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  • me on Proximity sensors problems already?
    When you find a list or partial list let me know! :) A good place to start might be automationdirect.com...
  • me on I spotted a real UFO!
    waqarsarfraz2000@yahoo.com I don't know or care what it is..... so that actually under the definition of UFO. (wait for it!) Makes it a UFO! Your the person looking for a "real UFO" and your calling me a fool? LOL :) Oh.... don't worry... I don't care where your from!...
  • chris mathews on Proximity sensors problems already?
    Where can I find a list of Oem sensor parts used on water wizard 1....
  • Waqar Sarfraz on I spotted a real UFO!
    your country would be also fool like you...
  • Waqar Sarfraz on I spotted a real UFO!
    which is your country fool...

Old car day

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He just purchased this 1948 Cadillac from Arizona for $4,500.  The truck is a 1952 Ford.

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Another IDX problem

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One of my IDX coin acceptors was doing the fast green and red blinking.  William said that is bad news.  I am not surprised that another one broke.

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Super Handi-Clam fun

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I thought I dug a lot of dirt out of the pit yesterday, guess not.  Well, I pumped out the water and dug out the pit for about half the day.  Which is always fun.  Then gave up.

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The first picture is the entry drain to the pit.  The second picture is the exit drain for the pit.  The red arrows, I believe, show the progress I made today.  The blue arrow shows the exit drain.

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Vacuum motor replacement

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I installed a new vacuum motor today.  It was fun and now the vacuum works.

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Vacuum entitlement?

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I understand what happens when a vacuum motor quits working and you do not notice; someone will pull the hose off the machine.  Sometimes they will steal the vacuum nozzle, other times they steal the whole hose and nozzle.  This guy stole the whole thing because the shampooer was out?  What?  After stealing the hose he went to another shampooer to shampoo his truck.  (Disclaimer:  I actually do not understand why people do  this act.  I just think I understand the warped logic.)

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New hand wash across from Top of the Line Carwash?

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Yes, that is a duck tape sign.  Looks like it has not opened yet, it is across the street from Top of the Line Carwash.  These locations are off 31 in Pelham.

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Replace vacuum motor brushes

Whenever a motor quits working, first I always change the brushes out, which does not always work.  WARNING:  You should not wait for the motor to quit working before changing the brushes.  That is what ruins the motor prematurely, which it what I do.

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I took the old bush out and I am holding a new brush.  Note the tab with the arrow.

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I first push the brush against the cylinder in the middle at an angle.  You push the brush in until the tab on the brush side lines up with the hole on the vacuum motor.  Then twist the brush into the hole.

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Now hook up the wire to the brush and screw it back down to the vacuum frame.  Done.

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After changing out the brushes the motor started sparking and blew the power breaker.  So I guess this motor is garbage.  Which is its new home.

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You think you have pit problems?

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You think you have pit problems?  Check these pictures out.  I like the last bay picture, which has no pit?

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Water Wizard hose problem

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High pressure hose leak.

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Unitec Coinco problem

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Bill jam in the Coinco.

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Vacuum problem

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Cleaned out a vacuum hose today.  The vacuum was only a quarter full.

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