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Whats the best new self serve equipment to install?

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Charlie12

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New to car wash business. Thinking about installing new backroom equipment in my self serve. Need recommendations on which equipment is good. Based in Florida. Thinking about Mark VII equipment (price is cheaper compared to Kleenrite or National Pride). Has anyone had any problems with Mark VII? Or any other equipment that would be better?
 
What's wrong with the equipment you have now. If you think by pulling in new equipment it's going to solve all of your problems your going to be mistaken, you'll always have problems at a car wash.
 
Its too old. having too many maintenance issues. Bays down all the time and I end up spending too much time fixing things. Equipment right now is about 18-20 years old. I am okay with small maintenance issues, but right now its just a lot of issues. almost everyday. Also, want to grow business so hopefully new equipment and new face lift will help.
 
We are using 23-year-old high pressure pump stands with very few issues. It sounds like your wash was not very well maintained. If you have to replace something that looks old on one bay and all the others look the same vintage, then replace all of them. Before long, you will forget about spending big money on new equipment. Make sure all the stuff the customers see and touch in the bays looks good.
 
My pumping equipment is 42 years old and still doing what it's supposed to be doing. It's well maintained, I've had to rebuilt it a time or two.
 
Replacing all SS equipment because of repair issues s like replacing your car because the Tires, Battery, Braes or windshield wiper blades need replacement. Like Randy, Mine was decades old. I had replaced all Poly lines, some check Valves, Some solenoid valves, Many HP hoses, Motors and pumps over the decades. Getting new stuff is a lot more costly than proper repairs.
 
While I agree with Randy and Earl, and that's they way we have done it, fix the existing equipment. I can see the case for replacing it also. If the existing equipment is totally shot or hacked up beyond recognition, and you have to hire out all the repairs to a tech, it could be worth it to just replace and start with new stuff. A lot depends on how much you can and how much you want to fix yourself. Getting a tech to completely refurbish a pump stand and support equipment will get expensive quickly.
 
I too am running old Futura pump stand from 97. They have been out of business for years but after an initial overhaul (valves, fittings, new hoses) due to definite lack of maintenance. They have been running pretty well for the last 3 years. Much cheaper than installing new equipment as well.
 
Charlie12 said:
New to car wash business. Thinking about installing new backroom equipment in my self serve. Need recommendations on which equipment is good. Based in Florida. Thinking about Mark VII equipment (price is cheaper compared to Kleenrite or National Pride). Has anyone had any problems with Mark VII? Or any other equipment that would be better?
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Kleenrite is probably the best price if you’re comparing apples to apples and you want the newest thing out there. They have a VFD system, which is the best VFD system out there for the right price and also a middle market unit for the budget shoppers
 
CW.Vet said:
Kleenrite is probably the best price if you’re comparing apples to apples and you want the newest thing out there. They have a VFD system, which is the best VFD system out there for the right price and also a middle market unit for the budget shoppers
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Good luck getting in touch with them for a quote on their systems. Since Friday, I've called, email, sent quote inquiry, used their chat feature and crickets. No replies to the emails I sent and no returned phone calls when I speak with general sales they say they'll have someone call me back.
 
Soakem0434 said:
Good luck getting in touch with them for a quote on their systems. Since Friday, I've called, email, sent quote inquiry, used their chat feature and crickets. No replies to the emails I sent and no returned phone calls when I speak with general sales they say they'll have someone call me back.
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Call Marc Tyndale at 717-666-3101 or email :mtyndale@kleenrite.com.Just got their new VFD system. He is super responsive.
 
-Check Robert with Dynamic Wash Soultions Sales@dwsequip.net or 1-870-862-3468 . The offer a really nice system VMC systems that are tankless and you can set your pressures from as low 175PSI up to 1500 PSI on standard system, On board chemical injection set up for up to I think 18 different service function . Robert will be glad to help you.
 
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Soakem0434 said:
Good luck getting in touch with them for a quote on their systems. Since Friday, I've called, email, sent quote inquiry, used their chat feature and crickets. No replies to the emails I sent and no returned phone calls when I speak with general sales they say they'll have someone call me back.
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Soakem0434 said:
Good luck getting in touch with them for a quote on their systems. Since Friday, I've called, email, sent quote inquiry, used their chat feature and crickets. No replies to the emails I sent and no returned phone calls when I speak with general sales they say they'll have someone call me back.
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If you can’t get them on the phone to sell you a unit I can only imagine how great there tech support is for that unit or if they even have tech support.
 
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