Replacing Aircoat Flat Jet Nozzles; Cleaning Of The Nozzles; Eliminate Nozzle Clogging - WAGNER GM5000 Operating Manual

EDITION 03/2012
OPERATING MANUAL
5.4.6

REPLACING AIRCOAT FLAT JET NOZZLES

1. Switch off control unit.
2. Relieve the pressure of gun (1) and unit!
3. Save the spray gun (1) using the trigger lock.
4. Unscrew union nut (12) and remove air cap (10).
5. Remove ACF 5000 AirCoat nozzle (11) and brush cleaning solvent until all traces of
paint are dissolved.
Defective AirCoat nozzle!
Insufficient paint application quality
Do not use sharp-edged objects to treat hard metal on the AirCoat nozzle.
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6. Insert new ACF 5000 nozzle (11) into the valve housing.
7. Put the air cap (10) on the nozzle (11) and pay attention to the position of the guide
surfaces.
8. Screw union nut with attached nozzle guard (9) to the gun body and make sure that
the air cap horns lie in the designated recess (Y).
9. Before tightening the air cap horns (Y) set the desired jet level and then tighten the
union nut to the stop by hand.
5.4.7

CLEANING OF THE NOZZLES

The AirCoat ACF 5000 nozzles (11), the nozzle inserts (3) and the nozzle screw connection
(7) can be placed in a cleaning solvent recommended by the paint manufacturer.
All other nozzle parts may not be put into cleaning solvent.
Clean these parts with cleaning solvent recommended by the manufacturer and dry with
a cloth or a air-jet gun.
5.4.8

ELIMINATE NOZZLE CLOGGING

1. Switch off control unit.
2. Relieve the pressure of gun and unit.
2. Save the spray gun (1) using the trigger lock (14).
3. Unscrew union nut (12) complete with air cap (10) and ACF 5000 nozzle (11).
4. Remove air cap (10).
5. Pull out the ACF 5000 nozzle (11) from the air cap (10) by hand, reverse it and put it
towards the rear into the air cap (10). Pay attention to the position of the guide surfaces
(X).
PART NUMBER DOC 2319150
CAUTION
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