inline sprayer were recently discussed on ICSMAG.COM. I've cut & pasted the full thread.
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hydroforce woes
Posted By BILL LUKE on 11/12/2008 at 8:16 PM
hey all;as you can see from my title,my force has quit drawing chemical,wondered why the tank wasn't going down any.in fact,both of mine have quit in the same week;have rebuilt the dema valve and nothing works;any words of wisdom before i buy a new one?thanks
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Gregory Cole on 11/12/2008 at 8:44 PM
buy a new one- they are cheap- not worth the hassle
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Charlie Brown on 11/12/2008 at 8:53 PM
First you "must" have a jet with at least an 06 opening. Pull the HF off the bottle remove the plastic tube. with the HF hooked up to the high presure line and squeeze the trigger. if you aren't getting suction (use your tongue)(some may prefer to use there finger) then check the spring and ball. Ball can get coroded and stick. I assume you have the high Pressure model, it may not work if you run it lower than 250 psi.If it's an older model and may have a filter in the handle check that..
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By HCF Restorations on 11/12/2008 at 9:01 PM
Mine worked great for about a year .I tried rebuilding it twice and then bought a omni sprayer.Love it always correct amount of chems and no over wetting.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By R Litwin on 11/12/2008 at 9:36 PM
I keep using them until they stop working. I don't rebuild, I just replace them.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By D. Becker on 11/12/2008 at 9:42 PM
once they stop working, and completely taken apart and cleaned and still not working.. Then replace it. Not worth a rebuild.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Dominick Cassano on 11/12/2008 at 10:00 PM
"Any words of wisdom before I buy a new one"?
Yeah, buy a Spraymaster!
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For those that dont work anymore....
Posted By mrotto on 11/12/2008 at 10:04 PM
send them to me, I'll pay the shipping!
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By David on 11/12/2008 at 10:20 PM
There is a filter in the brass connection fitings prior to the valve. That filter is probably clogged.
Make sure spring is full with the ball sitting freeluy on it.
dave
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Bob Baker on 11/12/2008 at 10:52 PM
The draw tube may be too loose on the barbed fitting, install a small hose clamp or replace draw tube.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Bob Kinnarney on 11/13/2008 at 7:34 AM
Have you checked to make sure the breather hole in the cap is not plugged up?
Bob
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By BILL LUKE on 11/13/2008 at 7:41 AM
hey guys ,thanks for reply's;everything has been checked but filter in fitting before valve,if there is one.these are old,but never had a problem.preciate.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By George Irving on 11/13/2008 at 8:19 AM
Replace the silver block piece. They are around $75.00. It's cheaper than buying a whole Hydroforce and it'll have you up and running.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Richard Chavez on 11/13/2008 at 8:51 AM
Is the spring set in the right direction?
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Joe-G on 11/13/2008 at 9:50 AM
Chavez beat me to it! Try flipping the spring, if it's up-side-down it will not work.
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Scott Warrington on 11/13/2008 at 10:57 AM
Ten possible problems that will prevent it drawing -
1) The filter behind the QC where the water comes in gets plugged. Many folks don't even realize there is a filter there. So they never clean it. Should be cleaned every week or two for best performance.
2) Stariner behind spray jet tip clogged. Another "hidden" filter.
3) Spray tip changed to a smaller size or plugged with some powder, hard water deposits or whatever. Keep spray tip clean and replace every 6 months to a year.
4) Air leak in the draw tube that goes down into the chemical. If it is drawing air, it won't draw chemical. That plastic will eventually crack or split. Also one of the cheapest parts to replace.
5) Spring installed upside down after it was taken apart.
6) Dema valve clogged or corroded and needs to be replaced. The most expensive repair.
7) Breather hole plugged. Clean out.
Water nozzle clogged. This is a relatively inexpensive repair. (Replace NA0807.)
9) Metering tip clogged. Replace.
10) Acorn stariner at the bottom of the draw tube plugged.
Scott Warrington
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By Jack De Kock on 11/13/2008 at 3:24 PM
Good answers Scott. I'll add a few more. Make sure draw tube is clear. We found an o ring once in the draw tube. Check valve behind spray tip may be worn out replace with new check valve or plain strainer. We were advised to go to a larger tip size once. This worked until the check valve wore out. I think it was the check valve all along.
Jack
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Re: hydroforce woes
Posted By phil humphrys on 11/13/2008 at 3:31 PM
Water nozzle clogged. This is a relatively inexpensive repair. (Replace NA0807.)
Water nozzle is worn and will not draw chem.