Gun; Clean Material Hopper - Graco RTX5000 Operation, Parts

16. Open gun air control valve. Perform
Pressure Relief Procedure, page 8.
17. Finish cleaning all components. Be sure
to keep air passages in needle clean and
free of material. Clean inside of gun.
NOTE: A soft brush can be used to loosen
dried on material.

Gun

To ensure proper gun function for future use,
remove and clean needle components and
apply a few drops of light oil to:
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Air hose quick connect
•
Material hose connections
•
Air shutoff needle material needle See
Gun Manual for Needle removal/repair.

Clean Material Hopper

Material hopper can be removed for easy
cleaning.
1. Loosen bottom fitting
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Shutdown and Cleanup
2. Lift material hopper straight up, off the
unit.
3. Plug opening on bottom of material
hopper with your hand.
4. Take hopper to cleaning area for
cleaning.
5. After cleaning material hopper, position
it on sprayer aligning fitting to sprayer.
6. Hand tighten fitting.
Water or material remaining in unit when
temperatures are below freezing can
damage motor and/or delay pump startup.
Do not allow unit to freeze.
To ensure water and material are com-
pletely drained out of unit:
1. Remove material hose from sprayer.
2. Remove pump hose from sprayer.
Empty hose and reinstall.
3. Remove hopper and drain.
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