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Shutdown and Cleaning
6.
Trigger gun into paint pail, and turn Power switch
ON. When flushing fluid comes out of gun, release
trigger.
7.
Move gun to waste pail, and trigger it to flush
pump, hose, and gun into waste pail. Continue
until remaining flushing fluid is gone from flushing
fluid pail.
NOTE:
To minimize splashing, aim gun at inside wall
of pail.
8.
Fill unit with pump storage fluid or mineral spirits.
Zip Flushing
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For flushing after spraying water–based coatings.
This procedure is for flushing after spraying water–
based coatings.
1.
With Power Switch OFF, lift suction tube and prime
tube from paint pail, and let them drain into paint
for awhile. Place suction tube in flushing fluid pail,
and place prime tube in waste pail. Turn
Spray/Prime valve to PRIME to relieve fluid
pressure into waste pail.
2.
Turn Pressure Control knob to the left
(counterclockwise) to minimum pressure. Trigger
gun into waste pail to relieve pressure that might
be in hose.
NOTE:
To minimize splashing, aim gun at inside wall of
empty waste pail.
3.
Remove tip & base assembly from gun, and place
in flushing fluid pail.
4.
Screw Zip Flush attachment onto garden hose.
Close lever on Zip Flush attachment.
5.
Unscrew inlet screen from suction tube and place
tube in waste bucket.
6.
Connect garden hose to suction tube with Zip
Flush attachment. Leave prime tube in waste pail.
7.
Turn Spray/Prime Valve to SPRAY. Align arrow on
sprayer with bucket symbol on Pressure Control
Knob.
8.
Open lever on Zip Flush attachment. Turn on
garden hose.
NOTE:
Step 9 is for returning paint in hose back to
paint pail. One 50–foot (15–meter) hose holds
approximately 1 quart (1 liter) of paint.
9.
a.
Pull and hold gun trigger and point gun into
paint pail.
WASTE
PAINT
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b.
Turn power switch ON to begin pumping paint
in hose back into paint pail.
c.
When water comes out of gun, keep gun trig-
ger pulled and move aim of gun to waste pail.
10. Keep gun triggered and aimed into waste pail for
1–2 minutes, until relatively clear water comes out
of gun.
11. Turn Spray/Prime valve to PRIME.
12. Let water flow through sprayer into waste pail for
20 seconds.
13. Turn power switch OFF.
14. Close Zip Flush attachment. Turn off garden hose.
15. Unscrew Zip Flush attachment from suction tube.
Cleaning Fluid Filter
1.
Disconnect airless spray hose from sprayer.
Remove fluid filter from sprayer. Check it for
debris. If needed, clean filter with water and
brush.
NOTE:
The filter prevents particles from entering paint
hose. Although filter is self–cleaning, remove and
clean it after each use to insure peak performance.
2.
Install filter.
3.
Tighten outlet fitting and reconnect hose to
sprayer.
