Jeff Russill was happy to celebrate with the community on Wednesday, June 24, at a beef on a bun luncheon hosted at the EZ Car Wash. As both a grand opening and a way to raise money for STARS the day was well attended.
Plans for the operation began in the fall of 2012 as Jeff approached the town to discuss his plans for the piece of land at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Hwy 9 North. It was a long process as the plans were forwarded to Community Planning and 18 months later they were given approval.
Construction started last year in May and the building was ready to be opened at the end of March this year.
“We have been open for a little while, we wanted to work through and tweak anything we needed to, but it’s finally all together,” Deb Russill said, explaining why the grand opening wasn’t held earlier.
The EZ Wash grand opening offered a meal for $10 with all funds raised being donated to STARS, of which a STARS representative was available to speak with at a booth set up for the day.
Following the lunch the STARS car was sent through the touchless wash marking the beginning of free carwashes for the afternoon in celebration of their grand opening.
The car wash features six wash bays with wands and one drive through touchless wash, which is an exciting feature many in Carlyle and surrounding community were patiently awaiting during the construction of EZ Wash.
EZ Wash features bright LED lighting, which was a decision made to help illuminate vehicles and ensure the individual washing their car can see that they haven’t missed a spot.
There are also a variety of features that can be used including wax, motor cleaner, tire cleaner, and more.
These features can be purchased within the touchless wash, which is easy to use.
“You drive up and pay for the wash you’d like,” Deb explained. “You then just drive in and stop, the unit moves around your vehicle and adjusts to each car. It tells you when to move forward, when to stop, and if you’ve gone too far it even tells you to back up.”
Following the automatic wash the dryer starts and as you drive through slowly your vehicle is dried to eliminate spots where dust can stick after a vehicle is washed.
With automatic doors installed it will make washing a vehicle in winter easy, but one of the advanced features EZ Wash has includes air curtains at these doors to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
The car wash is fully accessible by cash and credit card, and although the touchless wash doesn’t accept debit cards there is an employee in the office who can set up payment with debit from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
To pay with debit simply stop in at the office and preload the EZ Wash gift card which can be used at the touchless wash. The gift cards were a popular Father’s Day present in the area according to Deb.
