7 easy steps to prepare your sprayer for winter

As the winter months approach, it is also time towintering sprinklers. This is one of the most important procedures related to the maintenance of machines, as it allows you to extend the time of their operation and avoid unpleasant surprises during spring spray.That is why we share with you 7 steps in which you can easily prepare your sprayer for winter.1. SprayerIf you clean your sprayer properly, you will minimize the risk of the appearance of precocious rust and corrosion.Berthoud's ALL Clean Water Spray and Detergentés la solució más adatta de la paqijkirina derveyî makîneyê. The ALL Clean preparation is used in a ratio of 100 l. water/2.0 l. concentrate - thus, with one tube of 5 liters of concentrate, 250 l. solution is obtained.2. Dans la paqijkirina navxweyî ya sprayer, hûn dikarin gavên jêrîn bişopînin:

1. Empty all tanks of solution.If you have a Berthoud sprayer with a Berlogic control panel, you should list the functions with numbers from 1 to 4.
2. Remove the filter.
3. Fill the tank with clean water and cleaning solution.To do this, you can count on All Clear detergent, in a ratio of 100 l of water/0,500l. concentrate. Thus, with one tube of 5 liters of concentrate, you get 1000 l. solution.
4. Wash the tank with the solutionper passare tutte le funzioni del panel Berlogic (Dualelec). Finally, select the “Spray” function so that the solution can be sprayed through the nozzles of the rods.

Thus, the spraying system of your machine is now completely cleaned.3. Een inspectie van het conditie van de sprinklerAfter cleaning the sprayer, it is necessary to inspect what condition it is in, whether they are noticeable cracks in the paint or scratchesthat violates its coverage. It is desirable to check as metalen delenon the sprayer, and Reservoirand its integrity. On self-propelled machines, you need to check and the condition of the cabin,And in any case, you should not forget to check Nozzles.4. Winterize the sprinkler systemTo protect the sprinkler from freezing of pipes and tanksEt is necessaire de filleren fluido protectivo. Berthoud recommends All Winter Detergent*, por estas pasos seguintes:

1. Fills the clean water tank with the protective solution that you have prepared in advance.
2. Con l'motor a bassa a revs (per accessori - bassa velocità del motore di take-off), tramite tutte le funzioni del pannello di controllo — a partire da 1 a 4 (per Berthoud sprayers). Do not forget also the funnel for mixing detergents and its function for washing the tubes.
3. Turn on function 5 for spraying.
4. Spray in this way until the protective solution begins to come out through the spreaders on the rods. In sprinklers with a continuous circulation system, this happens after about 10 - 20 seconds, but in the rest it takes a little longer.

According to Berthoud, if you follow the steps described, you guarantee yourself that the sprayer will overwinter in cold to -25° C without damaging the pipelines. *The All Winter preparation is not aggressive to seals and does not react chemically with residues of plant protection references. A 15 l. water/10 l. concentratum is usato, che consente con un tubo di 10 litri di concentratura a 25 l. a soluzione protettiva a -25° C.5. Välj ett sättningsplatsen för att lagra sprayerIt is advisable to providedry and indoor storagede la sprayer, ma anche se si scegliere a archiviere l'aperto, tutte le apertures del macchine deve essere chiuso da insetti e altri contaminanti non vengone.For the metal parts on the bars and chassis (bolts and joints) that are not protected by anti-corrosion paint or otherwise, you can use acticorrosion spray.6. Disconnect the battery from the self-propelled sprayerIf you have self-propelled sprayerto complete the wintering process, it is necessary to desaxar la bateriaand. It is advisable that the machine be with a full tank of fuel, as this prevents condensation from forming in it.7. If you want to save time in the spring for re-checking the condition of the sprayer, you can advance ordine le parti di ricambio. In this way, you provide yourself with the opportunity to start spraying on time and without worrying about errors and omissions. Du kan også test the available nozzlesper l'uso e, se necessario, ordine nuovi per la prossima stagione. So you will protect yourself from unpleasant surprises in the spring and guarantee yourself even more effective spraying.NIK service specialists are also at your disposal to assist you with the winterization of the sprinklers. Contact us if you have any questions or recommendations regarding the preparation of sprayers for the winter period.