Before Spraying; To Start Spraying; To Stopspraying - Micron Herbi-4 CDA Instruction Manual

BEFORE SPRAYING

Check the wind speed and direction (below 5 kph) is safest. Take special care to avoid
drift by keeping the spray head as low as possible.
walking into the spray. Always keep the spray head at least 60cm from any part of the
body to avoid direct contamination by the spray.
Before spraying for the first time use water
Put some clean water in the tank and add a small amount of detergent. Check for leaks.
Switch on the sprayer and then open the flow valve. Spray on one spot, preferably on
clean dry concrete, for around 30 seconds with the spray head held about 20cm above
the ground; a wet ring 1.2m wide should appear on the ground. Practice using the
sprayer by walking along a few metres and then stopping spraying (see 'TO STOP
SPRAYING').

TO START SPRAYING

Hold the spray head about 20cm above the ground or weed foliage. Switch on the
sprayer, check the atomiser disc starts spinning (
spinning or hold the spray head too close to the operator) and then open the flow valve.
Start walking immediately the spray liquid reaches the feed nozzle. N.B. with the
HERBI-4 Extra both flow valves must be opened.
The HERBI-4 is normally held at an angle of around 35 to 40 to the ground with the
head inclined slightly away from the operator.
the shoulder, since spray may contaminate the operator. N.B. the machine will not
spray with the spray head above the level of liquid in the tank.
Never spray into the wind and avoid
only to check the spray pattern produced.
touch the atomiser disc when
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Do not spray with the HERBI-4 held on
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It is best to hold the HERBI-4 to the side or the rear so that the operator does not have to
walk over the treated area.

TO STOPSPRAYING

Close the flow valve and then switch off the sprayer. When the atomiser disc has
stopped spinning raise the sprayer to an angle of 45 (see below).
head until the atomiser disc has stopped spinning.
any remaining liquid in the feed tube back into the tank (by raising the feed tube above
the level of liquid in the tank). Then close the flow valve.
For ease of transport the tank can be disconnected (use the flow valve to isolate any
liquid left in a backpack) and the sprayer collapsed (by removing the batteries).
raise the spray
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Then open the flow valve and drain
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