I installed my “Now Open Touch Free Automatic Car Wash” sign today.
Concrete post
Today I concreted a post for my touch free sign.
Unclog the clog
I was able to clear the clog with a garden hose. It was backing up when the automatic would run.
Telco Magic Box problem – Update
I got my Telco PA11B303T Magic Box this morning. I installed the new box and everything lit up (third picture). I tested the Water Wizard and everything worked great.
Telco Magic Box problem
I had my first paying customers that I have seen today but the only problem was the Water Wizard did not work right. The gantry boom would not go down during the wash and the wash would stop before the triple foam function.
About the problem: The Telco PA11B303T “magic box” works with the transmitting and receiving safety eyes located on the gantry and the cans on the front of the gantry. When the gantry safety eyes do not read a car the unit will not drop the boom, which was my problem. But the real problem was my Telco magic box when I switched the boxes the signal indicators were not lit and would follow the box. So I am going to over night a new magic box to get my automatic to work again.
Masonry block primer time
I painted the entry unit today with primer which took forever. The Olympic Sealzall was like paste even though it is water based.
Safety-Kleen pit cleaning
I actually paid $600 to get Safety-Kleen to pump out my pit (1800-2000 gallons) today. It took him about 2 hours. Amazing what a huge vacuum truck can suck out.
Problem with the undercarriage
I am having a problem with my undercarriage staying on for only 6 seconds when it should stay on for 30 seconds. So the culprits are the entry banner eyes, what is weird is the eyes are giving 2 pulses when the eyes are blocked once. I swapped the eyes with the front treadle eyes and the undercarriage worked perfectly.
The Water Wizard uses the same Banner eyes for the front (treadle) and the back (entry, undercarriage). These eyes are in pairs with one receiver and a super duper laser emitter. The Banner emitter is the SM306EQ and the receiver is the SM30SN6RQ.
Program a IDX X-10 coin acceptor
I programmed my IDX X-10 coin acceptor to accept tokens today (in my Hamilton entry unit). It is really not that bad; just check out IDX’s crappy website at http://www.idxinc.com/learn.htm to lean how.
I made $5 and got 2 magnets!
Wow, what a good first day! I got $5 (or more) and 2 magnets!