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Understand the Prime/Spray Valve and Air Purging Concept

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Using An Airless Paint Sprayer. Paint Sprayer Instructions. How to use a Titan Sprayer.

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Locate the prime/spray valve on the sprayer. This valve typically has two positions: 'prime' and 'spray'. In the 'prime' position (usually down), the system purges air and old liquid through a separate prime tube, which returns to a bucket. In the 'spray' position (usually up on this model), the sprayer sends paint out through the gun. Understanding this valve is crucial for removing air bubbles and ensuring only paint is sprayed.

Goal: Learn how to use the prime/spray valve to manage air in the system.

Tools and materials

  • Prime Tube Titan — To return purged liquid or paint to a bucket during priming
  • Prime/Spray Valve Titan — To switch between purging and spraying modes
  • Titan 440 Impact Airless Sprayer Titan — The main piece of equipment

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thing. And we'll just switch this thing around right here. This opposite side of this sprayer, you're going to locate a valve. And that's a prime spray valve. And this valve right here switches up and down. And in the down position, that puts it into prime mode. And an airless sprayer to operate the machine itself won't have any air inside the machine, and it forces all just paint through the tube. If you get an air bubble or something in there, you're going to need to turn it to prime and that will purge the system of all the air out of it. When you flip it to the up position on this model, it sends it into the spray mode where it actually starts sending paint out the gun. You also have two tubes. You're going to have a prime tube, and that's when you put that thing in the prime mode. You flip it down. Paint's going to actually come out of this tube, and this is what's going to purge any air bubbles out of your machine. And so, you're going to flip it. Once you see all the air bubbles uh come out and it's just solid paint coming out, then you'll flip it back up to the uh spray mode and you're ready to spray. This is your uptake right here. This takes in the paint. The paint's going to go in this tube to supply your sprayer. It's got a rock guard on the bottom. Keeps any rocks or any debris from getting up inside the sprayer. Those are some of the key features of this sprayer right here, this Titan 440 impact. And now we're going to show you how to operate this thing. Those are some of the key features. pretty much going to be the same on all airless sprayers that you go out there and you rent or you purchase. So, it makes it really simple. Now, to operate this

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