your sprayer instruction manual for pressure relief, priming,
and spraying instructions. Keep these instructions.
The following warnings are for the setup, use, grounding, maintenance, and repair of this equipment. The exclamation point symbol alerts you to a general warning and the hazard symbols refer to procedure-specific risks. Refer back to these warnings. Additional product-specific warnings may be found throughout the body of this manual where applicable.
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WARNING
SKIN INJECTION HAZARD
High-pressure fluid from gun, hose leaks, or ruptured components will pierce skin. This may look like just a cut, but
it is a serious injury that can result in amputation. Get immediate surgical treatment.
•Do not point gun at anyone or at any part of the body.
•Do not put your hand over the spray tip.
•Do not stop or deflect leaks with your hand, body, glove, or rag.
•Do not spray without tip guard and trigger guard installed.
•Engage trigger lock when not spraying.
•Follow Pressure Relief Procedure in this manual, when you stop spraying and before cleaning, checking, or
servicing equipment.
PRESSURIZED EQUIPMENT HAZARD
Fluid from the gun/dispense valve, leaks, or ruptured components can splash in the eyes or on skin and cause serious injury.
•Follow Pressure Relief Procedure in this manual, when you stop spraying and before cleaning, checking, or
servicing equipment.
•Tighten all fluid connections before operating the equipment.
•Check hoses, tubes, and couplings daily. Replace worn or damaged parts immediately.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
Flammable fumes, such as solvent and paint fumes, in work area can ignite or explode. To help prevent fire and
explosion:
•Use equipment only in well ventilated area.
•Eliminate all ignition sources; such as pilot lights, cigarettes, portable electric lamps, and plastic drop cloths
(potential static arc).
•Keep work area free of debris, including solvent, rags and gasoline.
•Do not plug or unplug power cords or turn power or light switches on or off when flammable fumes are present.
•Ground all equipment in the work area. See Grounding instructions.
•Use only grounded hoses.
•Hold gun firmly to side of grounded pail when triggering into pail.
•If there is static sparking or you feel a shock, stop operation immediately. Do not use equipment until you
identify and correct the problem.
•Keep a working fire extinguisher in the work area.
Graco Inc. P.O. Box 1441 Minneapolis, MN 55440-1441
Copyright 2007, Graco Inc. is registered to I.S. EN ISO 9001
Instructions
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WARNING
WARNING
EQUIPMENT MISUSE HAZARD
Misuse can cause death or serious injury.
•Do not operate the unit when fatigued or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
•Do not exceed the maximum working pressure or temperature rating of the lowest rated system component.
See Technical Data in all equipment manuals.
•Use fluids and solvents that are compatible with equipment wetted parts. See Technical Data in all equipment
manuals. Read fluid and solvent manufacturer’s warnings. For complete information about your material,
request MSDS forms from distributor or retailer.
•Check equipment daily. Repair or replace worn or damaged parts immediately with genuine manufacturer’s
replacement parts only.
•Do not alter or modify equipment.
•Use equipment only for its intended purpose. Call your distributor for information.
•Route hoses and cables away from traffic areas, sharp edges, moving parts, and hot surfaces.
•Do not kink or over bend hoses or use hoses to pull equipment.
•Keep children and animals away from work area.
•Comply with all applicable safety regulations.
PRESSURIZED ALUMINUM PARTS HAZARD
Do not use 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methylene chloride, other halogenated hydrocarbon solvents or fluids containing
such solvents in pressurized aluminum equipment. Such use can cause serious chemical reaction and equipment
rupture, and result in death, serious injury, and property damage.
TOXIC FLUID OR FUMES HAZARD
Toxic fluids or fumes can cause serious injury or death if splashed in the eyes or on skin, inhaled, or swallowed.
•Read MSDS’s to know the specific hazards of the fluids you are using.
•Store hazardous fluid in approved containers, and dispose of it according to applicable guidelines.
•Always wear impervious gloves when spraying or cleaning equipment.
BURN HAZARD
Equipment surfaces and fluid that’s heated can become very hot during operation. To avoid severe burns, do not
touch hot fluid or equipment. Wait until equipment/fluid has cooled completely.
RECOIL HAZARD
Gun may recoil when triggered. If you are not standing securely, you could fall and be seriously injured.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
You must wear appropriate protective equipment when operating, servicing, or when in the operating area of the
equipment to help protect you from serious injury, including eye injury, inhalation of toxic fumes, burns, and hearing
loss. This equipment includes but is not limited to:
•Protective eyewear
•Clothing and respirator as recommended by the fluid and solvent manufacturer
•Gloves
•Hearing protection
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Pressure Relief Procedure
Pressure Relief Procedure
Follow this Pressure Relief Procedure whenever you are
instructed to relieve pressure, stop spraying, check or service
equipment, or install or clean spray tip.
1.Engage trigger lock.
2.Shut off pump.
3.Disengage trigger lock.
4.Hold a metal part of the gun firmly to a grounded metal
pail. Trigger the gun to relieve pressure.
5.Engage trigger lock.
6.Open fluid drain valve (see System Requirements).
Leave drain valve open.
If pressure is not fully relieved:
•Spray tip is clogged. For RAC tip, see Cleaning Tips/Clearing Clogs, page 4. For flat tip, slowly loosen tip
guard retaining nut to relieve pressure. Remove and clear
tip.
•Hose is clogged. Slowly loosen hose end coupling to
relieve pressure. Clean hose obstruction.
System Requirements
•Install a bleed-type master air valve on a pneumatic pump
air supply line to relieve air trapped between this valve
and pump after air regulator is shut off. Trapped air can
cause the pump to cycle unexpectedly.
•Install a fluid drain valve between the pump and gun to
relieve pressure in displacement pump, hose, and gun.
Triggering to relieve pressure may not be sufficient. See
Pressure Relief Procedure.
Gun Trigger Lock
To prevent injury when the gun is not in use, always engage
the gun’s trigger lock if unit is being shut down or left
unattended. A wallet-sized warning card with important
injection treatment information is included with the gun.
Additional cards are available at no charge. Provide a card to
all operators.
2.Insert housing (A)
through back of retaining
nut (B) and pull it forward.
Install metal seal (20a) in
housing (A), flat side first.
20a
B
A
Grounding
Check your local electrical code and pump/sprayer manual for
detailed grounding instructions.
•Spray gun: ground through connection to a grounded fluid
hose and pump/sprayer.
•Fluid hose: use only grounded hoses.
•Fluid supply container: follow local code.
•Object being sprayed: follow local code.
•Solvent flushing pails: follow local code. Use only conductive metal pails placed on a grounded surface. Do not
place pail on a nonconductive surface, such as paper or
cardboard, which interrupts grounding continuity.
•To maintain grounding continuity when flushing or relieving pressure: hold metal part of gun firmly to side of a
grounded metal pail, then trigger gun.
3.Install tip cylinder (20c) so
small orifice (X) faces
front.
4.Insert tip guard (19) into
place. Insert screw (20d)
and tighten. Install white
gasket (20b) in housing.
Install assembled RAC
onto spray gun.