Maintaining your equipment at a coin-op car wash is important. We are working with heat and high-pressure and water. The same forces that build mountains and tear them down again. This is probably why your equipment cleans so well, but un-maintained these tools of the trade can truly become the machines from hell. Broken down or inoperable equipment in an un-maintained car wash will attract vandalism, crime, graffiti and additional abuse from patrons and derelicts alike.

VACUUM

Most coin operated vacuums have two motors in the top. They are good usually for about 400 hours. They are easy to replace and are not expensive. They cost between $39-89 each. If you replace one, you should replace both because their useful life is highly predictable. If one goes chances are, the other one will soon. If you want to replace your entire vacuum and go to a three motor vacuum, you