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  1. cdreed06

    Merry Christmas

    Just wanted to wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year everyone. Hope 2016 is a banner year for each and every one in this business.
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    New Signage

    Just wanted to get a idea what everybody is doing for the inbay signage. We are getting the extrutech panels in August and would like to go with some new custom signage to complete the new look. Currently we have the standard signs, wash instructions, no truck bed washouts, no excessive mud...
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    LED Lights Again

    I am sure this has been addressed numerous times but I can't seem to find the answer I need. Can anyone who has LED wall packs tell me what watt equivalent they are using in the bays? I bought a couple for mounting outside the building that are 150 watt and not sure how they would perform in the...
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    Thank You To All The Veterans

    Just wanted to say thank you to all the veterans out there on this Memorial Day. So many paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to keep on living as we do. Thank You.
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    Bill Acceptor Interchange

    This may be a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway. We have bill acceptors in the bays, newest Coinco VL-1213-3E and one of them doesn't work. We took it out and had it cleaned and it worked for a day. I'd like to replace it with a Mars but not sure which one to purchase. We need a spare...
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    Spot Free After Wax

    In my touchless automatic I do a HP rinse right after the wax and then go to the spot free. I was at a location yesterday that followed the wax with spot free and didn't do a HP rinse. Do any of you guys do this? Am I wrong with my set up? On a related note I went through a local competitor's...
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    Snowed Yesterday, Going To Be 50 Today!!!!!

    Going to be a great day here! Hope everybody has a great one! Wish I had a couple more bays and another automatic...
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    Merry Christmas!!!

    Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
  10. cdreed06

    D*#chebag Day At The Wash

    Had a very busy day away from the wash today, ran by tonight on our way home and found....a loose bag of garbage had blown all over the inside of our automatic bay, 2 regular dirty bays, trash cans overflowing with one that had bags of USED kitty litter, a truck bay full of greasy mud that won't...
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
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    Inconvenience At Breakfast

    Yesterday we went to a auction about a hundred miles from home. We stopped on the way to eat breakfast. We rarely carry cash anymore and never carry coins. So when we are done I pull the out my debit card to pay so we can head out. Well, they don't take cards. They do however have a ATM right...
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    Just A Heads Up On Emptying Trashcans

    Just wanted to let you all know what happened to me last evening that will have me paying more attention. Last night we just got to the car wash and I went to empty the trash. First can overfull and very heavy, took it to the dumpster and heaved it over and of course there was 2 concrete blocks...
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    Backflow Valve Question

    I am going to replace our backflow valve. The one we have is like this - Is there anything wrong with replacing it with one like this? Thanks!!
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    NAPA Auto Parts Negative Car Wash Ad

    New NAPA radio commercial Just heard a new napa radio commercial kinda made me mad. Not sure on exact wording but went like this- at the fancy car wash for the base price you come out with a dirty car. For few dollars more you get chipped paint. The top wash will take your mirror off. Come...
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    Snack Vending Machine

    Has anybody here ever tried using a regular snack vending machine to vend car wash products? And have you used it outdoors? I know they are not rated for outdoor use but has anybody done it? Want to get away from the drop shelf and get a glass front but the price is so high, I was just wondering...
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    Floor Heat Tankless Water Heater Question

    I know this has probably been discussed on here numerous times but I can't find the info I need. Our truck bay was added on to our wash after it was built. It has a separate stand alone Paloma PH12 tankless water heater and a Grundfos pump. I have fought this thing all year so far. First the...
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    Waterloo Illinois Car Wash Theft

    Hope this link works. Waterloo Illinois car wash theft. http://fox2now.com/2013/12/16/thief-ends-up-in-hospital-after-caught-on-tape-stealing-from-car-wash/
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    Anybody Use a Infrared tube heater in your Automatic bay?

    Anybody use a infrared tube heater in their automatic bay? Ours is getting ice on the top rails and it causes a fault in the machine. Just wondering how a infrared tube heater would work. We have doors and floor heat but on those really cold days it just doesn't cut it. thanks in advance.
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    Monorail Vac Electrical Question

    We have a 3 motor Monorail vac that trips the motor #2 breaker all the time. I have replaced the motors (they were weak), replaced the breaker, and now the coin switch. Where should I go next? Thanks in advance.
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