Heatup Guidelines; Heat Management Tips - Graco Reactor E-10hp Instructions Manual

Heatup Guidelines

The fluids must be circulated from the pumps through
the heater, hoses, and back to the tanks to ensure warm
fluids are supplied to the gun.
Slow Recirculation
• Slow Recirc results in a higher temperature transfer
in the heater, so hoses and gun heat up quicker.
• Good for touchup or low flow spraying, up to
moderate temperature.
Fast Recirculation
Fast Recirc keeps heaters on full-time to bring fluid
tanks up to temperature. The higher your flow rate, the
more heat needed in the tanks before spraying.
• For 200-240VAC systems: Use Fast Recirc until
the pump inlet fluid temperature gauges (Y) are
within 45°F (25°C) of target outlet temperature.
• For 100-120VAC systems: Use Fast Recirc until
the pump inlet fluid temperature gauges (Y) are
within 30°F (17°C) of target temperature.
• Volume in tanks: Use only what you need. For
example, 2.5 gal. (10 l) in each tank will heat up
almost twice as fast as 5 gal. (20 l).
• Mixes fluid within tanks, to avoid heating only the
fluid at the top of the tank.
• Use for flushing.
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Heat Management Tips

• Heaters perform better with lower flow rates or
smaller mix modules.
• Triggering the gun for short periods helps maintain
efficient heat transfer, keeping material at the
desired temperature. Triggering the gun for a long
period may not allow enough heating time,
depending on material temperature in tanks.
• If the temperature displays fall below acceptable
limits, set the function knob to Slow Recirc
circulate again to bring temperatures back up.
• Each 35 ft (10.7 m) hose bundle adds about 5
minutes to heatup time, with most materials. The
maximum recommended hose length is 105 ft (32
m).
• For a quicker start, do initial heatup circulation with
the tanks 1/4 to 1/3 filled, then add more material.
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