Air logic or Air shammee

[David Rolf]

We love our air shammee installation. Ours is the 3-phase units in the bay. Yesterday, when I was at the wash, a lady told me it wasn't working. I asked her to demonstrate why. She just pulled the nozzle out of the holder and said see no air... I politely showed her you needed to turn the switch to the air dryer. Her face was priceless. It never ends....

 

[Hamilton's Car & Dog Wash]

We love our air shammee installation. Ours is the 3-phase units in the bay. Yesterday, when I was at the wash, a lady told me it wasn't working. I asked her to demonstrate why. She just pulled the nozzle out of the holder and said see no air... I politely showed her you needed to turn the switch to the air dryer. Her face was priceless. It never ends....

Lol that's typical for me as well. We have people say that they put dollars in our change machine and it doesn't ever give them change. So when I tell them they are putting money in the dog wash machine instead of the quarter machine I get that same facial expression

 

[Kimberly Berg]

Thank you, mine are Attic mounts. I went with air logics mainly because the nozzles. They will be delivered next week to my wash

Is Air Logic still a 3-motor system or do they now offer a single motor option? I installed Diskin's Air Shammee II just because they came out with single motor 4.5 HP. The less time I spend on a ladder replacing motors, the longer I'm going to live! I prefer Air Logics nozzle & started using them 6 months ago.

 

[Hamilton's Car & Dog Wash]

The ones I ordered was a 3 motor, I'm not positive if they had another option or not. I'm excited to see how they do. I've never ran across a car wash that has them to try

 

[MEP001]

So when I tell them they are putting money in the dog wash machine instead of the quarter machine I get that same facial expression

I've had people put money in the auto cashier and instead of pressing refund to get quarters, sometimes they select a wash, then they stand there staring at the cashier or go back to the SS bay and stare at the meter wondering why it doesn't come on. At least two people, when I asked why they pressed a wash selection, said "That's how much I wanted to spend."

 

[Hamilton's Car & Dog Wash]

I've had people put money in the auto cashier and instead of pressing refund to get quarters, sometimes they select a wash, then they stand there staring at the cashier or go back to the SS bay and stare at the meter wondering why it doesn't come on. At least two people, when I asked why they pressed a wash selection, said "That's how much I wanted to spend."

 

[Hamilton's Car & Dog Wash]

I'm at my car wash most days & haven't noticed that problem. Probably depends on the area & demographics. Most customers use on their glass, grill & rims. Works great to dry wet mats & blow out crumbs, where the vacuum claws can't reach.

Kimberly, did you install a swivel cuff at the hand nozzle? It seems kinda awkward to hold was wondering if this would be a problem before I order them. We just installed our 6 this week.

 

[Kimberly Berg]

Kimberly, did you install a swivel cuff at the hand nozzle? It seems kinda awkward to hold was wondering if this would be a problem before I order them. We just installed our 6 this week.

No there's no room to add a swivel cuff to the existing Air Logic nozzle. Sometimes the hose does get twisted, but most customers untangle it as they use it. Here is our custom nozzle holder. Had my welder add to a SS back plate, so we could reuse the same bolts from Diskins box holder.

 

[Hamilton's Car & Dog Wash]

No there's no room to add a swivel cuff to the existing Air Logic nozzle. Sometimes the hose does get twisted, but most customers untangle it as they use it. Here is our custom nozzle holder. Had my welder add to a SS back plate, so we could reuse the same bolts from Diskins box holder.

Ok yes that definitely looks easier for use of the customer, I was thinking about taking the one at the nozzle off and replacing it with the swivel style.

 

[Kimberly Berg]

Ok yes that definitely looks easier for use of the customer, I was thinking about taking the one at the nozzle off and replacing it with the swivel style.

The Diskin nozzles use the nut swivel inside the cuff & its difficult to replace a worn hose (at the cuff). It kept unscrewing, so we would use Marine JB Weld to prevent it from unscrewing from the nut. Its also very difficult to push the nut swivel into the vacuum cuff. I prefer the Air Logic cuff & just use a long bolt & Acorn nut to hold it on.