LaserWash 360 vs Laser 4000 Car Wash Comparison

[TheSkhaldi]

do you ship it to kuwait?

[PDQManufacturing]

@TheSkhaldi Please contact PDQ Manufacturing directly through our website at pdqinc.com so that we may assist you.

[Thedddhomevideos]

Hey, I want to a laserwahs 360 today, and the *DING* Exit thing was cool! Where are those speakers?

[PDQManufacturing]

@Thedddhomevideos The speaker is mounted in the back of the in-bay directional sign (LED arrow).

[Thedddhomevideos]

@PDQManufacturing It sounds like it came from the enterance of the car wash. That is cool. What about that high pitched noise from the 4000?

[PDQManufacturing]

@Thedddhomevideos I'm not sure what noise you're referring to... around what time in the video are you referring?

[Thedddhomevideos]

@PDQManufacturing When the sign changes from an arrow to an X, or when the 4000 say STOP. It makes a high pitched noise.

[PDQManufacturing]

@Thedddhomevideos That sound is from the LaserWash 360 - it plays a high-pitched sound letting the customer know to stop, accompanied by the LED 'X'.

[Thedddhomevideos]

The 360 made a dong sound for EXIT.

[Thedddhomevideos]

Cool. The 360 had 2 driers.

[Thedddhomevideos]

I heard the Please Wait for wash is ready.

[Thedddhomevideos]

Awww... You guys don't make the 4000 anymore? Most of the touch free washes where I live ARE Laserwash 4000's.

[g4tech]

@Thedddhomevideos Same my city is nothing but 4000's' and i think 1 M5 a 360 or a G5-S would be nice.

[tobaccofarmer4life]

Thats good because Im not crazy about flash dry, I would sooner have the car drive ahead into a seperate area with stand alone dryer and let next car pull in for wash, which allows faster process times.

[PDQManufacturing]

@tobaccofarmer4life The LaserWash was developed with the flexibility of using a stand alone dryer, integrated dryer, or both. The feedback we received from operators is that the FlashDry service does not slow down the wash process (we have reports of operators who use FlashDry washing up to 20 car per hour). The LaserWash can be programmed in many ways. After all, who knows your business and your customers better than you? We simply offer you the options.

[tobaccofarmer4life]

can you order new laserwash without onboard dryer?

[PDQManufacturing]

@tobaccofarmer4life Yes, you can order the new LaserWash with or without the integrated dryer option, however without the dryer, the FlashDry service cannot be enabled.

[xergon06]

Why did you show the 4000 with foaming wax and the other with 3x foam?

[PDQManufacturing]

@xergon06 The L4000 did not have the 3X foam option, however we wanted to show that even with 3X enabled on the new LaserWash (an extra service that the this L4000 did not have) we could still beat the wash time and even get a 2nd car through with a basic wash.

[douro20]

Hmm...the 4000 had 3x foam nozzles on it but they weren't enabled.

[PDQManufacturing]

@douro20 Actually, the L4000 at this location does not have 3X foam.

[douro20]

How does the purge work on the newer Laserwash?

[PDQManufacturing]

@douro20 Are you referring to the weep process (sometimes called a "purge") to prevent freezing, or a chemical changeover purge? In either case, you can contact us directly and we can explain how both happen on the new LaserWash.

[littlemexicantheif]

how do tyou reduce the mist let off b y the HP wash i know it mst likley a compan y secret

[carwashnews]

There was a quick 4000 I went to a long time ago it did under carrage then high hp and low ph in one pass then polish then high preshure clearcoatn and a dry they saved three passes

[araflygare]

Is This At The Citgo Station? Why did the video show 2 chrysler pacificas?

[PDQManufacturing]

@araflygare The video shows two Chrysler Pacificas because we wanted to show the washes using the exact same vehicle, thereby eliminating one more variable in the comparison.

[gostboy56]

i tried out a tandem and a new laserwash but both did not have flash dry

[tocaracer06]

yikes! the laserwash 4000 doesnt sound too healthy on the way to the front of the bay >.<

[hyvahyva]

Well, a new Citgo station here got the new Laserwash and I tried it out... I suppose the best I can say is... awesome! I love what you've done with the system... great design with no tires, perfect arm positioning, and that overhead rinse arch is quite effective. One odd thing, on the machine I used, Flash Dry wasn't enabled - it was split up into two passes. Oh well. Does the new L-arm have bump sensors on it for the obstacle avoidance?

[PDQManufacturing]

@hyvahyva Yes, the arch has obstacle avoidance 360 degrees around the vehicle.

[mismag9221]

@hyvahyva PLESE MAKE A VIDO OF IT MAN I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

[coolguy095]

very cool, why did the hp rinse on the Laserwash not "swaggle" across the front. I can't tell if it did the "mirror swipe" either.

[PDQManufacturing]

@coolguy095 The "swaggle" you're referring to is a configurable option in the software and was turned off for the video shoot so that the passes would be similar between the new LaserWash and the L4000 - showing the speed difference between the two when configured as close to the same as possible. The "mirror swipe" option was also turned off (although I'm not certain why as it would not add or subtract any time from the wash).

[coolguy095]

What did the arch do in the second wash, at the start of soap 2? Purge soap 1?

[PDQManufacturing]

@coolguy095 If you're referring to the spot in the video that says "Watch Arch", that was only to show that the impact retry system works everywhere on a vehicle, not just at the rear of a vehicle. The arch impacted an "obstacle", reversed course, moved further away from the vehicle, and tried the pass again.

The changeover in chemicals happens much faster on the new LaserWash versus the L4000, so traditional purging is not necessary.

[Aphrocreame]

Isn't this just a matter of cycle speed?

[PDQManufacturing]

Actually no. The adjustments for cycle speeds on the new LaserWash are the same as the L4000, and during the video shoot, the new LaserWash was matched in speed to the L4000. Where the time savings comes into play is in the smart dwell, the capability of rounded corners (which saves ~2 seconds of time for each corner), faster chemical changeovers, etc.

[hyvahyva]

Is the new Laserwash using the same rotary nozzles used on the G5 S-Series? I was going to ask why the Laserwind dryer at the exit there doesn't seem to be active, but I'd imagine flash dry has even better throughput than any drive-out method!

[PDQManufacturing]

The new LaserWash does not use rotary nozzles.

The dryer at the exit was saved from the original L4000 install as an additional exit drying service, although at the time of shooting, it was not being used in any of the wash packages.

[jetfueljp4]

we just gutted out our laserwash4000 last week and are in the final stages of getting our New laserwash going here in scottsbluff Nebraska, frankly we cant wait!

[mismag9221]

so what are you using with the parts?

[gostboy56]

GO LASERWASH!!!