the best sscw equipment

I am planing to open 8 bays sscw with s ss dog wash.i want yours opinion of what equipment to buy..which machine is the best.i want to buy the best equipment in the industry

hallo.can someone help me what equipment to buy for my sscw please?thanks

You are very fortunate that the best SSCW will be shown at the ICA show in April. If you are really serious, then you must attend and view, touch, talk and see for yourself. Then visit 5 to 10 sites of those manufactures that you liked. Visit as many of the distributors sites as possible, then and only then can you make an educated decision.

Thanks jimmy for answerin to me.I am from cyprus and is very difficult for me to come in the ica.i was last year in the las vegas.i am between dilling-harris and jim colleman or ginsan.what do you think?i am waiting for an advice.
Thanks again

All those mentioned are pretty good brands. I would concentrate on who is the best distributor.

Go to the car wash show in Orlando, Florida in April.

Talk to the manufacturers there. There are several good
equipment suppliers. You will need good quality equipment, with good service after the sale.

Joe

www.crowncarwashinc.com

thanks gregpack.The problem here in cyprus there is no distributor at all.Thanks anyway.

thanks crown.The problem here in cyprus there is no distributor at all so i have tochoose the best equipment with the less after sale service.

Since you'll have no local distributor, you might as well go with something simple and inexpensive with no proprietary parts. I worked for a small car wash company for a decade, and other than the stand itself all the parts could be ordered from Kleen-Rite.

I love your car!

Jimmy

I would suggest Coleman...they will sell you direct.

I believe Coleman has recently begun charging for out of warranty phone tech support on their equipment. This is the only carwash company I know that does that. It would not be an issue if a local distributor was present and could service and repair your equipment, but since you are on your own you will have to call when you have a problem. Tech support fees could add up over the years. Since you have no distributor and will have to call I would at least try to get some sort of agreement that you get free tech support for life of the unit.

SS pump stand equipment is very generic. 90% of the SS equipment is built using the same design philosophy. If the components are name brand and the pump stand is well made out of stainless steel they will almost all provide comparable performance. The companies you mention use meter doors with proprietary components. All the smaller companies tend to use electronic components manufactured through third party vendors that you can order through major mail order sources.

Hope this helps!

My experience with distributors are very positive when you are placing an order for equipment. But I have found that once the equipment is installed and the check has cleared the bank they are not much help at all.

Costas,you will get good advice from this forum, but remember the majority of the responses are from operators in the US. I sure that you are aware that your electrical voltage in your country is follows CE and is 50 Hz. Here in the USA our voltage is 60 Hz.

If you want to use US equipment, check only with US Manufacturer's that also provide equipment in Europe. A few US Self Service manufacturer's utilize VFD's to operate their pump bench's and this would work in your electrical scenario. Custom Kraft and I-Wash are the only SS Manufacturer's that I am aware of that are US based.

Good Luck

What's all this talk of 'servicing' SS equipment??? My Superior setup is straightforward, uses CAT pumps and is very reliable. My only problem in 2 years has been a pesky weep solenoid that I still can't figure out. I'll be trying to bribe my friend Eric to help out with it this Spring/Summer. Other than that, my SS just hums along happily!

waxman, believe me, self-serve equipment can be very complicated. There are quite a few manufacturers that use many proprietary parts and complicated plumbing and switching devices that go way beyond a simple rotary switch, pump, contactor and solenoid setup. An example of what I call "unnecessarily overcomplicated was when I once had to change a check valve on a Coleman unit, naturally the valve in the middle of a 7-bay tree. To do it properly I would have had to shut down 4 bays and disassemble no less than 50 3/4" fittings and hose connections while wedged in a 2-foot gap behind the unit in a room with a 700,000 BTU boiler with no outside vent on a 110-degree day. I chose instead to cut one nipple with a hacksaw blade and install a union, which in my opinion should have been there to begin with. On top of all that, the employee didn't even know how to shut off power to the bays individually. To make sure no one moved the cone and used the bay I was working on, he had to disconnect a wire to the PLC for the whole wash.

thanks mep1 for the advice.Dultmier is better from kleen-ride in my opinio.what do you think?

Thanks gregpack.yours advice are very helpfull for me.I think i will order from drilling-haris or dultmeier at the end.I am waitingn from them a quotation.Thanks again

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