[M.Acorn]

Current sprayer around 2 months old,however age is not relevant,took it out the van this morning,and there was a bend in the very thin brass tube,tried to straighten it,but obviously it snapped ,stopped and spent another £23 on one,on the way home,and have cut the old lance down,won't be breaking it now ..
Have quite a collection of sprayers now,got a couple more up the loft,the 3 in the pic I use,but have got quite a few as spares now...

[clinton]

Done the same and broke 2 in the last month or so and the price for new lances is expensive too..

[M.Acorn]

Sure is,going to see how I get on with it like that,will just have to make sure I keep windows shut while I pre spray

[JandS]

Get the new IK9 sprayers from Restormate with the brass lance
and brass upholstery gun..............unbreakable.

John

[richy27]

i have just bought two hudson stainless steel sprayers from solo sprayers    8lt = £86 inc vat  and a 4 lt = £75 inc vat and carriage built quality is excellant

the link   

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HUDSON-STAINLESS-STEEL-MULTI-USE-4-LITRE-PRESSURE-SPRAY-/200459648350?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eac537d5e

ps i have had ik9s before and every one has fallen to bits

[M.Acorn]

Looks good ^^^

[creighton foyle]

i have just bought a hudson after the trigger on my orion sprayer split on a seam. the guy at solo sprayers also sent me a basic spray trigger for £8 .

[clinton]

Might be god to buy a or ask for a spare lance mark,thats what am going to do when i get a new one.

[JandS]

Never had a problem with the IK9, never broke a lance
or anything apart from new seal in piston.

John

[markpowell]

Ive got an IK9 that i have had 7 years, new seal in piston and few hoses.
Mark

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I've had one and a Tango one and none of then last, the best way would be to buy a Stinger from Nick it's costly but it'll last forever.

Shaun

[JandS]

Yes Mark one of mine is 3 years old and new piston
and forgot, a new hose as well. I have 2 spare hoses
in the garage now though.

John

[John Kelly]

I find that sprayers knack up due to lack of care generally. Never over pressurise them and let the pressure off when you've finished spraying. The forces on the plastic parts when they are under pressure is quite substantial. Also leaving solution in them with solvent content for long periods doesn't help. Its the same with machine pumps. How many people flush through with clean water at the end of the last job. I don't know anyone who ever has.

[M.Acorn]

Dropped one of my better ones under pressure,to say it went pop was an understatement.
The rubbish Contico ones,have a habit of popping off the hose,and spraying solution everywhere,as the hoses go all limp,after a bit of use,keep cutting the ends off,so it's tight again,but it does not take long before they go soft again,can't get a jubilee clip round it either,due to the design.

[Colin Day]

I have 2 Hudson's that broke within 6 months. If you pump too much with a hot solution, the plunger flange turns in-side-out.

Pay top dollar and you get top quality, surely I don't need to tell carpet cleaners that

[clinton]

Looks like we could do some bulk buying with the lance for the ik9s

[markpowell]

Im fancying an electric backpack sprayer soon, hold 20 litres so should save time filling up on the bigger jobs
Mark

[Ian Gourlay]

I find it anoying as none of the parts apear to be interchangable unless you are a skilled fix it kind of person, and can find interlinking bits

[JandS]

There was a link on one of the threads on here to an 18 litre electric sprayer.
Joe Hatton said he'd ordered one, anyone know which thread it was?

John

[Steve Rothwell]

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=119184.0

think it was page 2 of this one John