Bonide Auto Mix Hose End Sprayer User Manual

USING THE SIX-GALLON SETTING

Your Liquid Sprayer has been equipped with a special six-gallon spray setting. This setting is very useful for products with odd mixture rates and for products that need to be diluted with water before they are sprayed. Such products are soluble fertilizers, thick liquids, wettable powders (fungicides) and fish emulsions.

Six-Gallon Filling Instructions

1. Unscrew plastic jar from sprayer and place the jar on a

flat surface.

2. Pour in the amount per gallon of product that you want to apply. Multiply the amount per gallon shown on the label times the number of gallons you want to spray.

3. Fill the container with water to make the number of gallons of spray desired.

4. Replace sprayer head on the jar and attach to your garden hose with the swivel hose connector.

5. Make sure the water control thumb switch is in the forward or “OFF” position and the product knob is in the center or “OFF” position. turn the water on to the garden hose.

6. Rotate the control knob so that the indicator points to the six gallon setting. You are now ready to accurately spray a properly diluted solution.

MIXTURE EXAMPLE: If the chemical product calls for 1 tbsp per gallon and you want to spray 6 gallons of finished spray, place 6 tbsp of product into the jar and fill with water to the 6 gallon mark on the side of the jar.

(See mixture example.)

SPRAYING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Select the desired Spray Pattern Setting on the front spray nozzle by rotating the dial. The setting that you choose will always be on the top or “12 o’clock” position. Do not turn water on when adjusting the spray nozzle.

2. Be sure the Product Control Knob is set at the measurement indicated by the product label.

3. When you are ready to spray, hold the contoured handle in either your right or left hand and slide the thumb switch back to the water “ON” position.

4. You are now spraying a properly diluted solution. To stop spraying, simply slide the thumb switch forward to the water “OFF” position. The valve will automatically snap in place and stop the ﬂow application.

5. When you have ﬁnished spraying concentrate products, pour any unused product back into the original product container.

NOTE: Do not allow any water from the sprayer or hose to mix with the concentrate as the “shelf life” of the product may be reduced. If you are using the six-gallon setting be careful

to measure out only enough product to cover the desired area. Product mixed with water should not be poured back into the container of concentrate.

6. After spraying, clean your sprayer according to the cleaning instructions on the back page of this pamphlet. Never leave unused product in the jar for an extended period of time.

CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS

Your sprayer will give you many years of service if it is properly maintained. You must clean the sprayer after every use. The thicker the product the more the need for careful cleaning increases.

1. After removing unused portion from the jar, rinse with water.

2. Fill jar with water and reattach the head to the jar.

3. Put dial on all settings you have used and ﬂush each one with

quick bursts of water.

4. For each setting, ﬂush for at least one minute per setting.

5. Turn off water at the hose bib and remove sprayer from hose.

Remove head from jar and rinse thoroughly.

6. Clean out water holes by carefully poking a straight pin or bobby pin up through the bottom of the head with the dial set on the hole you want to clean.

A small amount of time spent cleaning after each use will ensure the many years of service your liquid sprayer is designed to provide.

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL SPRAYING

• With your lawn and garden dealers’ help, select the right

sprayable product for the job at hand. Follow label instructions exactly.

• Spray only during calm weather to prevent wind drift.

• Always water thoroughly before and after spraying

liquid fertilizers.

• Spray trees and shrubs totally, including: branches, trunks and underside of leaves.

• Spray until plant begins to drip.

• Spray at ﬁrst signs of conditions that you wish to control

or correct.

• Spray early or late in the day. Do not spray when hot weather (over 85°F) is expected within 24 hours.

• Do not spray pesticides to plants under moisture stress. Water them the day before spraying.

• When applying insecticides, fungicides and liquid fertilizers, spray until plant is wet and just begins to drip. The drip drenches leaves and grass and goes right on working.

• The product manufacturer’s directions always will be the controlling factor.

• Do not spray when rain is expected within 24 hours.

• Turning the product knob to “OFF” turns your sprayer into

a handy watering tool. This is also a convenient way to rinse product off of areas that you may not want treated.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PRECISION,

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Liquid Sprayer

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FEATURES

DIRECT MIXTURE SETTINGS FROM

1 TEASPOON TO 4 FL OZ/GALLON

PLUS: A SIX-GALLON SETTING FOR ODD

MEASUREMENTS AND COVERAGES!

NO MIXING NO MEASURING NO CONVERSION

ADD PRODUCT, SET KNOB AND SPRAY!

♦ SPECIAL PATENTED DESIGN

♦ EASY GRIP HOSE CONNECTOR

♦ ANTI-SIPHON VALVE

♦ WATER CONTROL THUMB SWITCH

♦ THREE SELECTABLE SPRAY PATTERNS

♦ PRECISION METERING SYSTEM

PRODUCT CONTROL KNOB

WET (LIQUID) SETTINGS

The control settings refer to the amount of concentrate of liquid the sprayer will mix into each gallon of water.

This is a multi-function precision sprayer– follow directions exactly

EXACT SETTING = PRECISION SPRAYING

FILLING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Unscrew plastic jar from sprayer.

2. Place plastic jar on ﬂat surface. Pour the approximate amount of product you

need for one application.

3. Replace sprayer head on the jar and attach to your garden hose with the swivel hose connector.

4. Make sure the water control thumb switch is in the forward or OFF position and the product knob is in the OFF position. Turn the water on to the garden hose.

5. Rotate the control knob so that the indicator points to the proper dosage per gallon of spray as indicated on the product label. You are now ready to accurately spray a properly diluted solution.

EXAMPLE: If you want to use a product such as an insecticide, and the product label calls for 1 tbsp (.05 ﬂ oz) per gallon of water, simply pour some insecticide into the jar, Turn the control knob until the indicator points to the 1 tbsp setting, attach the sprayer to the jar and spray. You will automatically apply the properly diluted spray!

LIQUID FEEDER JAR MEASUREMENTS

Gallonage measurements for use with the six-gallon setting.

Liquid ounce measurements for direct product application.

♦ SELECTION KNOB

♦ LEAKPROOF

♦ AMERICAN-MADE QUALITY

HOW YOUR LIQUID SPRAYER WORKS

Rotating selector knob.

Permanent rotating spray nozzle

DURABLE CHEMICAL RESISTANT PLASTICS

EXTRA WIDE MOUTH JAR WITH STURDY BASE FOR EASY FILLING AND STABILITY

Easy water ON/OFF thumb switch.

Ergonomic, insulated grip handle with venting ﬁns and convenient hose-end swivel coupler.

WET (liquid) sprayer supply tube.

Jet stream of water across spray head creates a vacuum, pulling up a controlled amount of product from jar through supply tube. Stop spraying when jar is empty.

JAR HOLDS UP TO ONE QUART OF PRODUCT

Use the following liquid settings on the sprayer:

1 TSP

1.5 TSP

A full sprayer jar will make this many gallons:

192.0

128.0

2 TSP

1 TBSP (3 TSP)

4 TSP

1 OZ (2 TBSP)

1.5 OZ 2 OZ

2.5 OZ 3 OZ 4 OZ

6 GAL

YOUR SPRAYER JAR HOLDS 36 OZ.

LIQUID MEASUREMENTS

1 TABLESPOON (tbsp) = 3 TEASPOONS (tsp) or 15 MILLILITERS 2 TABLESPOONS = 1 FLUID OUNCE (ﬂ oz) 1 CUP = 16 tbsp or 8 ﬂ oz 1 PINT = 16 ﬂ oz (or 2 cups) 1 QUART = 32 ﬂ oz (or 2 pints)

AREA COVERAGE

2 ft x 50 ft 4 ft x 25 ft

100 sq ft =

5 ft x 20 ft 10 ft x 10 ft

4 ft x 250 ft 5 ft x 200 ft

1000 sq ft =

10 ft x 100 ft 20 ft x 50 ft

96.0

64.0

48.0

32.0

21.0

16.0

12.8

10.5

8.0

6.0

Product is poured in and then mixed with water according to directions.

SPRAY PATTERN

DETAIL

Rotate for spray selection. (Water should be off when rotating spray head.)

Product is poured straight into the jar and then sprayed.

Material always exits from top setting.

Bullet spray for trees, high places and tough rinse jobs.

Gentle shower for ﬂowers, delicate shrubs and roses.

Flat spray for lawns and large areas.