Setting Up; Starting Up 3 - Allpro 400E Operations Manual & Parts List

SETTING UP

1. Connect the hose and gun.
a. Remove the plastic cap plug from the outlet tee
and screw a conductive or grounded 3000 psi
airless spray hose onto fluid outlet.
b. Connect an airless spray gun to the other end of
the hose.
c. Do not use steel braided airless hose. Use nylon
braided airless hose only.
NOTE: Do not use thread sealer on swivel unions as
they are made to self-seal. Use thread seal on
tapered male threads only.
2. Fill the Packing Nut/Wet Cup 1/3 full with Throat
Seal Oil (TSO) supplied.
(Fig 6)
FIGURE 6
STARTING UP
1. Learn the fuctions of the controls.
PRIME/PRESSURE (PR) RELIEF VALVE is used to
prime pump and to relieve pressure from gun, hose
and tip.
FIGURE 7
Prime/Pressure Relief Valve (Prime/PR Valve)
Used to relieve pressure from gun, hose & tip and to prime
the unit when in OPEN position. (It is in open position
when there is a wider gap
between valve handle and
cam body)
When in CLOSED position,
there is only a very slight gap
between handle & body.
When closed the system is
pressurized. Handle as a loaded firearm!
FIGURE 8
ON
FIGURE 9
PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB
is used to adjust pressure. Turn clockwise (CW) to
increase pressure and counterclockwise (CCW) to
decrease pressure.
OFF
TOGGLE
SWITCH
3. Check the Electrical Service.
Be sure the electrical service is 120 VAC, 15 amp
minimum, and that the outlet you use is properly
grounded.
4. Grounding
WARNING
- To reduce the risk of static
sparking, fire or explosion which can
result in serious bodily injury and property
damage, always ground the sprayer and
system components and the object being
sprayed as instructed on Page 6.
5. Flush the sprayer as per "Flushing - New Sprayer"
on page 1 and "How to Flush on page 2.
2. Prepare the Material
a. Prepare the material according to the material
manufacturer's recommendations.
b. Place the suction tube into the material container.
3. Starting the Sprayer (See Fig. 7 , 8 & 9)
a. Prime/PR Valve must be "OPEN" in the priming
position.
b. When you have ensured that gun safety latch is
engaged, attach tip and Safety Guard.
c. Turn the ON-OFF Toggle Switch to the
"ON" position.
WARNING
- To stop the unit in an emergency,
turn motor off. Then relieve the fluid pressure
in the pump and hose as instructed in the
Pressure Relief Procedure on Page 6.
d. Turn Pressure Control Knob CW to prime pump.
e. After the pump is primed, turn Prime/PR Valve to
the "Closed" position.
f. Turn Pressure Control Knob to the desired spray
pressure. LCD displays pressure.
g. Disengage the gun safety latch and you are ready
to spray.
WARNING -
If you spray into the paint bucket,
always use the lowest spray pressure and main-
tain firm metal to metal contact between gun
and container. See Page 2 Fig. 5 .
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