One thing today as wash owners we need to figure out how to cut down on our operating cost, because people just dont have the money anymore to wash there car every other day or once a week. By lowering utilities, labor cost, chemical cost,floor heat,_,_.. you can lower your cost easy and quickly.
1. Switch your lighting--Switch the lights in your bays to CFL bulbs or LED Bulbs, they are some what more expensive to buy up front, but they will pay for themselves in the long run. They are brighter and can last longer.
2. Weep water--In most communities, what has happen is that cities have been raising there water and sewer rates to make more money. Well as wash owners we use a lot of water, A LOT OF WATER. Now we need to use water only when we need to,not just waste it down the drain, and only use it when somebody is paying for it. Install like a polar freeze guard unit. This system takes care of the weep water. No need for wasting water in this day and age because water now a days in some communities is like gold.
3. Trough Heat--Many operators these days weep hot water so they can keep there trough warm while keeping there lines from freezing by weeping. Take care of this by installing a small hot water heater with a circulating pump and getting rid of your weep system as well. This right here will save you a lot in utility cost. NO WASTE OF HOT WATER/NO WASTE OF WATER.
4. Floor Heat--With today's technology they have boiler systems that run at 99.0% efficient. Meaning it may be a little of a cost up front, but in the long run you will save some money. Energy is expensive.
5. Chemicals--Many soap companies have been coming out more and more with economy chemicals that are a LOT less than name brand cost. And can do just as good of a job to the customers car. Today, customers want to leave with a clean car, whether its name brand or not. A clean car keeps the customer happy. No matter what kind of chemicals are flowing through the lines.
I believe that wash operators and owners will begin to figure out that we need to make our car washes more energy efficient. Cause we all know that washing cars is not like it was ten years ago. People are loosing jobs and just plain dont have as much money as they use to.
We all know customers want everything for as cheap as they possibly can get it, so instead of having to raise our prices. Lets lower our operating cost so we can continue to keep the customer happy.
Thanks and I hope this advice will help you.
1. Switch your lighting--Switch the lights in your bays to CFL bulbs or LED Bulbs, they are some what more expensive to buy up front, but they will pay for themselves in the long run. They are brighter and can last longer.
2. Weep water--In most communities, what has happen is that cities have been raising there water and sewer rates to make more money. Well as wash owners we use a lot of water, A LOT OF WATER. Now we need to use water only when we need to,not just waste it down the drain, and only use it when somebody is paying for it. Install like a polar freeze guard unit. This system takes care of the weep water. No need for wasting water in this day and age because water now a days in some communities is like gold.
3. Trough Heat--Many operators these days weep hot water so they can keep there trough warm while keeping there lines from freezing by weeping. Take care of this by installing a small hot water heater with a circulating pump and getting rid of your weep system as well. This right here will save you a lot in utility cost. NO WASTE OF HOT WATER/NO WASTE OF WATER.
4. Floor Heat--With today's technology they have boiler systems that run at 99.0% efficient. Meaning it may be a little of a cost up front, but in the long run you will save some money. Energy is expensive.
5. Chemicals--Many soap companies have been coming out more and more with economy chemicals that are a LOT less than name brand cost. And can do just as good of a job to the customers car. Today, customers want to leave with a clean car, whether its name brand or not. A clean car keeps the customer happy. No matter what kind of chemicals are flowing through the lines.
I believe that wash operators and owners will begin to figure out that we need to make our car washes more energy efficient. Cause we all know that washing cars is not like it was ten years ago. People are loosing jobs and just plain dont have as much money as they use to.
We all know customers want everything for as cheap as they possibly can get it, so instead of having to raise our prices. Lets lower our operating cost so we can continue to keep the customer happy.
Thanks and I hope this advice will help you.
