Someone beat the screw out of the Max-Vend II support. The top of the brace has two screws holding it in and the bottom only has one. Why?
Oh let me count the problems with the bay
I am not blaming anyone, but before someone disconnected the coin acceptor, only the acceptor did not work.
First the little yellow wire from the equipment room was pulled out. Maybe a ground or something to the timer? Next picture another little yellow wire to the coin acceptor was pulled out. The rotary switch had multiple loose wires which I tightened. Also, one fell off the switch. Last picture was the little white wire for the spot free rinse. This wire was broken in two. But the meter box is so small this could always be a problem. I need to purchase some cheap meter boxes and throw these away.
The last problem was on a different bay. The fuse decided to totally break. I need to replace the fuse holder.
Bay power problem
The problem was the wire harness came out. I checked all the functions and everything worked fine.
More Handi-Clam fun
I had a nice mud digging day today. Dug out two pits and the septic tank. Looks like I had some progress on the septic tank.
Before and after photos.
Another attempted break-in
Here are a couple angles from my new Medeco problem. I am pleased that the lock did not open. But now I need to open it. The last picture is what the lock is supposed to look like.
The person also broke into the vacuum. They just broke one lock and messed up the plastic in front of the lcd. I was able to bend the door back into shape.
I also need to figure out where to get a lock like this for my Fragramatics vacuum.
Another IDX problem
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.
Super Handi-Clam fun
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.
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.
Handi-Clam infomercial
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Vacuum motor replacement
I installed a new vacuum motor today. It was fun and now the vacuum works.
Vacuum entitlement?
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.)