Showing posts with label pest control sprayers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pest control sprayers. Show all posts

Friday, January 22, 2016

Try the Birchmeier Backpack Comfort Kit

Upgrade your Birchmeier backpack sprayers with the Comfort Kit and you can literally take a lot of weight off yours and your employee's shoulders 

http://www.qspray.com/2016/01/21/birchmeier-backpack-comfort-kit/ 

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The Birchmeier Backpack Comfort Kit

The new Birchmeier Comfort Kit added to sprayers, makes the job a little easier on your back. We know this will help make your back feel better after a long day on the job. Upgrade your sprayers today.

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Visit us at http://www.QSpray.com to upgrade your sprayers and get some back relief today.

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Pest Control Sprayer - Spray Tips

Pest control sprayers rely of spray tips for proper application of pesticides.  The correct, well-maintained spray tip in your pest control spray rig gun can contribute to excellent results: both pest control and financial.  The wrong tip, or a worn tip, will have the opposite results.
The spray tip is the main determinate of power sprayer output.  For example, it doesn’t matter if you have a 20 gpm pump and 1” spray hose when the tip is just 1 gpm.termite pretreat spray tips
Tip selection determines: output volume, output pattern and droplet size. Each of these factors impacts the quality of the application and the control efforts that you achieve. 
  1. Output Volume – usually measured in volume per unit of time (e.g., gallons per minute).  General home pest control sprayer uses lower rates, termite pretreats use higher rates.  Higher output generally suggests faster treatments but higher chemical costs.
  2. Output Pattern – The most popular pest control patterns are flat fan tip and cone/stream.   The cone/stream tip allows a more specific targeting of the pesticides.  The flat fan tip generally allows the technician to cover a larger area more quickly.
  3. Droplet Size – Mosquito fogging uses very small droplet size to create a fog that hangs in the air.  Smaller droplets can drift to unintended targets: neighbor’s yards, kid’s toys, pet dishes, etc.  Termite pretreats are at the other extreme, using large droplet size so that the water goes and stays exactly where you want it to good.
Two important points about tip selection:
  1.  Start with the right tip.  This decision is based upon your application protocol and should be made after considering all the above issues.
  2. Replace tips regularly.  We estimate that brass tips wear out at a rate of approximately 10% per year.  This means that every year your tip puts out 10% more chemical.  This is an involuntary increase in your chemical costs.  If the pattern wears out, you may not be putting the chemical wear you intend.  Replacing tips is cheaper than using worn tips.  Plastic tips probably wear out faster; stainless steel tips more slowly.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Pest Control Sprayers - PPE Required

When using pest control spray equipment or weed control sprayers to apply chemicals, the law says you must use personal protective equipment. I believe most spray techs use PPE when spraying.

The issue I see is all the other time. Anytime you are in contact with your sprayer equipment, you should be using PPE. I don't think this is what is actually happening out there.

Some examples:

1. Spray Tech brings his leaking gun into our shop for repairs. He is NOT wearing PPE.
2. Spray Tech shows us a leak in his spray hose. While unwinding the hose to find the leak, he is NOT wearing PPE.
3. Spray tech needs a replacement part. He does not know the name of the part so he sends us this photo. He is NOT wearing PPE.                 Use ppe all the time

Everyone we talk to says they use PPE all the time.  Our own eyes tell us that is not the case.

Pest control & weed control technicians - you only have 1 body and 1 life.  Don't risk it.  Use your PPE anytime you are touching your power spray equipment.