Product Manual
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Troubleshooting
This unit contains no servicable electrical parts. Do
not attempt to service yourself. Store indoors with
the cord wrapped around the turbine handle.
Have you tried the recommendations above and are still
having problems? In the United States, to speak to a
customer service representative, call our Technical Service
at 1-800-328-8251. See www.wagnerspraytech.com in the
“Contact Us” section for Technical Service hours.
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Problem A: Little or no
material ow
1. Nozzle clogged.
2. Suction tube clogged.
3. Material ow setting too low.
4. Suction tube loose.
5. Air vent on suction tube blocked.
6. No pressure build up in container.
7. Air valve tube disconnected, valve
seal missing.
8. Air valve tube or valve seal
plugged.
9. Air lter clogged.
10. Spray material too thick.
11. Nozzle seal missing or worn.
1. Clean.
2. Clean.
3. Increase material ow setting.
4. Remove and replace as tightly
as possible.
5. Clean (see page 13, item 4)
6. Tighten container.
7. Reconnect both ends of the air
tube, replace valve seal.
8. Clean (see “Cleaning the Air
Valve Tube, page 15)
9. Change
10. Thin*.
11. Clean or replace.
Problem B: Material
leaking
1. Nozzle loose.
2. Nozzle worn.
3. Nozzle seal missing or worn.
4. Material build-up on air cap and
nozzle
1. Tighten.
2. Replace.
3. Clean or replace.
4. Clean.
Problem C: Spray pattern
too thick, runs and sags
1. Material ow setting too high.
2. Applying too much material.
3. Nozzle clogged.
4. Air lter clogged.
5. Too little pressure build-up in
container.
6. Spray material too thick.
1. Decrease material ow setting.
2. Adjust material ow or increase
movement of spray gun.
3. Clean.
4. Change.
5. Tighten container.
6. Thin.
Problem D: Spray jet
pulsates
1. Material in container running out.
2. Air lter clogged.
3. Air valve tube disconnected.
4. Nozzle seal missing or worn.
1. Rell.
2. Change.
3. Reconnect both ends of the air
tube.
4. Clean or replace.
Problem E: Too much
overspray
1. Gun too far from spray object. 1. Reduce distance.
Problem F: Pattern is very
light and splotchy
1. Moving the spray gun too fast.
2. Material ow setting too low.
1. Adjust material ow or de-
crease movement of spray gun.
2. Increase material ow setting.