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    Need some advice on hoses

    Thanks advance for reading and any potential advice. The issue: we currently use 1/4" 130 PSI Poly Tubing that we get from KR (https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-38148-kleen-rite-kl02700001-black-polytubing-1-4in-x-100-ft.aspx#description) that we run from our mechanical room to all 5 of our SS...
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    Why is hiring a Maintenance / Mechanic so hard?

    Is it just me or is anyone else having a hard time hiring a car wash maintenance person? We have a 5 bay SS in a Central Texas town that is about 2.5 hours from the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Our previous guy, who was somewhat of a mechanical savant, stopped coming to work due to personal...
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    Cryptopay Down today?

    Is anyone else having a problem signing into cryptopay website today?
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    Polarized Water

    Has anyone read the article at: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67410951/fall2022-sscwn-web about Magnets and Polarized water. I also attached the article. Does anyone have any experience with the use of magnets to "polarize" water at a car wash? Is there something to what the author is...
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    Water Heaters Rheem Commercial versus Lochinvar

    We have a Lochinvar water heater fired by natural gas (model cln199100) that is starting to leak at the bottom. Time to replace as we want to continue to have a water heater. I am shocked that we are being quoted $6.6K for a similar Lochinvar model. I am actually shocked at the cost period...
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    Everwash

    I just read about the cryptopay / everwash integration. Is anyone using Everwash for their SS? I asked them to send me a few SS references. I am not sure if subscription services works for SS or not. I'd appreciate any insight. Thanks.
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    New Technology at Southwest Car Assoc Expo - Thoughts?

    All, I came across the following company at the recent tradeshow in Fort Worth, TX: https://www.facebook.com/SensorDynamix/ Their technology seems to be quite impressive. I wanted to share and see what the rest of crowd thinks. They make several devices, which basically monitor if your...
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    Ginsan Problem - Unable to Open Door

    Has anyone else dealt with the following issue? We installed new Ginsan machines less than a year ago with Crypto-pay and generally have been happy. We ran into a problem the other day where we could not open the door of one of the machines. We could unlock it, but not unscrew it open. Please...
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    Can I swap out Blendco soaps and use Kleenrite instead?

    I'm a newbie so don't laugh at the questions (please :) ). A sister company has a self serve with Hanna equipment. They use Blendco soaps in 6 gallon containers. We also have another car wash where we are using Kleenrite soaps in 5 gallon containers. It seems as if the prices we pay for...
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    Everwash / Subscription Services

    I was looking through cryptopay website last night and saw that they are promoting Everwash. Sound like an interesting program. Is anyone here actually using it for their SS? Thoughts that you can share? I've looked through old posts and saw some information and have reached out to Everwash...
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    New Boxes and Questions

    I'm new to the community and the business. Attached are the new boxes we are installing with cc swipes and bill acceptors. We have 5 self serve bays. Question for folks who have installed bill acceptors; have you seen a noticeable decrease in the amount of usage that your change machines...
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