DP-airless
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CLEANUP
As with all spray equipment, your sprayer must be cleaned properly or it will not operate properly.
Clogged valves and filters are the most common causes of problems. If followed, these guidelines will
insure trouble free performance from your sprayer.
1.
Lock the gun and reduce the pressure. Turn
the sprayer to prime A and shut it off. Unplug
sprayer. Leave the suction set in the paint. Refer
to pressure relief procedure
2.
Remove suction tube from paint and hold it
above a bucket of water or solvent. Leave the
return tube aimed into the paint bucket.
3.
Set PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB
counter
clockwise back to minimum pressure. Trigger
gun to relieve pressure and lock gun.
4.
Increase PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB
clockwise to about 1/3 to 1/2 maximum pressure.
This will draw the remaining paint in the suction
tube through the pump and down the return tube
into the paint bucket.
5.
Place suction tube and return tube in
container of water or compatible solvent.
6.
Remove spray tip and guard, washer, and let
soak in warm water or appropriate solvent.
7.
Increase pressure to about 1/2 maximum
pressure and let circulate for 2-3 minutes to flush
paint out of the pump, suction tube and return
tube.
8.
To save paint left in the hose, carefully trigger
the gun (with spray tip removed) against the
inside of
the
paint
container.
Reduce
PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB to zero, then
turn PRIMING KNOB to SPRAY B
Save Paint Back To Paint Can
9.
.Increase PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB again
until paint starts to flow into the bucket. As soon
as the water or solvent starts to come into the
bucket, release the trigger.
10.
Change to clean water or solvent and
continue circulating for another 5 minutes to
thoroughly clean the hose, pump and spray gun.
11.
Reduce pressure and turn to prime A. .
Trigger gun. Lock gun and shut sprayer off.
12
.
Remove spray gun from paint hose, using
two adjustable wrenches. Remove filter
housing from gun. Place gun and filter assembly
into a container of water or solvent to soak.
Cover paint container and set it aside.
13.
Clean spray tip and gun filter with a soft brush.
Reassemble spray tip in cleaning position.
(Arrow points to back of the gun.)
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