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Fiberglass tanks for power sprayers are manufactured by applying fiberglass and resin around a mold. These tanks are sturdy and long-lasting, and do particularly well in extreme temperatures. They often have a baffle to reduce side to side sloshing. Because the sides are usually flat, fiberglass tanks can also be a good place for additional sign […]

Owning, running or managing a pest control business is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with equipment issues. Yet that is what so many in the pest control business do. We estimate that way more than 50% of  pest control equipment problems are completely avoidable. Pest control sprayers are used hard every day a […]

Have you noticed that year after year, Southwest Airlines makes money? They make money in up economies and down economies. They make money when all their competitors are losing their shirts. How does Southwest Airlines do it?          There are a number of reasons for their success, including […]

Client brought in pest control spray rig and reported that the electric hose reel would not rewind.  It had been giving him problems for a couple of weeks and this day it finally quit. This was not the only problem.  The hose reel was a proprietary hose reel built by the company that built the power spray rig. We had never seen this typ […]

Many of the pest control spray rigs and weed sprayers problems we see in our repair shop are minor issues that only take a few minutes to resolve. In fact, quite a few of these power sprayer problems could have been fixed in the field if the proper part had been available. I am struck by the amount of time spent driving from the job site to […]

Want to get more life, and have fewer problems, with your pest control sprayers (or weed control sprayer, etc)? Clean it out. Periodically, rinse out your equipment with clean water and run the clean water through the entire system. Whether it is your big power sprayer or your 4 gallon backpack sprayer - clean it out. Cleaning  out pest c […]