I had mildew on the side of a concrete block house and decided to do a
little cleaning. Grabbed up my trusty plastic-body 1 gallon sprayer and
filled it full of a bleach solution. I had about 6 or so strokes on the
pressure pump handle when there was a "pop" noise and the plastic body
split. Bleach solution was thrown on my clothes and a few drops on my face.

So ..... from then on, I put my new sprayer in a plastic garbage bag before
pressurizing. Considering the types of fluids being sprayed, I figure I
sure don't want to take any more chances.

Just a heads-up .... be careful out there folks ......

"Andrew Ross" wrote in message
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I had mildew on the side of a concrete block house and decided to do a
little cleaning. Grabbed up my trusty plastic-body 1 gallon sprayer and
filled it full of a bleach solution. I had about 6 or so strokes on the
pressure pump handle when there was a "pop" noise and the plastic body
split. Bleach solution was thrown on my clothes and a few drops on my
face.

So ..... from then on, I put my new sprayer in a plastic garbage bag
before
pressurizing. Considering the types of fluids being sprayed, I figure I
sure don't want to take any more chances.

Just a heads-up .... be careful out there folks ......

Good point, it can happen. Keep that plastic sprayer out of the sun too. UV
light can make plastic brittle over a few years.

On Feb 22, 2:27*am, Andrew Ross wrote:
I had mildew on the side of a concrete block house and decided to do a
little cleaning. *Grabbed up my trusty plastic-body 1 gallon sprayer and
filled it full of a bleach solution. *I had about 6 or so strokes on the
pressure pump handle when there was a "pop" noise and the plastic body
split. *Bleach solution was thrown on my clothes and a few drops on my face.

So ..... from then on, I put my new sprayer in a plastic garbage bag before
pressurizing. *Considering the types of fluids being sprayed, I figure I
sure don't want to take any more chances.

Just a heads-up .... be careful out there folks ......

Was it a cheap unit, that scares me since I use acid in them. I have
many cheap units, maybe I shouldnt have got the cheap ones but
muriatic acid ruins the pump fast anyway.

ransley wrote:


Was it a cheap unit, that scares me since I use acid in them. I have
many cheap units, maybe I shouldnt have got the cheap ones but
muriatic acid ruins the pump fast anyway.



Yes, it was a cheap unit. But even so, I did not anticipate the unit
failing like that. One thing tho -- my sprayer *was* exposed to sunlight.
As another poster mentioned, that could have weakened the pressure vessel.

I can't imagine what would have happened if I had a failure while spraying
some really nasty stuff. That's the stuff of nightmares.....

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"Andrew Ross" wrote in message
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I had mildew on the side of a concrete block house and decided to do
a little cleaning. Grabbed up my trusty plastic-body 1 gallon
sprayer and filled it full of a bleach solution. I had about 6 or
so strokes on the pressure pump handle when there was a "pop" noise
and the plastic body split. Bleach solution was thrown on my
clothes and a few drops on my face.

So ..... from then on, I put my new sprayer in a plastic garbage bag
before
pressurizing. Considering the types of fluids being sprayed, I
figure I sure don't want to take any more chances.

Just a heads-up .... be careful out there folks ......

Good point, it can happen. Keep that plastic sprayer out of the sun
too. UV light can make plastic brittle over a few years.

As perhaps, can chlorine bleach.

Did you bother to RTFM? If so, you were told to ONLY use such and such
etc.. Right tool, right job.

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"ransley" wrote in message
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On Feb 22, 2:27 am, Andrew Ross wrote:
I had mildew on the side of a concrete block house and decided to do a
little cleaning. Grabbed up my trusty plastic-body 1 gallon sprayer and
filled it full of a bleach solution. I had about 6 or so strokes on the
pressure pump handle when there was a "pop" noise and the plastic body
split. Bleach solution was thrown on my clothes and a few drops on my
face.

So ..... from then on, I put my new sprayer in a plastic garbage bag
before
pressurizing. Considering the types of fluids being sprayed, I figure I
sure don't want to take any more chances.

Just a heads-up .... be careful out there folks ......

Was it a cheap unit, that scares me since I use acid in them. I have
many cheap units, maybe I shouldnt have got the cheap ones but
muriatic acid ruins the pump fast anyway.

I don't know of any residential type sprayer made to spray muriatic acid.
Since you don't mention psi, recommended psi and recognition that it is made
to handle what you spray, it's a good thing you aren't blinded by the
experience because they'd have zero liability.

--
--
Newsgroups are great places to get assistance.
But always verify important information with
other sources to be certain you have a clear
understanding of it and that it is accurate.


"Andrew Ross" wrote in message
...
ransley wrote:


Was it a cheap unit, that scares me since I use acid in them. I have
many cheap units, maybe I shouldnt have got the cheap ones but
muriatic acid ruins the pump fast anyway.



Yes, it was a cheap unit. But even so, I did not anticipate the unit
failing like that. One thing tho -- my sprayer *was* exposed to sunlight.
As another poster mentioned, that could have weakened the pressure vessel.

I can't imagine what would have happened if I had a failure while spraying
some really nasty stuff. That's the stuff of nightmares.....