Training Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a training certificate certifying they have been trained on how to effectively maintain car wash equipment. A Masters Certificate can be earned by the successful completion of additional classroom programs. The Equipment Maintenance training certificate indicates that the student has learned to:

After Day 1:

  1. Understand the fundamentals of car wash equipment
  2. Identify subcomponents of the car wash equipment
  3. Properly follow safety procedures
  4. Use the proper tools and consumables
  5. Develop a Preventive Maintenance schedule

After Day 2:

  1. Differentiate between RWP, FWP, Over-Under and Surface conveyors
  2. Recognize the components within the conveyor and understand their importance
  3. Properly operate the prep gun pump stations
  4. Understand:
    1. Photo Eye and Floor Switch functions
    2. Functionality of Liquid/Foaming Dual Applicator Arches
    3. CTA operations
    4. Chemical pump stations
  5. Perform hands-on maintenance on items covered during the classroom sessions of Day 2

After Day 3:

  1. Properly Operate:
    1. Tire Brushes
    2. Top Brushes
    3. Front-to-Back and Side-to-Side Mitters
    4. Top Motor and Bottom Motor Side Washers
    5. Grill Washers
    6. Wrap-around Washers
    7. Omni Arches
    8. Bumper Blasters
    9. Wheel Blasters
    10. Hydraulic Power Packs
    11. High Pressure Pump Stations
  2. Perform hands-on maintenance on items covered during the classroom sessions of Day 3

After Day 4:

  1. Properly Operate:
    1. Foaming Arches
    2. Shower Head Foaming Applicators
    3. Halo Arches
    4. Rain Arches
    5. Mirror Rinse
    6. Undercarriage Manifolds
    7. Tire Shiners
    8. Blower Drying Systems
    9. Anti-collision and Loop Detectors
    10. Air Compressors
    11. Compressed Air Dryers
    12. Motor Control Centers
    13. Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
    14. Pressure Boosters
    15. Dispensing Stations
    16. Tunnel Controllers
    17. Reclaim and Odor Control Systems
    18. Spot-free Rinse Systems
    19. Water Softener Systems
    20. Central Vacuums
    21. Coin Vacuums
  2. Perform hands-on maintenance on items covered during the classroom sessions of Day 4

After Day 5:

  1. Properly maintain chemical consumption
  2. Conduct water hardness testing
  3. Record chemical inventory levels
  4. Understand the importance of chemical audits and maintenance requirements
  5. Perform hands-on maintenance regarding water hardness, titration and volumetric measuring