Airless sprayer

[Try Blu]

Lounging on the couch after a few hot ones. Thinking about spraying my plants, and how rubbish my pump sprayers are.
I thInk the droplet size is too large for any sort of decent contact/coverage before run off occurs. (not very effective and wasteful) 

 

Typical garden pump sprayers, 5ltr, 8ltr. Didn’t skimp on them. Probably should have.

 

Anyways, back to the couch......stoned.......surfing for a better solution. 

What about something like this? https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-700w-airless-paint-sprayer_p0048851

Hahaha......gotta be good yeah?

 

Anyone using paint guns ?

[pedro de pacas]

turn the nozzle to mist

[thedrunk]

cheap sprayers kind of suck

 

found this, say it does what you want: https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-spray-gun-atomiser_p0043693

[Try Blu]

turn the nozzle to mist

Stoner moment.........solved. lol.

 

cheap sprayers kind of suck

 

found this, say it does what you want: https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-spray-gun-atomiser_p0043693

 

That’s more like it. 

I think it runs off this pump  https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-12v-aquatec-smoothflo-pump_p0011801

Need hose, tank..............

 

Hmmmm. Need another cone.

[thedrunk]

That’s more like it. 

I think it runs off this pump  https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-12v-aquatec-smoothflo-pump_p0011801

Need hose, tank..............

Hand pumps would suit it

 

5L - https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-5l-prograde-hand-sprayer_p0045931

8L - https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-8l-prograde-hand-sprayer_p0045932

 

Go to bunnings, grab one of each of the shelf and test fit

[Frank Reynolds]

Can get atomizers for spraying, I use to use one for fogging out shipping containers at quarantine, could def use it to get a fine mist through plants. Not compatible with all sprays though, not sure how expensive they are as well.

 

That big sprayer looks exactly like oine I used at my odl job to spray rows of plants, very good shit but also very high pressure needed, I could spray plants from 10m away.

[Try Blu]

Hand pumps would suit it

 

5L - https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-5l-prograde-hand-sprayer_p0045931

8L - https://www.bunnings.com.au/silvan-8l-prograde-hand-sprayer_p0045932

 

Go to bunnings, grab one of each of the shelf and test fit

Cheers drunk, that’s sort of what I have already which is cool.

I think the gun needs more psi than I can hand push though.........not sure...? https://www.silvan.com.au/rural-lifestyle/atomiser-spray-gun/

 

Can get atomizers for spraying, I use to use one for fogging out shipping containers at quarantine, could def use it to get a fine mist through plants. Not compatible with all sprays though, not sure how expensive they are as well.

 

That big sprayer looks exactly like oine I used at my odl job to spray rows of plants, very good shit but also very high pressure needed, I could spray plants from 10m away.

 

That sounds interesting Frank. So you used high pressure for nutrients and pesticides?

Sort of concerned about the high pressure having negative effects on products like BtK , Spinosad, even insecticidal soaps.

 

I mean......do the soaps just foam out the end at that pressure? 

Would surfactants even be used if droplet size is a mist?

 

Time for  more hot ones...........and some research. .

 

Cheers.

[Frank Reynolds]

Never used any bacterial products with it, but used natrasoap and eco oil no problem, still used a surfacent as well. 

[(RR)]

https://www.nuleaf.com.au/products/hardi-p1-5-1-5l

 

I use one of these . Built like a brick shithouse

Edited February 5, 2020 by (RR)

[itchybromusic]

Lounging on the couch after a few hot ones. Thinking about spraying my plants, and how rubbish my pump sprayers are.

I thInk the droplet size is too large for any sort of decent contact/coverage before run off occurs. (not very effective and wasteful) 

 

Typical garden pump sprayers, 5ltr, 8ltr. Didn’t skimp on them. Probably should have.

 

Anyways, back to the couch......stoned.......surfing for a better solution. 

What about something like this? https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-700w-airless-paint-sprayer_p0048851

Hahaha......gotta be good yeah?

 

Anyone using paint guns ?

if your not spraying microbials / compost teas , any sprayer should be fine , as pedro said turn the nozzle 

to make a finer mist , should be a sticking agent / emulsifier in most bottled pest sprays or you should be 

using one if mixing up your own spray , something like silica or aloe or soapnuts or yucca extract or dr bronners

 

if you need to do microbial sprays the sprayer needs to be a little different to not kill microbes by smashing them

into a spray head that's too small , there are pump sprayers used from concrete , not sure what they use them for 

in the concreting game but the nozzle is a little more open , this is expensive but i've seen similar & cheaper at bunnings 

https://tradetoolsupplies.com.au/sprayers/2466-chapin-sprayer-132lt-industrial-viton-concrete-open-head-1949-023883019495.html?gmc_currency=4&cmp_id=1674284337&adg_id=62416478142&kwd=&device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvTxBRDkARIsAH4W_j9Gw7WbbLJ3yvkVzLnjOcIioznfJuFTIr6UF1Xy_YNRLWOMZDxPNJcaAqYLEALw_wcB