ScottP
Car Wash Owner
I have a few dixmor timers laying around that don't work anymore. Can they be rebuilt and by who? Thanks.
Rebuild Dixmors
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Buzzie8
Member
Someone told me you can take them apart and put a new battery in on your own and that should fix them.
I've repaired a lot them over the years. Yes you can replace the battery yourself if you can find the battery, they are getting harder to get. But it also depends on which model you have. The LED-2 the battery is easy to replace, the LED-3 is a little harder and the LED-5 & 7 timers don't have a battery. If you try to replace the battery and solder it in wrong you'll ruin the timer. If the timer says "Fail" and you reprogram it and it goes back to "Fail" when power is removed then you need to replace th battery. I've replaced all of my older Dixmor timers with the LED-7 timer, they are more user friendly for the car wash customers.
Buzzie8
Member
Do you have the programming instructions. I just bought a wash that has all old dixmor timers and I do not know how to program them. I do know the first to modes as depicted on the label but I do not the options that "vary" after that. If someone has an instruction manual that they can send me it would be greatly appreciated. I already checked the Dixmor website and they do not have instructions.
Buzzie8
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MEP001
Well-known member
Dixmor repairs their timers so cheap it's hardly worth messing with something even as simple as changing the battery, unless you have the LED-3. The only one I've ever seen cost more than $30 was really badly burned and the whole casing was melted, and that one still only cost $50. I just received a dryer timer back from them that only cost $25 plus shipping for repair.
Buzzie8
Member
Bought a new battery online for my LED 2 timer and installed it today. A ten minute job and it works great!
Bubbles Galore
Active member
Contact Nick at Dixmor. He has helped me quite a bit with integrating my DX2000 with my new meterbox from Etowah Valley.
