I Love Raking Leaves
Actually, I hate raking leaves! I wish I did not have any trees at all at my house. Then I would never have any mess in my yard. Okay back to the carwash…. someone was raking leaves and decided to dump them mixed with household garbage, HEY! Yes leaves got everywhere because that box is totally ripped.
Paint Lady
I would never believe I would feel sorry for someone that filled up 2 garbage cans full of paint cans and made a huge mess in my bay. But it happened to me.
I pulled up to see a lady cleaning out the back of her truck. I walk over and there is paint all over her and all over her truck. She said she was done cleaning up her truck and she was going to clean up the bay now. I told her not to worry about it because I though she would just make it worse. She wanted to clean out the paint cans with the high pressure gun in the back of her truck and did not realize how high the pressure was so when she pulled the trigger paint went absoutely everywhere.
More cleanup!
I just love it when people throw garbage everywhere except the garbage can. I also like it when people spray paint stuff all over the your place!
Water Wizard Preparation – Cleanup day
The electrician told me that my equipment room was messy and I needed to clean it up a little. So I borrowed William’s truck and cleaned up the room today. By the way: nothing fell off the truck!
Thanks again William for letting me borrowing the truck.
Fun with mud – Update
5 days later and the pit is full of mud again. I think that this year is worse than last. Greg told me it was hunting season so that is probably the problem? I am thinking that some “NO HEAVY MUD ALLOWED” signs are needed. Then maybe something like a $25 cleanup and loss revenue charge? Do you think you could collect that? I was kind of irritated about the mud today.
Water Wizard Preparation – Cleanup
I need to cleanup the equipment room to install some Water Wizard components and make to easier to move around. I also took a car load of stuff home today.
Recent Comments
I just built a system that fixes the problem of pressure you are referring to. The answer is 2 fold. 1.VFD+ Pressure 2.Monitoring Sensor. Set up where VFD runs at say "40%" putting out 150psi. Then have a sensor that is inline (before manifold) to when a second bay calls for product, and pressure drops, it senses this, and increases the VFD to say 50% to make up for the difference, and retain the 150psi. So on, and so forth depending on how many bays you have. It will take some tweaking, but once it is set, it is set. Also, you only can have a maximum of 5 ports open at once, even if you have 6 different functions, as each bay can only have one selection running at any given time. Email me, and I can give you more info, and / or if you want to buy one rather than build one. It is a very expensive "trial and error" job, as the VFD, pump, and sensor have to do the job right, and give the correct pressures. They will not share any of their tech, as they want us all to buy from ...
Did you know.... You can purchase the "quick disconnect" injectors from "Hydraflex™®? ©" (don't want to infringe on ™®? or © :P) , however you cannot purchase the quick disconnect adapters from them. Hmmmmm? Isn't that nice? Why not? Oh, that's right you can, if you purchase one of their "Aqualab™®? ©." TEN THOUSAND dollar units. Then, they will sell replacement parts for it, which include the quick disconnect fittings. Very frustrating to say the least. IN A STORY NOT RELATED -> If you want to never ever ever worry about check valves again, look into the icheck magnum series which you can buy from Kleen Rite (low ph, high ph, and high pressure) Also, if you are tired of replacing brittle, cracked, sun-drenched, winter haggard poly line, step up and buy the parker (or equiv.) "air brake" line (type B, reinforced). it will last for over 20 years in a carwash, and will outlast stainless steel when running corrosive product thru. I have been running HF thru it for over...
I love your sense of humor, but everything is in the details of any business what separates the strong from the weak is just a few minor details. But that few can be huge, for instance I love Arbys for their sandwiches, but many years ago their facilities were just run down and dirty, back then I would never go to the bathroom in one. Instead I went to Mcdonald's to go the rest room. Now in current time Arby's has gotten the idea that a very clean and modern facility with upgraded equipment will bring in customers. They even have open wifi in many, so that being said a business is the true salesperson it projects an image. Now one must ask yourself what image do you want to project to the public. You yoursef as a owner of a car wash or any business must be the salesman, because without a sale no one has a job. Mike...
I don't think you read the post. Maybe since your not a car wash owner you didn't get the joke? But your a sales person so... :) Maybe in Ohio the government is more restrictive I don't know? But when the government lets people start businesses that they want. Unforgettably to many people have built car washes because of sales people. Which makes them bad investments... so depending where someone is from you will get your desired remarks. Also you are selling a high priced item so only car washes with money would call you... another fact. So of course they would be making money. I also disagree with 90% of your statements except the place should be clean. You do not have to purchase top "knotch" equipment. You can run a super car wash with any equipment on the market. But again your a sales person. :) But I strangely want to purchase a boiler now.... JK LOL :)...
I have met many car wash owners that do make money in the car wash industry. Here is what I have found they are very organized, they buy top knotch equipment, they maintain it everyday, they check their water everyday, they ask for help when needed. Many are true salespeople they get out and meet the customers give them hugs and attend community events. And lets not forgot about having a very clean facility, customers love neatness. Mike Simmons, Vice-President...