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    Electric vehicle charging stations

    Was having a conversation with the VP of Energy for a large grocery chain and he stated that the fast charging stations that Tesla provides in shopping centers draw a tremendous amount of energy. Especially when Tesla owner groups get together, when they stop by and all charge at the exact same...
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    Saw a great idea for ALL IBAs

    I drove by an In Bay yesterday with a large entrance arch, it was tore up right in the center as if a tall vehicle attempted to drive through it. Make sure you install clearance signs prior to getting to that sign. This site didn't have one and it's going to be an expensive repair.
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    We have an average wash time of 5:34 with 2 side brush passes on the top wash. This is on the 2 brush unit. Longest wash times being 7-7:15 with a 4 door super duty long bed on the top wash. 3 brush unit is slightly faster. I've seen a ton of sites that are 9+ minutes but the programming is...
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    Hard plumbing Air Shammee II

    Our rooms are all vented, its hot in our area. The main advantage is we keep the motors out of the elements. Didn't want moisture or over spray from soaps to accumulate on these motors and have corrosion set in. We have over 100 units installed and have experienced very few issues with the...
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    We thought the same thing about tunnels a few years ago. Put in 4 TF's next to our frictions. Frictions wash 3 to 1. We will stick to friction in the future. Our PDQ frictions wash at least 80k cars before needing to replace brushes, and we wash a lot of trucks. Make sure your brushes aren't...
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    PDQ LaserWash 360 Plus Dryers

    That 6 producer should get you a pretty dry car. Check your chemical usage on the finishing products. Not enough chemical will not allow the water to bead enough, too much chemical will not rinse properly and will also give you issues. Make sure your rotation is correct as well on the dryer...
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    Anyone using a company called Top Line Chemicals

    Look at your cost per car before the sticker shock of barrel cost. Ultra concentrates are going to be more expensive, but you will use less. If you want a lower barrel cost, stick to conventionals.
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    Hard plumbing Air Shammee II

    We mounted all of our 3 phase air shammee motors in the equipment rooms and ran PVC out to the bays. Some spanned 4 bays. The loss of pressure is almost undetectable.
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    Looking for a rail stand for a PDQ 360+

    How wide is the bay?
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    Customers trying to hack coin mechanisms

    That person was an amateur
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    IBA Membership experience data

    Does Dencar use LPR? How are customers stealing washes, are they swapping license plates?
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    Water softener

    Are you using crystal salt or pellets?
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    Nayax to Ginsan count-down

    Find someone with a plasma cutter and cut a hole into that door and add an LED6 timer with a bracket and be done. Then you can be setup to count up. We have done it with a cutoff wheel as well but need to be careful.
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    Losing sales due to Crypto Pay, possibly intentional fraud.

    We have 28 coordinators installed servicing 128 bays and we don't have repeaters or extra antennas installed at any of them. Have you tried a new coordinator?
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    Losing sales due to Crypto Pay, possibly intentional fraud.

    Sounds like you are losing your internet connection. If I'm not mistaken, if the signal to the coordinator is not getting to the swiper it should not accept the card at all. But I may be mistaken.
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    Trigger Gun

    It will work as long as your bypass from the unloader valve isn't plumbed back into the inlet of the pump. if so, re route it back to the storage tank and you can use the non weep.
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    Bad News for us all!

    It definitely is, and our wash counts the last 2 months reflect it.
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    Help with injector

    Have you checked the high pressure check valves on your manifold? You have 2 checks valves, one for each pump that leads from the outlet of the pump to the manifold. If one of them is bad, pressure will bleed off to the other side and you lose water volume therefore reducing suction at the injector.
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    AirShamee Boom Mount Location?

    We have them on the same wall as our foam brush boom.
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    City just told me I can't use salt in my softener. Options?

    I would think last nights tacos with hot sauce would degrade the water more than salt.
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