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[akmanty <akmanty@localnet.com>]

Two ideas:  we bought a "cheap" electric blender and use
an old pint jar on it to mix powders with water, rather than
shaking.

Also, my small sprayer has a screen/filter on the bottom to help prevent
"stuff" from getting to the nozzle.





At 11:10 AM 4/6/2007, you wrote:
> Hello All,
>  
> I have a question for all small, pump sprayer users…
>  
> I have two one gallon, pump sprayers, and no matter how diligent I am
> with rinsing either with water, and water with dish soap after usage, I
> cannot get half way through spraying my one gallon of spray, without the
> darn tip clogging. 
>  
> I premix my powders with warm water in a glass jar, shake them up, then
> add that concentrate to sprayer.  I even use reverse osmosis
> filtered water thinking that hard water was my issue and I still have tip
> clogging problems.
>  
> Is there a secret to prevent tip clogging in small pump sprayers?  I
> am totally frustrated and disgusted with the tip clogging problem at this
> point.
>  
> I have even filled them with warm soapy water after rinsing and allowed
> that to all spray out, and still I get the problems.  Should I use
> vinegar or ammonia as a final rinse?
>  
> Thanks,
> Tom
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