[daviddsims]

I'm in the market for a new backpack sprayer and it looks like the Chapin 20v is the most popular on here. Has anyone used the new Ryobi battery powered backpack sprayer? I was also looking at the Sprayers Plus 105 but that might be a little too rich for my blood to use for my residential lawn.

 

[njoy1389]

I'm eyeing the ryobi as well since I'm well
Deep with batteries in that platform...seems like they released a few then stopped. I'd imagine the ryobi days are coming up soon at Home Depot and they'll have them, just my thought....

 

[mattw10517]

I picked up the 2 gallon sprayer on sale for $70. Has anyone used Teejet spray tips with their Ryobi? I'm not crazy about the factory tip, but can't get my Teejet tips to fit.

 

[njoy1389]

I gave up waiting for the 4 gallon and the 2 gallon to be available at my Home Depot. Website kept telling me they are out of stock online and not in my store. Ended up buying the chapin backpack sprayer.

 

[Tsmith]

I ordered the Ryobi 4 Gallon backpack sprayer today and according to online should be delivered this week.

I have the Chapin 20v sprayer but only one battery and since I'm deep with Ryobi batteries it made sense to purchase this and sell my Chapin. I also had a 10% off coupon that was due to expire.

I'll follow up after I use it which should be right away.

 

[njoy1389]

@Tsmith good call, haven't even taken the chapin out the box yet. Probably going to return to amazon and get the ryobi.
Was that an online coupon?

 

[Tsmith]

@njoy1389 it was an online or in store coupon they sent me which I've be receiving a lot of lately prob my since I haven't had a balance on my card. They are usually only good for a week or two and this one was due to expire Wednesday.

I used a coupon last month to purchase the new cordless 10" Miter saw which requires two 18v batteries and really like it.

 

[njoy1389]

@Tsmith yeah they usually send me a coupon once a month, but didn't have one. Also couldn't find one online, so had to purchase without one. I'm deep in the 18v platform as well.

 

[daviddsims]

My local HD had the 4 gallon battery backpack in stock so I purchased it. So far I am happy with it's performance other than a couple of odd pauses when I pull the handle to spray. I can let off and press again and it usually works.

 

[Kicker]

I just returned my ryobi 4 gallon to HD this weekend. I bought it a month ago on April 27th and got 3 uses out of it.

Let me preface this with, I'm only posting this just you are aware of an issue I came across and it's in no way trying to sway anyone's decision to not buy the sprayer.

Like some of you I'm already invested in the Ryobi line and thought it'd be best to just continue that instead of having another type of battery and charger to deal with.

I started to notice a decrease in pressure and it was significantly getting worse and worse and worse. When i first pulled the handle/trigger the spray would be powerfull and give a fine wide swath of mist using the fan tip. Within 1 second the pressure would drop to almost a stream due to low pressure. I checked from one end to the other for a clog or obstruction and couldn't find anything. I removed the nozzle, still ahd the same result, removed the wand and still had the same result coming out of handle. It was always an immediate strong burst, then just a trickle.

I had someone on here message me saying it took 2.3 minutes to spray a gallon of water in his Ryobi 4 gallon. When I tested, it was almost 9.5 minutes.

I'm not saying that the sprayer is bad, I actually really liked it and am still thinking about getting another one but, I'm going to explore looking at other options. Just 3 applications of liquid (GCF products) and it started to die just isn't a real confidence boost for me.

 

[daviddsims]

@Kicker My sprayer has not lost pressure but it has really odd timing and doesn't spray sometimes. I had to push the wand handle several times and nothing would happen. It's hard to describe but there is definitely something going on.

 

[njoy1389]

That's unfortunate. Sounds like they are having some quality control issues..it does still have favorable reviews on Home Depot, of course some of those are sponsored. I know the sprayer became available a few months back, but they didn't have many in stores or online.
I'm not sure about the outdoor stuff, but I know with the other power tools TTI manufactures them. Same company that controls Milwaukee and rigid manufacturing.
Mines suppose to be here Friday, so I guess we will see what happens with it. I've never had an issue with ryobi customer service fixing and issue either. The tools I've had issues with they replaced with basically no questions asked.

 

[bgrass]

So far I am really enjoying mine. Upgraded the wand to a dfw_wand.

 

[njoy1389]

Just got mine in and it seems this part on the bottom of wand is not right..to tight and it gives you that trickle. Loosen it up a bit until Jt starts leaking there and no issues with the spray or pressure.

2nd thing I did was tighten up hose to wand with pliers, only issue now is a slight delay if I'm not holding down trigger constantly and are acting like I'm spot spraying quickly. I imagine there is another connect to be tightened.

 

[tlfal]

I bought the 1 gallon model since i already had batteries. Used it 2 times and returned it. Didn't like the spray pattern and the way it worked. Pressure wasn't great either. Ended up getting Sprayer Plus 2 gallon model. Much better product.

 

[Tsmith]

Finally got around to testing this sprayer out and impressed enough that I'll be selling my Chapin. I filled 3 gallons and decided to use a fully charged 4ah battery and didn't even lose a light on the charge. The sprayer sat comfortably on my back which wasn't the case with my Chapin.

I plan on trying one of my 2ah batteries and the other nozzle as the water did really should out which could be a problem when spot spraying and a softer touch is needed.

I did have an initial issue when I tested it with not much water and turned out the inside line to feed the wand was hung up and not sitting in the water so it wasn't spraying. I went through to manual to see if I missed anything before finally looking in the tank and seeing what was going on.

 

[Kicker]

Just got mine in and it seems this part on the bottom of wand is not right..to tight and it gives you that trickle. Loosen it up a bit until it starts leaking there and no issues with the spray or pressure.

2nd thing I did was tighten up hose to wand with pliers, only issue now is a slight delay if I'm not holding down trigger constantly and are acting like I'm spot spraying quickly. I imagine there is another connect to be tightened.

This is probably what I experienced. I generally tend to tighten things very snuggly and didn't think to loosen it. I did remove that cap to make sure the spring was functioning correctly and in place, but I put it back on and tightened it down again. Hmm, unfortunate I already returned it. I think I'm going to get the M4 backpack a go and see how it works.

 

[JackH]

New to this forum and also just bought this sprayer. Added the DFW wand as well. A great add on!



I also found out that the Teejet nozzles fit the original Ryobi spray tip.





I have been test spraying with water and so far it works very well. I have lots of the batteries and other Ryobi equipment so it made sense to get it.

 

[njoy1389]

I determined the issue is in the wand itself. I tightened everything up to no leaks...then noticed I was still getting the delay. But if I could ever do slightly press down on the button (circled) it would go off without a hitch. So just started squeezing the trigger closer (solid horizontal line) and haven't had an issue. Will prob upgrade the wand in the future but for now it'll do. I guess best thing about the wand is that it does accept teejets.

 

[dfoster]

I'm seeing a lot of people complaining about the way it sprays and losing pressure. I was wondering if y'all had issues with it not spraying the majority of the mix in the sprayer? I was spraying 3 gallon mix and it was doing very well at first. After about 6-8 minutes of spraying it stopped. I didn't figure it would have already been out but maybe it was. I took it off and I still had over 1.5 gallons left in the sprayer. When I opened up the lid and tried to spray I could tell it wasn't drawing like it should in order for it to spray. This has happened several times and I have ended up just dumping it into a hand can and spraying that way. Very unfortunate because this seemed like a great tool. Maybe someone knows why it's not drawing and it's a quick fix. Please reply with any suggestions. Thank you in advance