Pressure Relief Procedure
This equipment stays pressurized untilpressure is manual-
ly relieved. To help prevent serious injury from pressuri-
zed fluid, such as skin injection or splashed fluid, follow
the Pressure Relief Procedure whenever sprayer is stop-
ped and before sprayer is cleaned or checked, and before
equipment is serviced.
1. Turn sprayer OFF.
2. Engage the trigger lock. Always engage the trigger lock
when sprayer is stopped to prevent the gun from being
triggered accidentally.
3. Turn pressure control knob to lowest setting.
4. Put circulation hose into a waste pail and turn circula-
tion switch in PRIME position (drain) to relieve pressure.
5. Hold the gun firmly to a pail. Point gun into pail.
Disengage the trigger lock and trigger the gun to relieve
pressure.
6. Engage the trigger lock.
7. If you suspect the spray tip or hose is clogged or that
pressure has not been fully relieved:
a. VERY SLOWLY loosen the tip guard retaining nut or
the hose end
coupling to relieve pressure gradually.
b. Loosen the nut or coupling completely.
c. Clear airless hose or spray tip obstruction. See Clear Tip
Clog.
Gun Trigger lock
To prevent injury when the gun is not inuse, always enga-
ge the gun's trigger lock if unit is being shut down or left
unattended.
Trigger lock engaged
Original instruction
Trigger lock disengaged
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Setup
Connect Gun to Sprayer
Make sure sprayer is turned off and unplugged from
power source. Refer to your sprayer instruction manual for
priming and spray instructions.
1. Attach STORCH airless hose to sprayer fluid outlet.
2. Attach other end of hose to gun swivel. Use two
wrenches (one on the swivel and one on the hose), to
tighten all connections securely.
3. Refer to sprayer instruction manual for priming instruc-
tions.
If equipment has recently been operated, perform Pres-
sure Relief Procedure and engage trigger lock. To avoid
serious injury from skin injection, do not place your hand
in front of the spray tip when installing or removing the
spray tip.
Installing Tip and Tip Guard on Gun
To prevent spray tip leaks make certain spray tip and tip
guard are installed properly.
High-pressure spray is able to inject toxins into the body
and cause serious bodily injury. Do not stop leaks with
hand or rag.
1. Perform Pressure Relief Procedure.
2. Engage trigger lock
3. Verify spray tip and tip guard parts are assembled in
the order shown.
Reversible Spray Tip
Rubber
seal / metal
seat
Nozzle
holder
Union
nut