.4-.5 GPM per website specs.

 

.4-.5 GPM per website specs.

That may be based on the nozzle. Scroll down to find this.

 

What does the pump look like and is it easy to replace?

 

What does the pump look like and is it easy to replace?

As requested. There is not much more room, if any, behind the plastic plate.

 

Is all of that exposed or is it under a cover? Looks like that pump could be replaced fairly easily.

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

Looks to be about the same size as any other (e.g. Fimco) 1gpm diaphragm pump:

That said, this should hold true:

So if that's the case you could theoretically run 2 reds, 3 blues or 4 yellows at 40psi.

 

Is all of that exposed or is it under a cover? Looks like that pump could be replaced fairly easily.

Thanks for the quick reply!

All is under the black plastic cover.

 

Might be a tighter fit than I thought unless you can operate it without the cover on.

Hope you are getting some of this rain Scott, I have almost .50" so far!

 

Might be a tighter fit than I thought unless you can operate it without the cover on.

Hope you are getting some of this rain Scott, I have almost .50" so far!

I ran a 1gpm on my S15 conversion. I don't think a pump upgrade would be necessary unless you wanted more than 2-3 nozzles.

That's a pretty clean package. Are there 2 hoses inside the tank or just one?

 

Might be a tighter fit than I thought unless you can operate it without the cover on.

Hope you are getting some of this rain Scott, I have almost .50" so far!

Yea it is a tight fit. Though I don't think the cover is essential in any way. All of the pump components are screwed into the plate but the top two bolts in my last picture are really tapped in well to the reseviour. I can definitely see someone adding a metal plate there and having a new, larger pump and or components facing outward rather than being tucked away.

Yep, the rain is really starting to come down here.

 

Come in guys. I'm trying to relax and watch some Seinfeld before bed and you keep making me run back down to the garage to take more pics. Also, its getting me more interested in using it and then I remember it's currently broken oh the frustration(which Chapin customer service is helping calm). I kid, glad to help out even though I can't imagine that I will ever need more than the one nozzle for my 4500 sq ft.

One hose.



It comes out the back here. Guessing that cap on the bottom is the clean out.

 

Nice find here. I'm getting really tired of pumping that darn handle for an hour + when spraying. This could be my b-day gift shortly. Looking forward to hearing all of your thoughts on this.

Edit -- after further thought, I spend more time on the lawn spraying than any other activity besides mowing, I'm tired of pumping constantly and my back always gives me grief after a full spraying. This appears to be a no-brainer so one is on the way.

👍🏼

 

Come in guys. I'm trying to relax and watch some Seinfeld before bed and you keep making me run back down to the garage to take more pics....

Ha, thanks.

So the single hose in the tank means there is no return. They just let it run at whatever the pump will produce behind the nozzle you're using - same thing they do with the 20V backpack. You can't adjust pressure, but it's simple and it should work fine. Those 1gpm diaphragm pumps are usually only rated for 35-40psi anyway - versus like 60psi on a 3gpm pump... so there should be no need to adjust it down.

And yeah that looks like a drain, which is cool.

Thanks again for all the photos! :thumbup:

 

Interested to here Ware's perspective on the multiple nozzles. How did you decide on your nozzle spacing on the Spreader mate? Are they overlapping? How much if so? Are you overlapping the same amount every pass.

Mine is here, but I haven't had a chance to assemble it yet. I'm very interested in converting mine to a 2 boom setup immediately with tee jet nozzle bodies etc

Any ideas to make this possible speak up.

 

Interested to here Ware's perspective on the multiple nozzles. How did you decide on your nozzle spacing on the Spreader mate? Are they overlapping? How much if so? Are you overlapping the same amount every pass.

Mine is here, but I haven't had a chance to assemble it yet. I'm very interested in converting mine to a 2 boom setup immediately with tee jet nozzle bodies etc

Any ideas to make this possible speak up.

The spray from each nozzle does overlap. The TeeJet performance charts define the optimum spacing. I think all of them are 20" off the ground, then 20" apart if it is a 110° nozzle, or 30" if it is an 80° nozzle. See red boxes:

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So my two nozzles are positioned about 20" off the ground and are 20" apart. They are basically in line with the tires, so I make my passes with about 20" between wheel marks:

 

Did you source all the parts from the same place or multiple vendors?

Could you break down each part for the build , description/qty/source ?

I'm looking at the picture but would rather order once and take one trip out vs several trips/reorders after I guessed wrong

 

Ware,

Did you source all the parts from the same place or multiple vendors?

Could you break down each part for the build , description/qty/source ?

I'm looking at the picture but would rather order once and take one trip out vs several trips/reorders after I guessed wrong

 

Dang, forgot all about this. I will post up tonight.

 

FYI Chapin customer service was great again. They are sending me out a new nozzle which was broken in shipment and a couple screws because I think two of them were too long to function properly. The nozzle was broken in shipping, from a distributor, so they definitely didn't have to replace it, but they did anyways. The distributor wanted to file a FedEx shipping claim for damamge, have me send the whole thing back, and then send me a new one. Haha. I knew all of that would take forever so I told them to hold their
Horses a bit and that I would ask Chapin If they would replace the part

 

I used (2) of these 22251-311-375-NYB Diaphragm Check Valve Nozzle Bodies. They have a single 3/8" hose shank:

If someone was doing a 3-4 nozzle boom, you would want the middle one(s) to be 22252-312-375-NYB with double 3/8" hose shanks, so you could plumb them inline:

To clamp these nozzles bodies onto the 1" OD stainless tube I used for the boom, I used the TeeJet QJ111-3/4 Clamps, which fit round tube with an OD range of 1" to 1-1/16". There are a number of these dry boom clamps available for different size round and square tubing:

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For nozzles, I use the XRC11004 for contact products. For systemic products I use the AIC11004 nozzles. These are rated at 0.40gpm at 40psi (so 0.80gpm for a two-nozzle boom). With the XRC and AIC series, the nozzles are molded into a Quick TeeJet® cap, so you don't have to worry about matching nozzles to caps - they just twist right on the black nozzle bodies above.

Sprayer Depot's site appears to be down at the moment so I can't link them, but I also use the appropriate size (50 mesh) strainer inside the nozzle bodies to help prevent nozzle clogs. You just shove it up inside the nozzle body as you twist the cap on:

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You will also need some 3/8" hose, clamps and a poly barbed tee. Quantities will vary based on your plumbing design.

Sorry for the delay. Let me know if I missed or need to clarify something. :thumbup:

 

Ware,

If you had to do it all over again would you have changed anything about the design? Made the boom clear the body more? Anything you can think of?

 

Not that I can think of - it's pretty solid. It's basically a 2-nozzle version of the Spreader-Mate:

I would just focus on the best way to attach a boom to the existing hardware.

 

What are those blue hose clamps?

 

What are those blue hose clamps?

+1

 

Here is the set up in the "storage" centered position.



It's not an actual spraying position so there is just the center bolt holding it in. That means the ends will wiggle back and forth so you will have to figure out a way to lock it in. There are plenty of holes in the arm in order to attach a new boom, in needed.