Best way to clean out a chemical sprayer

Astro_dro

Member

• Oct 5, 2021

• #1

I left pesticides in my sprayer for about a week and was wondering if anybody has any good methods for cleaning out there sprayers. Any help is appreciated, thanks !

 

Herb & Suds

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2021

• #2

I keep multiple sprayers for just that reason
Fungicide, weed killer, foliar feed ...

 

Rurumo

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #3

I never use anything toxic, but to get rid of buildup, I fill mine up halfway with water and add in plenty of citric acid, let it soak for a while then scrub it out. I also spray it through the nozzle to clean it out. Works great after neem.

 

Tangerine_

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #4

Herb & Suds said:

I keep multiple sprayers for just that reason
Fungicide, weed killer, foliar feed ...

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Same. And mine are even color coded, lol. Green for foliar feeds, blue for biofungicides, and the black one that I rarely use is for the nuclear stuff like Kontos or Avid.
And I keep them well marked with a sharpie too.

OP, if I had to clean mine, I'd use hot water and some sort of detergent. Rinse very well.

 

bk78

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #5

Buy a new sprayer for each application

 

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cherrybobeddie

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #6

They have ave products for that purpose, but I don't remember what they are. Nutra Sol perhaps. Yes, Nutra Sol. At eBay, Walmart, etc.

 

lakesidegrower

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #7

I have a larger sprayer that held chemicals for a bit, I’ve wondered what would be best as well. Good tip on the citric acid - I was also considering filling up with a diluted LABS solution and let that hang out for a bit

 

bam0813

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• Oct 5, 2021

• #8

I’d triple wash with warm water and as already stated pump it up and run it through the spray wand also. If you can disassemble it to clean gaskets and O rings I would also. In the future , separate tank but if you can’t you should always spray your pesticides completely empty or empty them for disposal. Mixed conventional pesticides lose there effectiveness by half in just a couple days anyway.

 

xtsho

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2021

• #9

You can use soap and water followed by an acid. Citric acid, vinegar, phosphoric acid, etc... Make sure to run a good amount through the wand of both soap and acid.

The best thing is to use a different sprayer for each type of spray.