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There's no doubt about it.  They want you gone!Do My now offers consumers a monthly shipment for their own pest control.These guys are trying to put pest professionals like you and me out of business.I don't understand how pest professionals can consider giving money to someone trying to take food out of your kids mouths?I raised this issue on […]

The next topic for our Stupid Sh*t Techs Do video is a specific part on hose reels - the hose reel lock. This small but important part keeps hose reels from spinning when you are not using the reel. These parts are small, and they can break from stress and when they break, bad things can happen! If your hose reel lock breaks, do not tie […]

In the second installment of our series Stupid Sh*t Techs Do, we are going to talk about spray wands. Most of my examples are B&G spray wands as these are the most popular sprayer wands for pest control techs. The first, and most common example, shows an exploded wand. The pest tech of course "had no idea" what happened to it, but we […]

Phoenix, Arizona -- Andrew Greess of Quality Equipment & Spray (Qspray) has seen some really poorly maintained equipment over the years, the kind that can cause pest control companies to crash and burn in a hurry. He knows it doesn't have to happen that way, and that's why he's releasing a brand new series called "Stupid Sh-t Techs Do." The […]

Tips to save money on your B&G Sprayer: Tip Cleaning – Follow manufacturer directions for cleaning tips. This usually includes using a soft bristle brush and mild cleaner. Wire brushes, pins, pocketknives, etc. will destroy tips. By destroy tips I mean damage or alter the spray pattern, change (probably increase) flow rates, […]

Your B&G Termite Rods - 5 Tips to Reduce Problems & Extend Termite Rod Life B&G termite rods are the industry standard termite injection tools. These tools are not cheap.  Our termite equipment repair shop sees lots of problems with termite tools, many of them are avoidable.Here are 5 tips to ensure you continue getting your m […]

Are you (or your spray technicians) looking for and anticipating problems with your pest control sprayers?  This can save you a lot of time and money.  Here's an actual example:Customer brought their pest control power sprayer in for us to service the pump.  One of our mechanics immediately noticed something wasn't right.On […]

Most of us can relate to feeling the pressure, but what I want to talk about is how we can take the pressure off our spray equipment.We find that a lot of times technicians like to turn up the pump sprayer pressure a bit too high! We understand why they may do this...it gets the job done a little faster. We at QSpray.com, however, can’t really […]

Everyone can probably relate to clogged sink drains. Soap and other debris will build up over time, water starts to drain slower and slower until you need to call in the plumber to snake the drain clean. It’s a relatively simple fix while not always convenient. With commercial spray equipment this is a fix you want to avoid because it […]

Check the filter. Check the filter. Check the filter! I know that seems redundant, but we know it bears repeating. And then we repeat it again. Because with all our experience in our shop we know that as much as technicians say “I checked the filter!” and “Yup, boss, cleaned the filter” ...they don’t! We can prove that with many examples of fi […]