Cleaning The Spray Gun Filter; Cleaning The Inlet Filter - WAGNER Paint Crew Plus Owner's Manual

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Spraying Troubleshooting -

The filter must be cleaned every time you use your sprayer. When using thicker spray materials, the filter might need to

be cleaned more often.

Pressure Relief Procedure,

1. Perform

2. Unclip the trigger guard from the filter housing by pulling

outward from the filter housing. Unscrew the filter

housing.

3. Remove the filter from the spray gun housing and clean

with the appropriate cleaning solution (warm, soapy water

for latex paints, mineral spirits for oil-based materials).

4. Inspect the filter for holes (see inset). Replace if holes

are found.

NOTE - NEVER POKE THE FILTER WITH A SHARP

INSTRUMENT!

5. Replace the cleaned filter, tapered end first, into the gun

housing. The tapered end of the filter must be loaded

properly into the gun. Improper assembly will result

in a plugged tip or no flow from the gun.

6. Reassemble the spray gun.

Spraying Troubleshooting -

1. Perform

Pressure Relief Procedure,

2. Empty the hopper of all spraying material (see

the Hopper,

page 7). Clean any remaining material

residue inside the hopper with the appropriate cleaning

solution. The hopper must be completely dry.

3. Unscrew the hopper outlet (a). The valve stem, spring

and inlet filter will come out with the hopper outlet.

Remove the inlet filter from the hopper outlet, being

careful not to lose the spring or stem.

4. Clean the inlet filter using the appropriate cleaning

solution (warm, soapy water with latex paints, mineral

spirits with oil-based paints or stains).

5. Place inlet filter back over the valve stem and into the

hopper outlet. Thread hopper outlet back into the bottom

of the hopper.

If after having completed all of the steps on this page

you are still experiencing problems spraying, refer to

the Troubleshooting page (page 17).

English

Title

page 7.

Trigger

guard

page 7.

Emptying