Finally got my sprayer.

[ChemBright]

Love this sprayer! Will eventually get two or three more. I miss the pepsi tanks. Never had a 3 gallon before. Always used the 5 gal. Simple yet reliable.

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[CleanImage]

That's a good looking sprayer!

2 questions:

1. What do you need to charge it? Any small compressor?

2. What's the price?

[Cleantech]

you should do a video review

Looks great

also curious what you use to pressurize it ie. something in the truck or a compressor @ home etc?

[ChemBright]

You need 100 psi to charge. I use my 26 gallon compressor and it takes 15 seconds. I am going to pick up a small 12v compressor for the van and mount it on my partition wall. Will take a bit longer to charge it up but hey...no more lousy pump leaking or breaking down, no more battery to charge up/replace. The only thing these tanks need over time and it usually takes a long time is a pressure relief valve ($3-$5) and possibly new O ring in the "in" nipple. But, what I like about this is it gives you two ways to charge it. Air chuck on the lid (which probably will need new relief needle over time) and the "in" nipple where you could use a coupler and 1/4" line and connect directly to the compressor hose.

[jtmellon]

You said  "nipple".

[CACBServices]

Jon, how often do you have to recharge/re-pressurize?

[ChemBright]

At 100psi I can run out the three gallons.

Clean Image- The cost is $244.00 I started pricing to build my own and could have done it just a bit cheaper but the parts weren't as nice. For the average price of one electric sprayer (good quality) you can have close to two of these. You could actually have three. If you put a quick connect coupler on the "out" nipple (that was for you Joe) you could just buy these tanks and when you need to switch to a new one you just connect the spray wand to the new tank. I know where you can get just the same tank for $99. All you would need is the air fill valve which is around $8 or go ahead and use the "in" nipple (there you go again Joe) to charge it.

[Gavin]

lookn good.

a co2 tank and regulator will charge it in less then 5 sec. but any air pump will do.

Valves and O-rings have lasted several years without any maintenance, (until I started using Citra pure, it make the rubber expand)

A charge will last much longer if you leave a little room for the compressed air or co2, if you fill the tank all the way full you will need to pressurize it a few times.

3 gal size is perfect for small jobs, I fill the 5 gal size up with 3 and a half to 4 gal of solution and that works for most jobs.  and then I have a hand truck with two 5 gal and a air compressor so I can charge on location, great for large commercial VLM jobs.

all of my tanks max out at 110 psi, but the pressure relief valve usually pops at a little over 90psi (unless the o-rings have touched citra pure)  I find my optimum pressure is 50-80 psi but am still comfortable at 80-90 and 30-50,  anything lower then 30 and it feels like I am cleaning in slow motion.

Marking the tanks helps a ton, you can have different solutions in different tanks, and keep ready made protectant, deodorizer, or booster on hand.

[ChemBright]

Gavin,  I ran CO2 with 5 gal tanks for 15 years. My 26 gal compressor can charge quicker than CO2. Small onboard compressor probably longer.  CO2 is sometimes a pain to discharge in cold weather when it keeps freezing up the valve. Regulators eventually don't regulate correctly. Takes a long time but just one more problem to deal with. My point with this sprayed is having the least amount of future problems as possible. CO2 tank (20 lb) also adds an extra 20 lbs to haul around and an extra $20-$30 to refill. My other point to this purchase is I just spent $244 and plan on spending no more than $10 in the next two years to maintain it.

[Gavin]

  nothing wrong with that.

I guess I have just never had any problems with my co2, besides the $$ to refill. It just doesn't get cold enough here to cause any problems so I didn't even think about that.

[CACBServices]

If I understand right, volume of product dispensed goes down as pressure goes down, so the person operating the sprayer has to be able to judge about how much solution is being applied? I'm concerned that some one new with the process might not get a good even application. What are your thoughts on this?

[ChemBright]

Eric- With this type of setup you will lose pressure as you use solution. Like Gavin said. The key is to know how much solution to have in the tank and how much pressurized air/co2. CO2 is easier because you can have it hooked up full time and leave it on and then turn it off when you have about a quarter tank of solution left and it will run the same pressure.

[Gavin]

It's a needed skill to be able to tell how much solution you are spraying. Even if you had the same psi the whole time, you still have to estimate how much solution is being applied because different carpets need more or less solution.

[CACBServices]

Being able to judge how much solution is being applied I get, and having a constant pressure system as with an electric sprayer eliminates one variable to learning this skill. This past year I was reminded that the simpler the system the easier it is to train to a standard.

At the same time I really like the simplicity of a pressurized canister sprayer. No cords, lower maintenance, no need to recharge batteries, no need to clean an entire pump system periodically.

[ChemBright]

Got it "sitchamacated" in the van. Mounted a bracket to hold the wand in other words.

[Cleantech]

I like
" hey Jon whats that behind you ?"
 <Dus steals your van>