Troubleshooting - Craftsman 486.245332 Owner's Manual

PROBLEM
Pump motor cycles on and off rapidly.
(OK for short periods of time)
Pressure too low
Pressure OK but boom spray weak.
Boom spray pattern does not overlap
enough in the middle.

TROUBLESHOOTING

CAUSE
System pressure is reaching
max i mum setting of pump's pressure
switch.
1. Bypass valve open too far.
2. Tank strainer dirty.
Nozzles strainers dirty.
1. Nozzles set too low.
2. Nozzles don't point straight down.
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CORRECTION
Decrease the system pressure by
in creas ing the open ing of the bypass
valve.
1. Decrease opening of bypass valve
2. Remove strainer and clean.
Remove strainers and clean.
1. Adjust boom arms. See page 9.
2. Rotate nozzle opening down.