Gen III Tankless Misting Unit – Recommended Maintenance Procedures
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Winterization
1. Flush coupler, dosing pump and insecticide flow line first with clean water and then
with air.
a. Thread PRO-CAP onto a vented bottle filled with clean water.
b. Execute a Manual Charge to flush the dosing pump and line with clean water.
(MAINTENANCE Menu, INS, then press all three (
►
▲
▼
) arrow buttons simultaneously
for a period of 5 seconds.)
c. DOSE and a countdown will be displayed. The unit will run the dosing pump for an
extended period, flushing insecticide out of the pump and line with clean water.
d. Remove PRO-CAP from bottle and snap it by itself into Smart Coupler.
e. Execute another Manual Charge (same routine as above) to pump air through and
evacuate fluid from insecticide flow line. Remove controller and lift to observe when the
dosing pump is no longer discharging water.
2. Flush batch tank, pump and agitation valve with clean water.
a. Drain the batch tank of dilute insecticide in accordance with label instructions and local
regulations. (MAINTENANCE Menu, DRN, Press Green
►
button for 5 seconds.) As the
tank nears empty, lift the right front corner of the system slightly to evacuate as much fluid
as possible from the mixing vessel. Press STOP when pressure falls.
b. Run Inspect to flush the batch tank and nozzle circuit (MAINTENANCE Menu, INS, Press
Green
►
button for 5 seconds.) If zone kit, run INS1 and INS2 to flush both nozzle
circuits.
c. During the INSpect cycle, turn off valve at the faucet and disconnect the water supply
tubing at the filter inlet.
d. Allow the unit to run until the batch tank is empty.
3. Evacuate remaining fluid from inlet water line and pump discharge line.
a. Disconnect nozzle circuit from unit.
b. Use WINT function to hold inlet supply valve and agitation valve open for 30 seconds to
allow trapped fluid to drain. (MAINTENANCE Menu, WINT, Press Green
►
button for 5
seconds to trigger.)
c. Lift left side of unit about 4” to let water run out of valve and flow meter.
4. Unplug unit, coil power cord and stow under unit.
5.
Purge fluid remaining in nozzle circuit with compressed air.
a. Remove the tip from the last nozzle on the end of each run.
b. Use portable air compressor with adapter (MistAway Part # 20052) to purge fluid from
nozzle circuit.
