How to Avoid B&G Sprayer Downtime: Tips From Our Repair Shop

The B&G 1-gallon sprayer is an important tool for pest control professionals. If well maintained, a B&G sprayer will provide many years of profitable service.

Your B&G sprayer is completely rebuildable with genuine B&G sprayer parts. Keep B&G parts on hand so your downtime is measured in minutes, not days. Many parts can be easily changed in the field.

You can find all the B&G sprayer parts you need at QSpray.com. It's a lot easier than searching for "B&G sprayer parts near me."

Key Points

Tip cleaning: Follow the manufacturer's directions for cleaning B&G tips. This usually means a soft-bristle brush and a mild cleaner. Wire brushes, pins, pocketknives, and similar tools will destroy tips. By "destroy," we mean they damage or alter the spray pattern and change (usually increase) the flow rate.

Tip wear: One study reported that B&G brass tips wear at about 10% per year (Source: "Application of Pesticides in Professional Pest Control" by Cecil Paterson and William Robinson of the B&G Equipment Company and Spraying Systems Company). That means every year the tip puts out about 10% more chemical, an involuntary increase in your chemical costs. If the pattern wears, chemical can also end up where it isn't intended. Replacing tips is cheaper than using worn tips: a new B&G tip costs far less than a 10% increase in your chemical costs.

• Prevent downtime: Keep the old tip as a backup and store it in your vehicle's emergency repair kit.
• Secure your B&G sprayer in the truck: Lots of B&G sprayers get damaged rolling around in the back of the vehicle or crushed by other unsecured equipment. A B&G Caddy Security Rack keeps your sprayer upright and protected.
• It's a spray wand, not a crowbar: Our repair shop sees many B&G wands and tips damaged from opening gates, moving trash and debris, being dragged on the ground, and other uses they weren't built for.

For a complete maintenance routine, see our guide on how to clean and maintain a B&G sprayer. Need a part fast? B&G orders placed by 2 PM MST ship the same day. Call us at 602-371-1993 if you're not sure which part you need.