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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
part of the spray system, when
installing, cleaning or
changing
spray tips, and whenever you stop spraying.
1. Engage
the gun safety latch.
2.
T
urn the ON/OFF switch to OFF
.
3.
Unplug the power supply cord.
4.
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.
5.
Engage the gun safety latch.
6. Open
the pressure drain valve, having a container
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 VER
Y
SLOWLY
loosen the part to relieve pressure
gradually
,
then
loosen completely
. Now clear the tip or hose.
WARNING
1,5 2 4 6
When To Flush
1. New
Sprayer
. Your new sprayer was factory tested
in lightweight oil which was left in to protect pump
parts.
Before using water–base paint
, flush with mineral
spirits followed by soapy water , and then a clean
water
flush.
Before
using oil–base paint,
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.
Flush with mineral spirits, followed by warm, soapy
water,
then a clean water flush.
5. Storage.
Water–base paint:
flush with water , then mineral
spirits
and leave the pump, hose and gun filled with
mineral spirits. Shut off the sprayer, open the pres-
sure
drain valve to relieve pressure and leave it open.
Oil–base
paint:
flush with mineral spirits. Shut of
f the
sprayer, open the pressure drain valve to relieve
pressure
and leave it open.
NEVER
leave water in the sprayer if there is the slight
-
est chance it could freeze. Push the water out with
mineral spirits. W ater left to freeze in the pressure
control tube prevents the sprayer from being started
and
causes serious damage to the pressure control.
CAUTION
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 out the mineral
spir
-
its with the paint to be sprayed and the sprayer is
ready
to use.
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