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Figure20
Meshsize—chemicalorsolutionviscosity
1.Higher-viscositychemicals
orsolutions
3.Screenmeshsize
2.Lower-viscositychemicals
orsolutions
Whenyousprayatahigherapplicationrate,consider
usingacoarseroptionalsuction-ltermesh;referto
Figure21.
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Figure21
Meshsize—applicationrate
1.Higherapplicationrate
3.Screenmeshsize
2.Lowerapplicationrate
SelectingaPressureFilter
Availablescreensizesinclude:
StandardEquipment:50meshsuctionlter(blue)
Usethepressureltertabletoidentifythescreen
meshforthespraynozzlesyouareusingbased
onchemicalsproductsorsolutionswithaviscosity
equivalenttowater.
PressureFilterTable
SprayNozzle
ColorCode(ow
rate)
ScreenMesh
Size*
FilterColorCode
Asrequiredforlow
viscositychemicals
orsolutionsorlow
applicationrates
100
Green
Yellow(0.2gpm)
80Yellow
Red(0.4gpm)
50Blue
Brown(0.5gpm)
50Blue
Gray(0.6gpm)
50Blue
White(0.8gpm)
50Blue
Blue(1.0gpm)
50Blue
Green(1.5gpm)
50Blue
Asrequiredforhigh
viscositychemicals
orsolutionsorhigh
applicationrates
30Red
Asrequiredforhigh
viscositychemicals
orsolutionsorhigh
applicationrates
16Brown
*Themeshsizeofthepressureltersinthistable
arebasedonspraychemicalsorsolutionswiththe
viscosityequivalenttowater.
Important:Whenyouspraywithhigherviscosity
(thicker)chemicalproductsorsolutionswith
wettablepowders,youmayneedtouseacoarser
screenmeshfortheoptionalpressure-lter;refer
toFigure22.
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Figure22
Meshsize—chemicalorsolutionviscosity
1.Higher-viscositychemicals
orsolutions
3.Screenmeshsize
2.Lower-viscositychemicals
orsolutions
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