Graco Inc. 231-353 Paint Sprayer User Manual


 
8 308-548
Operation
How to use the RAC IV tip guard.
WARNING
INJECTION
HAZARD
T
o reduce the risk of serious injury
,
whenever you are instructed to relieve
pressure, follow the
Pressure Relief
Procedure
on page 9.
The tip guard alerts you to the risk and helps prevent
placing any part of the body close to the spray tip. The
tip guard also adjusts the vertical or horizontal spray
pattern. See Fig. 8. The tip guard holds a reversing
spray tip. The tip is in the spraying position when the
tip handle points forward. See Fig. 6.
Clean the front of the tip frequently during the day’
s
operation. First, follow the
Pressure Relief Procedure
on page 9.
How to remove a tip clog.
1. Release
the gun trigger
. Lock the safety latch. Ro
-
tate the RAC IV tip handle 180
_
. See Fig. 6.
2.
Unlock the safety latch. T
rigger the gun into a pail
or onto the ground to remove the clog.
Fig. 6
Tip
handle shown in
spraying position.
T
urn handle 180
_,
trigger gun to clear clog
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2
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3. Lock
the safety latch. Rotate the tip handle to the
spraying position.
4.
If the tip is still clogged, lock the safety latch, shut
of
f and unplug the sprayer
, and open the pressure
drain valve to relieve pressure. Clean the spray tip
as shown in manual 307–848, supplied.