SKU 66745
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tO Flush the system:
11.
cautiOn: clean with water if us-
•
ing water-based paint. clean with
solvent if using oil-based paint.
NOTE: Cleaning and flushing will
•
also be required when changing
color or type of paint, i.e., water-
based changing to oil-based.
Lock the Gun Trigger. Turn the
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Pressure Adjust Knob to “OFF”.
Then open the Prime/Spray Knob
(39A) to release all pressure.
Turn the Spray Tip to its “Clean-
•
ing” position and remove it from the
Spray Gun.
While the unit is running in
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prime/clean mode, with the Pres
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sure Adjust Knob open, lift the
Return Tube and Siphon Hose out
of the container and allow 10-15
seconds to pump out the paint. See
Figure D.
Place the Return Tube and Siphon
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Hose in a container filled with clean
water (if using water-based paint) or
clean solvent (if using an oil-based
paint. Then clean the exteriors of
the Return Tube and Siphon Hose.
See Figure E, above.
Turn the Pressure Adjust Knob to
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“OFF” and close the Prime/Spray
Knob (39A).
Unlock the Trigger, and with the
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Spray Tip still removed and the unit
in its prime/clean mode,
Aim the Spray Gun into a paint con-
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tainer and hold the Trigger open un-
til the paint flow stops and water or
solvent just begins to flow. Release
the Trigger. Aim the Spray Gun
into a water or solvent container for
about two minutes.
To reduce splashing, direct the
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fluid stream along the inside of the
container at a side angle and well
above the fluid level (or submerge
the Spray Tip in the water or sol-
vent). Release the Trigger. Point
the Spray Gun into an empty waste
container and spray at least one
gallon of fluid into it.
Warning!
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Conductive metal con-
tainers must be used when flushing
flammable fluids through the sys
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tem. Always flush at low pressure
with the Spray Tip removed.
A metal part of the Spray Gun must
be held firmly against the grounded
siphOn
hOse
(50a)
return
tuBe
(43a)
Figure d
Figure e
siphOn
hOse
(50a)
return
tuBe
(43a)
Fill With clean Water
(iF using Water-Based paint)
Or
Fill With clean sOlVent
(iF using Oil-Based paint)
