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Glossary of Car Wash Terms
Following is the full glossary of car wash terms. If you are looking for a term that is not found here, please email
education @carwash.org
with your requested term.
A
Air Compressor
Air Oiler
Air Producer
Ancillary Services
Aspirator
Auto Dump Feature
B
Back Flow Preventer
Blower/Dryer
Boiler
Booster Pump
C
Car Wash Controller
Check Valves
Chemical Products
Code Entry Terminal
Compressed Air Dryer
Contact Wash Method
Contact Wash Method
Conveyor
Conveyor Speed
Conveyor Top And Bottom Sections
Conveyor Trench / Pit
Correlator
CTA / TCA
D
Delivery Pump
Dema
Dilution Ratio
Dispensers
Drive-Through
Dwell Time
E
Electrical Demand Charge
Electrical Demand Rate
Emergency Eye Wash
Entrance And Exit Aprons
Entry Keypad
Entry Switch
Equipment Room
E-STOP or Emergency On/Off Button
Express Exterior Car Wash Business
Exterior Car Wash Business
F
Floor Heating System
Floor Heating System
Fluid Pumps
Fluid System Solenoids and Controls
Foaming WTA
Fresh Water Supply Piping
Full-Serve Car Wash Business
Full-Service Car Wash Business
H
High Pressure Arches
High Pressure Pre-Rinse
High Pressure Pump
High Pressure Rinse
Hot Water Storage Tanks
Hybrid Car Wash Method
Hybrid Car Wash Method
Hydraulic Power Packs
Hydrominder
I
In-Bay Automatic Car Wash
Injection Port
Injection Pump
Input Sensor
L
Low Or High Pressure Wax/Clear Coat Protectant
Low Pressure Soap
M
Main Power Supply Switches And Distribution Equipment
Mitter Curtain
Motor Control Center
Motor Starter Basics
O
On-Demand Conveyor
On-Demand Conveyor
Over And Under Conveyor
Overhead Doors
Override
P
Photo Cells
Pit Grating
Power Packs
Prep Area
Prep Gun
Presoak Arch
Presoak Foamers
Printer
Program Settings
R
Reclaim Pits
Reverse Osmosis
Rollover Type Car Wash
Rollover Type Car Wash
S
Sand Oil Separator / Interceptor
Scope Of Work
Self Serve Automatic Car Wash Business
Self Service Car Wash Business
Self-Serve / Wand Type Car Wash
Self-Serve Automatic Car Wash
Self-Service Car Wash Business
Side Wheel / Low / High / Full
Signage (Disclaimer And Instructional)
Single-Phase Electric Power
Soap or Clear Coat Foamers
Soft Start
Spot Free
Stationary Automatic Type Car Wash
Stationary Automatic Type Car Wash
T
Three Phase Voltage
Tire and Wheel Cleaner
Tire Brushes
Titration
Top Wheel
Touch Free Car Wash Method
Touch-Free Car Wash Method
Treadle Pad
Tri-Colored Conditioners
Tunnel Type Car Wash
U
Undercarriage / Rust Inhibitor
Undercarriage Rinse
V
Vehicle Inspection
Vending Machines
Venturi Process
VFD (Variable Frequency Drive)
W
Wand Type Car Wash
Wash Media
Wash Quality
Water Quality
Water Softener
Water Softener Brine Tank
Water Softener Resin Tanks
Water Temperature
Winter Weather / Wind Doors
Wrap Arounds
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