Setup; Preparing A New Sprayer; Preparing To Paint - Titan ADVANTAGE GPX 85 Owner's Manual

Setup

Perform the following procedure before starting the engine of a
gas-powered sprayer.
1. Ensure that the siphon tube and the return hose are
attached and secure.
2. Attach the supplied grounding cable to a grounded object.
3. Using a wrench, attach a minimum of 50' of 1/4" nylon
airless spray hose to the outlet fitting on the sprayer.
Tighten securely.
4. Attach an airless spray gun to the spray hose. Using two
wrenches (one on the gun and one on the hose), tighten
securely.
NOTE: Do not attach the tip to the spray gun yet.
Remove the tip if it is already attached.
Make sure all airless hoses and spray guns are
electrically grounded and rated at or above the
maximum operating pressure range of the airless
sprayer.
5. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest pressure setting.
6. Make sure the sprayer ON/OFF switch is in the OFF
position.
7. Fill the fluid section oil cup with approximately one
tablespoon of separating oil (P/N 313-481).
IMPORTaNT: Never operate unit for more than ten seconds
without fluid. Operating this unit without fluid will cause
unnecessary wear to the packings.
8. Check the engine oil level. The gasoline engine oil level
is determined by the manufacturer. Refer to the engine
manufacturer's service manual (supplied).
9. Close the fuel shut-off lever and fill the gas tank with
gasoline. Use only high quality, unleaded gasoline.

Preparing a New Sprayer

If this unit is new, it is shipped with test fluid in the fluid section
to prevent corrosion during shipment and storage. This fluid
must be thoroughly cleaned out of the system with mineral spirits
before you begin spraying.
IMPORTaNT: always keep the trigger lock on the spray gun
in the locked position while preparing the system.
1. Place the siphon tube into a container of mineral spirits
that has a flash point of 60ºC (140ºF) or above.
2. Place the return hose into a metal waste container.
3. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest pressure setting.
4. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the PRIME position.
5. Move the engine ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
6. Start the engine:
a. Open the fuel valve
lever.
b. Move the throttle
lever away from the
gas tank.
c. Close the engine
choke lever.
d. Holding the frame
with one hand, pull
the starter rope
rapidly and firmly. Continue to hold the rope as you
let it return. Pull and return the rope until the engine
starts.
7. Turn on the sprayer by
moving the sprayer ON/OFF
switch to the ON position.
8. Slowly turn the pressure
control knob clockwise to
increase the pressure until
fluid starts to come out of the
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Throttle
Choke Lever
Lever
Engine
ON/OFF
Switch
Fuel Valve
Lever
Starter Rope
Sprayer Pressure
ON/OFF Control
Switch Knob
return hose. Use only enough pressure to keep the fluid
coming out.
9. Allow the sprayer to run for 15–30 seconds to flush the
test fluid out through the return hose and into the waste
container.
10. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest setting.
11. Turn off the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF switch
to the OFF position.

Preparing to Paint

Before painting, it is important to make sure that the fluid in the
system is compatible with the paint that is going to be used.
NOTE: Incompatible fluids and paint may cause the
valves to become stuck closed, which would
require disassembly and cleaning of the
sprayer's fluid section.
IMPORTaNT: always keep the trigger lock on the spray gun
in the locked position while preparing the system.
1. Place the siphon tube into a container of the appropriate
solvent for the material being sprayed (refer to
recommendations of the material manufacturer). An
example of the appropriate solvent is water for latex paint.
2. Place the return hose into a metal waste container.
3. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest pressure setting.
4. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the PRIME position.
NOTE: hold the return hose in the waste container when
moving the PRIME/SPRay valve to PRIME in case
the sprayer is pressurized.
5. Move the engine ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
6. Start the engine:
a. Open the fuel valve lever.
b. Move the throttle lever away from the gas tank.
c. Close the engine choke lever.
d. Holding the frame with one hand, pull the starter rope
rapidly and firmly. Continue to hold the rope as you
let it return. Pull and return the rope until the engine
starts.
7. Turn on the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF switch
to the ON position.
8. Slowly turn the pressure control knob clockwise to
increase the pressure until fluid starts to come out of the
return hose. Use only enough pressure to keep the fluid
coming out.
9. Allow the sprayer to run for 15–30 seconds to flush the
old solvent out through the return hose and into the metal
waste container.
10. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest setting.
11. Turn off the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF switch
to the OFF position.
NOTE: Make sure that the spray gun does not have a tip
or tip guard installed.
12. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the SPRAY position.
13. Turn on the sprayer.
14. Turn the pressure control knob slowly clockwise to
increase pressure.
15. Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the
unlocked position.
Ground the gun by holding it
against the edge of the metal
container while flushing. Failure to
do so may lead to a static electric
discharge, which may cause a fire.
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