Car wash businesses use a lot of water — water costs are eating into profits, how can we save water?

Business view: if demand > capacity, we can do two things: 1) raise prices. 2) increase capacity.

if customer satisfaction is priority, you can find customers willing to pay a bit more. but it takes patience.

Data analysis: as demand rises, capacity often drops by 30-50%. That's your situation. You need to increase capacity.

bro you gotta try things in this business. i tried, didn't work. tbh then i tried another way it worked.

bro i think you overthink this job... just go, do what you gotta do, let the chips fall where they may.

edit: I wrote something wrong above, sorry about that.

Quick fix: measure capacity (how many per day), calculate costs raise prices. done.

Regulatory requirement: your business needs these and those permits. ask your accountant.

solving the problem with words is impossible. go, do it, fail, learn. that's the way.

there's an easy fix: go now, identify the problem, solve it. you'll see results within a week.

I've been dealing with this for a long time. When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too, not just the best.

Calculate how many months you can survive without revenue, then halve that number. Just leaving this note, it might be useful.

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I agree with this. If you don't write this down from the start it leads to arguments later.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

I think it's hard to be that definitive about car wash water consumption. The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

If you post the result here, it will help others too.

I have no experience with car wash water consumption, so I'm asking. Mistakes made on the car wash water consumption side are usually reversible but expensive.

Thanks a lot, I'll try it today. The answer varies greatly by industry; there is no one-size-fits-all rule.

Proven by experience.

Do you think this works at any scale? If you don't write this down from the start, it leads to arguments later.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

Quick summary for newcomers: Start with a small trial; don't commit to everything at once.

Absolutely. If I were to add anything: A two-week notebook guides you more than a six-month forecast.