FLUSHING GUIDELINES
Pressure Relief Procedure
To reduce the risk of serious bodily injury, including
fluid injection, splashing fluid or solvent in the eyes or
on the skin, or injury from moving parts or electric
shock, always follow this procedure whenever you
shut off the sprayer, when checking or servicing any
changing spray tips, and whenever you stop spraying.
part of the spray system, when installing, cleaning or
1.
Engage the gun safety latch.
2.
Turn the ON/OFF switch to
OFF,
3.
Disengage the gun safety latch. Hold a metal part
of the gun firmly to the side of a grounded metal
pail, and trigger the gun to relieve pressure.
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2
4.
Engage the gun safety latch.
5.
Open the pressure drain valve, having acontainer
ready to catch the drainage. Leave the valve open
until you are ready to spray again.
If
you
suspect that the spray tip or hose
is
completely
clogged, or that pressure
has
not
been
fully
relieved
after following the steps above, wrap a rag around the
tip guard retaining nut or hose end coupling and
VERY SLOWLY loosen the part to relieve pressure
gradually, then loosen completely. Now clear the tip or
hose obstruction.
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1.
New Sprayer. Your new sprayer was factory tested
parts.
in lightweight oil which was left in to protect pump
spirits followed by soapy water, and then a clean
Before using water
-
base paint, flush with mineral
water flush.
Before
using
oil-basepaint, flush with mineral spirits
only.
2.
Changing Colors. Flush with a compatible solvent
such
as
mineral spirits
or
water.
3.
Changing
from
water
-
base
to
oil
-
base paint.
Flush with warm, soapy water, then mineral spirits.
4.
Changing
from
oil
-
base to water
-
base paint.
water, then a clean water flush.
Flush with mineral spirits, followed by warm, soapy
5.
Storage.
spirits and leave the pump, hose and gun filled with
Water
-
base paint: flush with water, then mineral
mineral spirits. Shut off the sprayer, open the pres
-
sure drain valve to relieve pressure and leave it open.
sprayer, open the pressure drain valve to relieve
Oil-basepainttfiush with mineral spirits. Shut
off
the
pressure and leave
it
open.
CAUTION
NEVER leave water in the sprayer
if
there
is
the
with mineral spirits. Water left to freeze in the pres-
slightest chance it could freeze. Push the water out
sure control tube prevents the sprayer from being
started and causes serious damage to the pressure
control.
6.
Startup after storage.
Before using water
-
base paint, flush out mineral
spirits with soapy water and then a clean water flush.
When using oil
-
base paint, flush outthe mineral spir-
its with the paint to be sprayed and the sprayer
is
ready to use.
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