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Soap in Bays

washregal

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I am using a powders soap.. Currently the most affordable product on the market for self serve bays. I have no tip in my Hydrominder's and still find I am getting very little product show in my bays. Does anyone have a cost effective self serve liquid or powder they recommend?

I do not want to kill myself on costs, however I do want my wash's to shine...
 
Are you sure your lines aren't clogged from the soap tank to the pump?
I use Kleen-Rite orange cream. Customers love it.
I have a friend that has used Blendcoe for years. He really likes it.
 
Are you mixing the powder in a barrel and drawing it with a Hydrominder with no tip, and still not getting any "show?" Just mix it stronger.

I use pH sensing system which sprays water over a basket with powder soap inside the tank - I only have to scoop more into the basket once a day.

The powdered soap I like is Scotch Plaid's "Red Hot," which has a lot of cleaning power and a lot of suds. It's about $110 for 100 lbs, each of which lasts about 10 days.
 
We also use the spray nozzles ,over a basket( for high pressure soap). Is this a new problem? if it is check that you have soft water, that would be my only other thought.
 
Is this a new problem? if it is check that you have soft water, that would be my only other thought.


I had a hard water issue that created a noticable difference in my hp soap suds. My hardness would go from 0-1.5 grains to 7 grains depending on the level of my softener tanks. When it was at 7 grains I would get very little product show. I had to jack up the soap (increased it by 50%) just to get the same level of show.
 
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