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Also, we switched from the 1/2" ID tubing to 1/4" for many of our chemicals. It only holds one-fourth of the chemical that 1/2" does. If you are using (or were 😂) a really concentrated presoak then if it drains back to the bucket a small metering tip could slow the return when it kicks on where...

Is the Hydrominder discharge tube still clear enough so you can verify the liquid returns to the tank level after it shuts off? If you put in a new Hydrominder, it should have come with a new hose. I usually drill the siphon breaker hole right under the yellow restrictor ring. Is the pick up...

So it has three motors? I bet you can buy those at KR.

Was this wash closed down? Keep it as clean as possible. Use chemicals that actually work well and learn how to check on that periodically. Check your water hardness and spot free TDS on a daily or weekly basis. Pump out the soap like mad. Make everything work as perfect as possible. Test every...

They are much more efficient than other light sources but still can draw enough power to make adding some additional controls worthwhile. We will have over 3,000 watts of LEDs at our little wash when we reopen burning all night long.

That's corporate for ya and how as the "little guys" we can compete.

This would be my concern also. You wouldn't want anything but smooth walls and no conduits or anything like that.

You stated low profits in the title so is the $5K per month profit or gross sales? What features/functions do you have? What are you charging? How well do you run your wash compared to the close competitor? Are you attended during busy times? Is it attractive from the street? Is it highly...

According to Ryko the minimum bay width is 14' 6". I don't think there are any friction machines that will work in a 13' wide bay. You will need to go touchless and even then there is almost nothing out there that fits. We had two 12' 9" wide by 24' 8" long by 10' tall bays and decided to tear...

Are you saying I should reject 3 gallons out of 4?

That looks like the three phase motor version.

There are some wires on it that the insulation looks cooked. Turn off the breaker and make sure all connections are tight. It could be the motor drawing more current than it should. Do you have a clamp on multimeter to check amperage while running?

Yes, I remember talking to you about that at your big wash while looking at all those RO reject tanks. If we run a 2:1 ratio then we need 200 gallons but at 1:1 it would only be 100 gallons since that is about how much RO water is put into our 1,500 gallon underground tank.

25 years max and most likely above 10% right now with a variable rate. Banks consider car washes high risk. In good times they might deal on a down as low as 25% or even less but I think that ship has sailed for now. If you have big equity in your properties you can pledge them for collateral...