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Boost Spray Technician Productivity
(and make more money!!!)
Andrew GreessOPM Saguaro Conference
Mesa, AZ
September 2009
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Your Success.
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Goal Today – 8 Tips to Stop Wasting Money
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- Reduce equipment problems
- Reduce repair expenses
- Reduce downtime
- Reduce missed appointments
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Goal Today – Find Ways to Stop Wasting Money
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Information based upon our repair shop experience:
- Common Problems
- Repetitive Problems
- Avoidable Problems
- Rapidly Worsening Problems
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Please:
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-Ask Questions
- Share Experiences
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Most Common Source of Problems
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Any Guesses?
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1. Good Filtration is critical to any sprayer
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- Good Design
- Operating Procedures
- Maintenance Procedures
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Filtration – Good Design is critical
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- Selection
based upon material, water quality, pump, technician
- Type
fill hose, strainer basket, before pump, gun/tip
- Accessibility
location, reach, plumbing
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Filtration – Good Design is critical
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Design for your application, equipment, technician
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Access – Nothing more important
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- Can technician reach filter?
- Can filter be checked when tank is full?
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Access – Nothing more important
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The right way to do it!
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Filtration – Check your Filter
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Filtration – Replace your Filter
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Filtration – Check your Filter (or else!)
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Pump damage; clogged guns, tips, hoses; downtime,
repair expenses, overtime, etc.
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2. Pressure Related Problems
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a. Don’t overpressurize sprayers
- Backpacks, especially sensitive
- $5 problems become $50 problems quickly
- Extends life
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2. Pressure Related Problems
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b. Don’t run pumps too fast
- The pressure fairy?
- Extends life
- Reduce drift
- Reduce size of spills
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2. Pressure Related Problems
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c. Release the pressure
- Extends life
- Especially backpacks
- Reduce freeze risk
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3. Clean It Out!
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- B & Gs
- Backpacks
- Power Sprayers
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3. Clean It Out!
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Debris in tanks = problems
- Clogged filters (fish anyone?)
- Starved (damaged) pumps
- Clogged hoses, fittings, guns & tips
- Incorrect chemical concentrations
- Downtime
- Repair expenses
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3. Clean It Out!
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3. Clean It Out!
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3. Clean It Out!
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What will this cost you?
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4. Don’t Wait for Problems
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Preventative Maintenance is critical- especially pumps & motors where failure is expensive
- take advantage of slow periods to do PM
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5. Train Employees to Report Problems
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Time Downhill
You know what
$to
fix
Leaks
Problems
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5. Train Employees to Report Problems
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Small Problems quickly become big problems
- Leaks
- Changes in pressure
- Changes in output
- Appearance
- Sound
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6. Use Emergency Repair Kits
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7. Use Preflight Checklist
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- Airplane pilot metaphor
- Techs should spend 3-4 minutes at start of day
checking their equipment
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7. Use Preflight Checklist
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Find small problems
- they are cheaper to fix than big problems
Find problems where you can do something about them
- it is better to have problems at the office/home
than to have them in the customers driveway
The case of the missing pump!
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Review – 8 Simple Tips
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1. Filtration
2. Pressure Issues
3. Clean It Out
4. Preventative Maintenance
5. Report Problems
6. Emergency Repair Kits
7. Preflight Checklist
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More Info on Spray Equipment
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Your success.
*** Preflight Checklist Session Tomorrow ***
PMP Magazine Smart Systems Column
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email us: Info@qspray.com
Demo outside the Main Hall
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Equipment Experts
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Parts & Repair Kits
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Please contact us for your spray equipment needs
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