Gauge Readings

What Are Gauges?

Gauges track important readings at your car wash:

• Water pressure (PSI)
• TDS levels (total dissolved solids)
• Chemical concentrations
• Temperatures
• Any measurement you want to track

Adding a Gauge

1. Go to Gauges in the sidebar
2. Click Add Gauge
3. Fill in:

- Name: What you're measuring

- System/Machine: Group (e.g., "Water System", "Air System")

- Target: Expected value

- Unit: PSI, TDS, %, °F, etc.

- Tolerance: How much variance is OK (e.g., 10%)

Organizing by System

Gauges are grouped by system for easy daily checks:

Water System
  ├── Inlet Pressure: 85 PSI ✓
  ├── RO Pressure: 120 PSI ✓
  └── TDS Level: 12 ppm ✓

Air System
  ├── Main Compressor: 145 PSI ✓
  └── Dryer Outlet: 110 PSI ✓

Renaming Systems

Need to rename a system group? Click the pencil icon next to the group header:

1. Click the pencil icon next to "Water System"
2. Type the new name
3. All gauges in that system are updated

Reading Status Colors

Based on your target and tolerance:

• Green: Reading is within tolerance ✓
• Yellow: Reading is borderline
• Red: Reading is out of range!

Updating Readings

1. Click on a gauge
2. Enter the new reading
3. Save

The history is saved so you can see trends over time.

How It Connects

Gauge reading out of range
  ↓
Work order auto-created
  ↓
Appears in AI Coach warnings
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Equipment may need repair

Tip

Have employees check gauges as an opening task. This catches problems early.