psi pressure to the bays and using winter weep guns. However, some customers have complained that the pressure is not enough. What is considered an optimal pressure? Please advise.
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    Bay heat

    Just wondering if anyone has experimented with heating the bays with used fryer oil? I have access to fryer oil and the guy who collects the used oil from my restaurant runs his car off the oil. That got me thinking to maybe use an in bay heat system running off the fryer oil.
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    Hot Water

    I am absolutely confused if I should offer hot water rinse at my wash. Customers complain that the cold water freezes on their cars while they are washing (-20 Celsius temps). Will a hot water rinse mitigate this issue? When I bought the gas station there was 1 water heater that supplied hot...
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    Counting Cars

    Is there any feasible way to count the number of cars washed? Rather than counting the coins on the month end, it would be helpful if I can have access to the data. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! Regards Andy
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    Leaks in radiant floor piping

    Found a product manufactured in Canada Geo Loop and I have had great success with the product. Really easy to use and it has saved me the cost of reinstalling the piping.
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    In floor heat project

    I am finally successful with my in floor heating project. Background: My site is a 2 bay car wash in a convenience store and gas station plaza. We are located an hour from Ottawa. When I purchased the property 3 years ago the car wash was non functional. The first year operating the site was a...
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    Winter Soap mix

    It was mentioned that if the hydrominder tip is removed, we will get 20% methanol by volume. Is there a way to increase the methanol concentration to 35-40 percent by volume? I am referring to the attached chart and with a 35% concentration it should technically provide freeze protection till...
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    Am I thinking too much into it

    My bays have 2 floor mat holders each. I want to install 2 more holders, giving the customers the option to wash their 4 floor mats. I am confused whether to install all the 4 mat holders in a straight line on the same wall or install 2 on each wall. My rationale for installing 2 on each side is...
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    Push-in connector replacement

    When I got my wash repaired a couple of years ago, the push-in connectors (circled in red in the attached photo) were used extensively. The issue with these connectors is that over a few month usage they usually start leaking especially the ones that carry soap and water. Any good alternatives...
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    No high pressure soap. Water in Cat pump oil

    Good afternoon. There is no high pressure soap in of the bays. I thought it could be the solenoid and I opened the solenoid and cleaned it. However, there is still no soap. Another interesting thing I noticed is that the oil level in the Cat pump has increased and there are bubbles in the...
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    Thawing frozen hoses

    Yesterday afternoon we had a moron that used the HP hose in a closed off bay. Washed his car in one bay and mats in the second one. As the weepmizer for the closed bay was shut down, the HP hose is frozen solid. I was planning to buy a Heat Cable (Easy heat brand. Can't find Raychem) and wrap it...
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    Help with understanding the electrical system

    Good evening, Attached herewith are the photographs of the electrical system at my car wash. It is a 2 bay car wash and I cannot make head or tail of the system. The system works flawlessly for now but I would like to get a better understanding of the operations. I would be greatfull for any...
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    Winter soap

    Good evening! I plan to introduce methanol or WWF soap at my site for the foam brush. The setup I have now is a pail of soap (I use Mondo) connected to a hydrominder and from the hydrominder I have the soap line feeding to the HP and to a Flojet for the foam brush. A few questions I have...
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    Options in lieu of Foam Brush for winter

    Good evening. I am planning to remove the foam brush option for winter. Figured it will save me money on weepmizer and FB is not really a popular choice at my site in winter. Instead of capping the FB hoses, I was wondering if I could install a low pressure gun and run any option in lieu of the...
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    Manual blowout system

    I have a 2 bay car wash in the Ottawa Valley region and it gets darn cold here. This week we are expecting -18 degree Celsius temperature. There is a Dixmor Weepmizer connected, however, when the temperatures are low, I am wasting a lot of water. Being on city water, my bills are pretty steep...
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    Car wash floor heating

    Good evening, This forum has been a blessing for me. I bought a gas-station in the summer of the last year which came equipped with a 2 bay car wash. The car wash was abandoned by the owner and in a real bad shape. At one point I wanted to dismantle the car-wash and just include the space in...
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