Detach Main Filter Housing

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Repair A Graco 695 Airless Paint Sprayer Not Priming Properly.

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What happens here

The presenter shifts focus to the Graco 695 sprayer's main filter. He states that the filter housing should typically be hand-tight. To remove it, unscrew the housing by hand. If it's difficult to remove due to dried paint, channel locks may be necessary. He advises against overtightening, as paint can cause it to seize.

Goal: Access the sprayer's main filter for cleaning or replacement.

Tools and materials

Channel Locks — To loosen a stuck filter housing, Graco 695 Sprayer Graco used for The paint sprayer being worked on
Packing Lubricant — To prevent paint from seizing the threads

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Graco 695 sprayer. And right here, this is the housing that holds the the filter for the sprayer. And that housing typically should just be handtight. A lot of times it gets gets put on there pretty tight or and and just won't come off. Gets paint up inside there, gets stuck, and you're going to have to get a large pair of channel locks. Hopefully, it's just handtight and it'll just come off with your hands. So, just going to unscrew that thing to keep it from leaking. It doesn't need to be put on there with a wrench and tighten down with a wrench. Just needs to be handtight. Just going to pull that off. Now, here's your exposed filter.

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