Boost Pest Control Technician Productivity 8 Tips to reduce pest control downtime, boost pest control productivity & profit. Quality Equipment & Spray www.qspray.com

1. Boost Spray Technician Productivity
(and make more money!!!)
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Andrew Greess Your Success.
OPM Saguaro Conference
Mesa, AZ www.qspray.com
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2. Goal Today – 8 Tips to Stop Wasting Money
- Reduce equipment problems
- Reduce repair expenses
- Reduce downtime
- Reduce missed appointments
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3. Goal Today – Find Ways to Stop Wasting Money
Information based upon our repair shop experience:
- Common Problems
- Repetitive Problems
- Avoidable Problems
- Rapidly Worsening Problems
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4. Please:
-Ask Questions
- Share Experiences
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5. Most Common Source of Problems
Any Guesses?
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6. 1. Good Filtration is critical to any sprayer
- Good Design
- Operating Procedures
- Maintenance Procedures
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7. Filtration – Good Design is critical
- Selection
based upon material, water quality, pump, technician
- Type
fill hose, strainer basket, before pump, gun/tip
- Accessibility
location, reach, plumbing
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8. Filtration – Good Design is critical
Design for your application, equipment, technician
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9. Access – Nothing more important
- Can technician reach filter?
- Can filter be checked when tank is full?
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10. Access – Nothing more important
The right way to do it!
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11. Filtration – Check your Filter
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12. Filtration – Replace your Filter
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13. Filtration – Check your Filter (or else!)
Pump damage; clogged guns, tips, hoses; downtime,
repair expenses, overtime, etc.
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14. 2. Pressure Related Problems
a. Don’t overpressurize sprayers
- Backpacks, especially sensitive
- $5 problems become $50 problems quickly
- Extends life
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15. 2. Pressure Related Problems
b. Don’t run pumps too fast
- The pressure fairy?
- Extends life
- Reduce drift
- Reduce size of spills
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16. 2. Pressure Related Problems
c. Release the pressure
- Extends life
- Especially backpacks
- Reduce freeze risk
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17. 3. Clean It Out!
- B & Gs
- Backpacks
- Power Sprayers
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18. 3. Clean It Out!
Debris in tanks = problems
- Clogged filters (fish anyone?)
- Starved (damaged) pumps
- Clogged hoses, fittings, guns & tips
- Incorrect chemical concentrations
- Downtime
- Repair expenses
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19. 3. Clean It Out!
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20. 3. Clean It Out!
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21. 3. Clean It Out!
What will this cost you?
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22. 4. Don’t Wait for Problems
Preventative Maintenance is critical
- especially pumps & motors where failure is expensive
- take advantage of slow periods to do PM
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23. 5. Train Employees to Report Problems
Leaks
Problems You know what
$
to
fix
Time Downhill
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24. 5. Train Employees to Report Problems
Small Problems quickly become big problems
- Leaks
- Changes in pressure
- Changes in output
- Appearance
- Sound
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25. 6. Use Emergency Repair Kits
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26. 7. Use Preflight Checklist
- Airplane pilot metaphor
- Techs should spend 3-4 minutes at start of day
checking their equipment
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27. 7. Use Preflight Checklist
Find small problems
- they are cheaper to fix than big problems
Find problems where you can do something about them
- it is better to have problems at the office/home
than to have them in the customers driveway
The case of the missing pump!
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28. Review – 8 Simple Tips
1. Filtration
2. Pressure Issues
3. Clean It Out
4. Preventative Maintenance
5. Report Problems
6. Emergency Repair Kits
7. Preflight Checklist
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29. More Info on Spray Equipment
 *** Preflight Checklist Session Tomorrow ***
PMP Magazine Smart Systems Column
 www.SprayEquipmentBlog.com
 follow on Twitter: AndrewGreess
 email us: Info@qspray.com
 Demo outside the Main Hall
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Please contact us for your spray equipment needs
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