Flushing Guidelines - Graco 224–605 Owner's Manual

When to flush
CAUTION
NEVER leave water in the sprayer if there is
the slightest chance it could freeze. Flush out
the water with mineral spirits. If water freezes
in the pressure control tube, it prevents the
sprayer from being started and causes seri-
ous damage to the pressure control.
1. New Sprayer. Flush out the test oil.
Before using water-base paint, flush with
mineral spirits, followed by a soapy water
flush, and then a clean water flush.
Before using oil-base paint, flush with miner-
al spirits, only.
2. Changing Colors. Flush with a compatible
solvent such as mineral spirits or water.
3. Changing from water-base to oil-base
paint. Flush with warm, soapy water, and then
flush with mineral spirits.
4. Changing from oil-base to water-base
paint. Flush with mineral spirits, followed by
warm, soapy water, and then a clean water
flush.
5. Storage. Flush, leave the pump, hose and
gun filled with mineral spirits. Shut off the
sprayer and open the pressure drain valve to
relieve pressure.
Water-base paint: Flush with water, and then
mineral spirits.
Oil-base paint: Flush with mineral spirits.
6. Startup after storage.
Before using water-base paint , flush with
soapy water, and then with clean water.
When using oil-based paint, with the paint to
be sprayed.
How to flush
1. Relieve pressure. See page 9.
2. Remove the filter bowl and screen: see manu-
al 307–273. Install the bowl (only) to flush it.
Close the pressure drain valve. See Fig 6.
3. Pour one–half gallon (2 liters) of compatible
solvent into a grounded metal pail. Put the
suction tube in the pail.
4. Remove the spray tip.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of static sparking and
splashing when flushing, always remove the
spray tip from the gun, and hold a metal part
of the gun firmly to the side of a grounded
metal pail. See Fig 7.

FLUSHING GUIDELINES

5. Disengage the gun safety latch. Start the
sprayer, trigger the gun, and slowly turn the
pressure adjusting knob clockwise just until
the pump starts. Keep the gun triggered until
clean solvent comes from the nozzle. Release
the trigger and engage the gun safety latch.
6. Check all fluid connections for leaks. Relieve
pressure before tightening the connections.
Start the sprayer.
7. Remove the suction tube from the pail. Disen-
gage the gun safety latch. Trigger the gun to
force solvent from the hose. Do not run the
pump dry for more than 30 seconds to avoid
damaging the pump packings! Relieve
pressure.
8. Remove the suction tube from the sprayer and
clean it separately. Flushing alone will not
clean it sufficiently.
9. Clean the filter screen and reinstall it in the
bowl. See Fig 6.
10. Leave the pressure drain valve open until you
use the sprayer again.
11. If you flushed with mineral spirits and are go-
ing to use a water-base paint, flush with soapy
water followed by a clean water flush. Relieve
pressure.
Fig 6
GROUND
WIRE
Fig 7
SCREEN
FILTER
BOWL
FILTER
SUPPORT
MAINTAIN FIRM
METAL-TO-METAL
CONTACT BETWEEN
GUN AND GROUNDED
METAL CONTAINER
PRESSURE
DRAIN VALVE
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