Shut Down And Clean-Up - Graco 254974 Operation Manual

Shutdown and Cleanup
Keep pump and hose clean when switching between simulated acoustic, knockdown and orange peel
applications. A dirty pump can release particles of texture into the finish.
• To increase pump life, turn power off when not spraying.
• Before removing material hose be sure pressure is relieved and material is not in hose.
• To keep unit in good operating condition, always clean it thoroughly and prepare it properly for storage.
Texture Spraying
(8-10 gallon Material Hopper)
When you have finished spraying:
1. Open gun air valve.
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2. Make sure hopper gun/spray gun selection switch is
turned to SPRAY GUN.
3. Turn power switch ON.
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4. Close gun air valve.
5. Trigger gun into bucket until most of texture mix is
pumped out.
6. Fill material hopper with 2-4 gallons of clean water.
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Shutdown and Cleanup
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7. Spray inside material hopper to circulate water
through gun and hose. While circulating water, use
gun to clean material hopper.
8. Partially open gun air valve to use air to achieve bet-
ter cleaning results.
9. Spray water into a waste bucket to empty material
hopper.
A soft brush can be used to loosen dried on
material.
10. Turn power switch OFF.
11. Open gun air valve. Relieve Pressure, page 6.
If water freezes in unit damage may occur. In cold
weather store system where it will not freeze.
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