B&G Sprayer Tip Wear: How Worn Tips Raise Your Chemical Costs

B&G sprayer equipment experts report (see source below) that the brass B&G sprayer tip on your B&G 1-gallon sprayer wears about 10% each year. That means after one year, your B&G sprayer is putting out about 10% more chemical than it did the year before.

It costs you about 10% more in chemical each year you don't replace your B&G sprayer tip.

What This Means for Your Business

Every year you keep using the same tip, your chemical costs go up. And because the tip keeps wearing, the problem gets worse over time. Unless you can train your technicians to walk 10% faster (you can't), your profitability will decline.

B&G suggests replacing the tip every 2 years. Given this data, there's a strong case for replacing it every year.

Run the Numbers

Some readers have asked whether 10% really matters when an average interior spray uses only about $2 of chemical. Here's the math:

• $2 per home × 10 homes per day × 5 days per week = $100 per week in chemical
• 50 working weeks × $100 = $5,000 per year in chemical
• A worn tip adds about 10%: $5,000 × 10% = $500 per year, per technician

For the cost of a new tip, a small fraction of that $500, a single technician can save around $500 a year. Multiply that across every tech on your team, and it adds up fast. If you run a power sprayer with higher chemical costs, the savings are even greater.

Tip Care

• Clean your tip with a soft-bristle brush. A toothpick is okay if needed, but never use metal like a knife or pin, which will damage the tip and the spray pattern.
• Clean your B&G sprayer periodically with a mild detergent.
• Keep one of your replaced tips in the glove box as an emergency backup.

Ready to replace yours? Shop B&G tips, including the B&G 5800 4-Way Tip. B&G orders placed by 2 PM MST ship the same day. For a complete maintenance routine, see our guide on how to clean and maintain a B&G sprayer.

Source: Application of Pesticides in Professional Pest Control, by Cecil Paterson & William Robinson, B&G Equipment Company, Spraying Systems Company.