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Maintenance
11.1
Preventive maintenance
Daily
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Check groundings.
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Clean the outside of the spray nozzle with a soft brush and solvent.
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Flush the spray gun.
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When the spraying system will not be used for an extended period of time, take
off the nozzle and immerse it in a solvent-filled container.
Weekly
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Check leakage from the fittings.
Monthly
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Check hoses.
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Operate the valves.
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Remove the air valve, clean it if necessary. Grease it as well as the spring before
assembling.
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Remove the needle as well as the rear line and the complete air valve. Clean
the parts and grease them before assembling.
Annual
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Change the air valve.
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Grease the air valve as well as the spring, before assembling.
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Remove the gun, clean the parts, change the seals and any defective parts.
Grease them before assembling (refer to seal kit and servicing kit).
Note: Frequencies are given as an estimate. They must be adapted by the
maintenance service of the user for every installation depending on the fluid, the
workload and the working pressure.
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Assembly - Disassembly
Before removing a component of the gun, some precautions have to be taken:
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Shut off the fluid pressure,
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Empty out the paint inside the cup or the receiver and clean it,
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Fill the cup or the receiver with cleaning solvent,
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Take off the gun spraying air cap,
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Shut off the gun supply air pressure,
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Adjust fluid pressure to 0.5 bar / 7.25 psi and let the solvent circulate,
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Shut off the fluid pressure,
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Remove the part to be cleaned or changed.
Before reassembling the different components, some precautions must be taken:
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Clean all the parts with the appropriate cleaning solvent and a brush.
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Install new seals if it is necessary after having lubricated them with PTFE grease.
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Install new parts if it is necessary.
