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Pest Control Equipment - Plan for Maintenance BEFORE You Buy!

Posted by Andrew Greess on Dec 21, 2016

When selecting pest control equipment, think about maintenance before writing a check. My recent article in Pest Control Technology (PCT) discusses this important topic. What do I mean by think about maintenance before buying pest control equipment ( or weed control equipment)? Some questions:What maintenance is required?How long wi […]

Birchmeier Backpack Spray Valve Repair Kit

Posted by Andrew Greess on Dec 13, 2016

Birchmeier Backpack Sprayers are top of the line quality but nothing lasts forever without maintenance. We have pre-assembled kits that help for various areas of the sprayer that need regular care and o-rings that wear out with use and products. This kit contains a number of important items. It contains the strainer, or filte […]

Check that Pest Hose Reel for Safety

Posted by Andrew Greess on Dec 12, 2016

If your pest control equipment or weed spray equipment contains a hose reel, please take 15 seconds before you drive off and check it for safety. Make sure the hose reel is locked and any spray gun or tool is properly secured. I am afraid this is something that too many pest / landscape professionals take for granted and here is […]

Comparing Commercial vs Regular Grade B&G Portable Units

Posted by Andrew Greess on Nov 16, 2016

There are 4 models of the B&G Portable Aerosol Sprayer (PAS). The two main differences in the models are the sprayer wand length – there is a 9" wand that fits conveniently inside the box. The 18" wand does not and must be carried outside of the unit. The other main difference is there is a Regular and Commercial unit, the commerc […]

Birchmeier Backpack Rebuild Valve Repair Kit

Posted by Andrew Greess on Sep 21, 2016

There are important parts to your Birchmeier backpack sprayer and changing them out once a year to prolong the life of your pest control or lawn care sprayer. We advocate this as best practice to our clients. There are four replacement kits that can be found at QSpray.com. The four parts are: valve repair kit, pump repair kit, check valve […]

The Importance of Checking Equipment

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jul 19, 2016

There is a common saying you may have heard in life, "Learn from the mistakes of others, you can't live long enough to make them all yourself." Here at QSpray we very much echo the same sentiment. Since we also service the equipment we sell, when we get repairs that are so outrageous we like to use them a learning examples for all to see what n […]

Crazy Things We See in Equipment Repairs

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jun 30, 2016

At QSpray we not only build and sell pest and lawn control spray equipment, but we service it too. All kinds of repairs come in to our shop from the standard clean and tune ups, to cases like this melted Birchmeier Backpack sprayer. Expensive and time consuming accidents like these can be prevented with simple checks to ensure proper care […]

Protek II - How it Can Save You

Jun 2, 2016

Our pest control clients really like the Protek II Tool interrupter. Simply plug the Protek II into the customer's existing wall outlet then plug your drill into the Protek. It has sensors to alert the technician when it's touched copper piping water lines or other pipes and immediately shuts off power preventing serious damage. […]

What's New in Pest Control Equipment? No Spill Gas Can

Posted by Andrew Greess on May 22, 2016

What's new in pest control equipment & gas powered spray rigs? The new No Spill Gas Can. This is a great new tool for pest control & landscape professionals that carry gas on their vehicles. It is a huge improvement over the standard gas can. The push button operation makes filling your gas engine easy […]

What Happens When you Ignore your Filters

Posted by Andrew Greess on May 10, 2016

QSpray not only sells, but services the same lawn and pest control equipment. Andrew Greess of QSpray.com has an important visual reminder why the small, but meaningful step of checking and cleaning filters is so valuable. The filter was sent in by a customer to be serviced, it had so much build-up of chemical debris from months of not […]

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