Toro 34225 - Cleaning the Sprayer

CleaningtheSprayer
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
WARNING
Swallowingorinhalingchemicalscouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Donotcleansprayernozzlesusingyour
mouthorblowingthroughthenozzles.
•Replaceallwornanddamagedsprayer
nozzles.
•Ensurethatthenozzlesareinstalled
correctly.
PreparingtheMachine
1.Emptythesprayertank;refertoEmptyingthe
SprayerT ank(page40).
2.Fillthesprayertankwith19L(5USgallons)or
moreofcleanwaterandinstallthecap;referto
FillingtheSprayTank(page39).
3.Engagetheparkingbrake,movethe
steering-control/motion-controllevertothe
NEUTRALposition,andstarttheengine(Figure
52);refertoStartingtheEngine(page22).
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Figure52
1.Ignitionswitch
5.Choke
2.Agitation-pumplever6.Throttle
3.Narrow-spraypatternlever
7.Sprayer-pump/tank-agitation
switch
4.Wide-spraypatternlever
4.Setthesprayer-pumpswitchtotheONposition,
andsettheenginethrottletoFASTposition
(Figure52).
5.Movethetank-agitationlevertotheONposition
(Figure52).
CleaningtheSprayerSystemand
Wand
Important:Alwaysemptyandcleanthesprayer
immediatelyaftereachuse.Failuretodosomay
causethechemicalstodryorthickeninthelines,
cloggingthepumpandothercomponents.
1.Pullbackbothnarrowandwide-spraypattern
leverstotheONposition(Figure52).
Thesprayernozzlesbeginspraying.
2.Allowtherinsewaterinthetanktospraythrough
thenozzles.
3.Checkthatall3nozzlesaresprayingcorrectly.
4.Removethesprayerwandfromtheholder,point
thewandinasafedirection,andsqueezethe
trigger;refertoSpray-WandTriggerandTrigger
Lock(page15).
Note:Allowtherinsewatertodischargefrom
thewandfor1to2minutes.
5.Releasethetriggerforthewandandreturnitto
theholderonthemachine(Figure7).
6.Movethespray-patternleversforwardtothe
OFFposition,setthesprayer-pumpswitchtothe
OFFposition,andshutofftheengine(Figure52).
7.Cleanthestrainer;refertoCleaningtheStrainer
(page46).
8.Repeatsteps2through7usingcleanersand
neutralizersrecommendedbythechemical
manufacturers;refertoFillingtheSprayT ank
(page39).
9.Repeatsteps2through7usingcleanwateronly.
CleaningtheExternalComponents
1.Usingahosetowashofftheoutsideofthe
sprayertankwithcleanwater.
Note:Donotuseapowerwashertoclean
themachine.Thehigh-pressurewater
mayforceresidualcorrosivematerialsinto
spreader-spreadercomponents.
2.Removeandcleanthesprayernozzles;referto
CleaningtheSprayerNozzle(page47).
Note:Replacedamagedorwornnozzles.
3.Allowthespreader-sprayertocompletelydry
beforethenextuse.
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