For the better part of thirty years I've almost exclusively used Graco pumps. I've had a Titan 440 but still preferred the Graco pumps. But I've a lot of issues with the last two Graco pumps I bought so I decided to buy a Tritech T5 3 years ago. It has been nothing short superb. It has been both reliable and flawless. I rebuilt it for the first time just the other day. The Tritech tips have lasted me significantly longer than the Graco or Titan tips as well. I'm probably never going back.
Mark Osborn I don't spray the gloss work, I don't know if it would justify the cost of the tape , paper and the time it would take to mask up. I might give the frames and the staircase a go and see how much time and cost effective it would be , if I do I'll definitely will Make a video. Regarding colours I've got to admit for the last 4 years all ive done are white walls . As soon as I get coloured walls that video will get done
Hi, this video was uploaded 5 years ago and your recommendation was the Graco 390. 5 years on, what's your thoughts still Graco or Tritech t5? I'm thinking about investing in a gun and have my mind set on the T5 + are you still using the Stephill generator? Keep up the work, thanks!
Use a small palm full of cheap laundry powder mix it well in a bucket of warm water, this will speed up or strip out paint faster, then store evertime used with pump Saver, most rebuilds need a new piston the worn piston / hour glassing was why your seals didn't last.and if you use pumpsaver well you won't need to rebuild it as often as corrosion won't take place.It suprises me most painters don't know how to clean an maintain there sprayers yet they use them most days to save time on the job , I've hire diy spray pumps for 15 years ,I'm a authorised Tritech sales agent in au , we use the Tritech sprayers in hire..
I cleaned my rig down every time I used it then used pump armour after every clean down.i contacted tritech and they compensated me very well because they can see in my videos how well I cleaned my spray rig down
Yes i watched your clean up didnt see you use laundry powder or warm water ,i cant work out why your pump armour doesnt mix with water as it must work out costly, or you could use car radiator rust inhubuter coolant anti freeze , i did like the filter out to flush out build up paint most wouldnt do this , happy spraying.
No it lasted 3 months and then I had to change the seals and the piston. I've got to admit tritech contacted and they gave me a tritech t5 due to the bad experience I had with the t4 and because of this review I've done on the t4, I've had the t5 about a year and a half now and I've had no issues with it at all . So I'm guessing I just had a bad one
Brain cunningham it doesn't really make a difference between a digital gauge or an analogue gauge , just that the digital gauge your able to set the pressure straight away with no messing around . It's the spray tips that gives you the quality of work . If your looking for a real high standard in your gloss work you could go air assisted airless sprayers , they are a little bit slower but have a higher standard of finish than an airless sprayer
hey mate - my tritech makes a chattering noise when flashing with water. have you noticed this with your machine? is it a sign that something is about to pop?
Possibly, since I've had my seals and piston changed it sounds like it's leaking air when I run water through . I'm just waiting for something to fail on it. A rule if thumb is that if your machine sounds different from when you first had it then there's likely a problem with it.
Hi . I like your videos . I'm planning to buy spray machine for residential painting which is in most cases ceilings and woodwork . I like to buy Graco 390 but can't find 230v version instead of that I'm thinking to buy Tritech t4 . It's that good idea or better to buy transformer and g 390?
Hi Colin , I've got tritech I haven't sprayed about 4 months last time used it gave it a good clean, its not priming at all, I thought it might be paint to thick ,so primed with clean water still not priming any idea mate ?
Yeah the chances are the ball is stuck. Did you leave the motor in pump armour the last time you used it or did you just flush the sprayer through with water.
@@camdecorations9779 I normally do wash out with pump armour ,but last time I was in a hurry to leave site it was getting late ,so just cleaned with water, I live in a flat so hard to clean out example A garden or shed . would that cause a big issue ?
@@nialloconnor5321 if your not going to use your sprayer for more than a couple of weeks you need to leave it in pump armour otherwise the ball ceases up. What you need to do is unscrew the siphoning hose from the the spray . Get a wrench and undo the big nut to release the area that the siphoning hose connects to . Once you've done that look inside you will see a ball. Run some water over the area just to clean it up. Once you've done get a small flat head screwdriver. The idea is that you want to make the ball move inside the housing. Make sure not to scratch the ball with the screwdriver. Any time the sprayer won't prime 9 x out of 10 it's to do with the ball not moving like a bit of dirt or a bit of dry paint. If you want I could make a vid showing how to do this.
How much you putting through the T4 to do a set of packings in 2months!!!!! That's some paint!!!! I got an airlessco LP only had 3 packing replacements in 11 years!! And I spray newbuild and industrial probably around 200lt a week , packings on an airlessco are adjustable triple life, repack cost around 100, piston about 180
Not a lot. I would say roughly 150 - 200 litres a week , my thinking is the piston had a score on it and the first time they changed the seals but not the piston but the second time they changed the seals and the piston. Worst thing about it I was covered with the warranty with the first set of seals and the piston if they changed it but the second time I had to pay . What is your thoughts on that one
@@camdecorations9779 that'd blow my mind, surely they could see it was an issue with guarantee work they'd carried out you'd seriously be putting some paint through an airless to do packings in two months!!!!!! Do like the look of the tritech's though look bomb proof
@@simonhuss9619 my personal thinking is they saw it the first time and they let it go knowing the piston would score the seal a second time , then they could charge me for a new piston and seal. Then again I could be thinking the worst of people. I thought the t4 was great before all these problems and even now it doesn't sound right but that little graco is as tough as nails. I prefer that over the t4
Ah you mean the 395 s, yes it's worth getting that rather than the 390 because you can easily run . 0.21 tip. If you one of those guys who hold the trigger without releasing when your spraying then I would go for the larger model the 495 more powerful motor so you can continually hold the trigger but if your a sprayer who releases at the end of each stroke then the 395 s is perfect
@@camdecorations9779 why would that take the lead now mate? I am so torn between the graco 495 and the sf23 plus. Both the same price point. Any issues with the sf23 since you’ve had it mate?
No no issues whatsoever , if your using it for mistcoating all the time I would use the 495 it has the capacity for larger spray tips. If your using for more than mistcoating sf23 plus, you can service it yourself, the hopper to buy is cheaper than any other brand hopper, the hopper is direct feed into the spray machine, washes out really quick in cold water, because its a diaphragm and not piston you don't get that slight drop in pressure that you do get with piston spray rigs and because of that they are excellent machines to turn into aaa sprayers. I hardly use my t5 now , only for mistcoating and using in flats because its easier to carry up a flight of stairs
25 months factory warranty on all TriTech Sprayers in au ,with 10% discount at C.J Airless Spray ,is good peace of mind ,yes you can swap a graco pump out quickly if you no what your doing ,don't go an loose a finger the pistons are very capable of dedigiting , it works out cheaper than rebuilding because of the time saved, tho I find most painters struggle to clean a gun filter or even no it exists, let alone the manifold filter 😀.. so if your not goin to clean them properly doesn't matter what pump it is as it won't Spray properly on your next job, youl kick it swear at it pull someone's ears off ,then take it to a service centre an say yeh i don't no what's wrong with me rig mate she was working fine last job ..
So Graco gpm .47. Tritech gpm .57. Graco 490 gpm .54. I don't watch sprayer vids as I own 6 and an HVLP. I was thinking I would see what the Tritech had to offer, but from this slightly of side comparison... lol
You say that until you use it , there's a clear difference between the machines including build quality. The machine I like to use is a sf23 plus , quality versatile spray machines
For the better part of thirty years I've almost exclusively used Graco pumps. I've had a Titan 440 but still preferred the Graco pumps. But I've a lot of issues with the last two Graco pumps I bought so I decided to buy a Tritech T5 3 years ago. It has been nothing short superb. It has been both reliable and flawless. I rebuilt it for the first time just the other day. The Tritech tips have lasted me significantly longer than the Graco or Titan tips as well. I'm probably never going back.
Trite Tritechs are great machines I know what you mean about the tips they do last longer and they give a great finish on the walls
Insane!!!!!! I want to get one now and see what it’s about!
Awesome pros and cons video. Thank you! After this I'll probably just get another titan 440
Great video. I enjoyed listening to your views on these 2 popular sprayers.
Thanks pete
Hi Col. Just bought myself 390 with the intention of doing my gloss work.. can't wait for the weekend to give it a go..
Cool les, let me know how you get on
Mark Osborn I don't spray the gloss work, I don't know if it would justify the cost of the tape , paper and the time it would take to mask up. I might give the frames and the staircase a go and see how much time and cost effective it would be , if I do I'll definitely will Make a video. Regarding colours I've got to admit for the last 4 years all ive done are white walls . As soon as I get coloured walls that video will get done
Hello mate, what you recommended between graco 595, tritech t5 and wagner sf 23 pro?Thanks in advance
These reviews are worth their weight in gold ! Thank you !
Thanks for the support 👍🏾
Will the tritech do a better job than the Greco 395?
Is the Greco decent with emulsion?
Hi, this video was uploaded 5 years ago and your recommendation was the Graco 390. 5 years on, what's your thoughts still Graco or Tritech t5?
I'm thinking about investing in a gun and have my mind set on the T5 + are you still using the Stephill generator?
Keep up the work, thanks!
Very helpful sir thank you
Got a cordless 390 it's brilliant you need 4 batteries tho, game changer
great video carry on
As a tritech repair shop you can very easily repair yourself. The pump is way easier than doing a graco set of seals.
Instablaster...
Use a small palm full of cheap laundry powder mix it well in a bucket of warm water, this will speed up or strip out paint faster, then store evertime used with pump Saver, most rebuilds need a new piston the worn piston / hour glassing was why your seals didn't last.and if you use pumpsaver well you won't need to rebuild it as often as corrosion won't take place.It suprises me most painters don't know how to clean an maintain there sprayers yet they use them most days to save time on the job , I've hire diy spray pumps for 15 years ,I'm a authorised Tritech sales agent in au , we use the Tritech sprayers in hire..
I cleaned my rig down every time I used it then used pump armour after every clean down.i contacted tritech and they compensated me very well because they can see in my videos how well I cleaned my spray rig down
Yes i watched your clean up didnt see you use laundry powder or warm water ,i cant work out why your pump armour doesnt mix with water as it must work out costly, or you could use car radiator rust inhubuter coolant anti freeze , i did like the filter out to flush out build up paint most wouldnt do this , happy spraying.
Good comparison. Did the seals last longer the second time you replaced them with the new piston?
No it lasted 3 months and then I had to change the seals and the piston. I've got to admit tritech contacted and they gave me a tritech t5 due to the bad experience I had with the t4 and because of this review I've done on the t4, I've had the t5 about a year and a half now and I've had no issues with it at all . So I'm guessing I just had a bad one
Brain cunningham it doesn't really make a difference between a digital gauge or an analogue gauge , just that the digital gauge your able to set the pressure straight away with no messing around . It's the spray tips that gives you the quality of work . If your looking for a real high standard in your gloss work you could go air assisted airless sprayers , they are a little bit slower but have a higher standard of finish than an airless sprayer
great video's mate could you do a video on glossing woodwork and how you spray colour on walls
hey mate - my tritech makes a chattering noise when flashing with water. have you noticed this with your machine? is it a sign that something is about to pop?
Possibly, since I've had my seals and piston changed it sounds like it's leaking air when I run water through . I'm just waiting for something to fail on it. A rule if thumb is that if your machine sounds different from when you first had it then there's likely a problem with it.
ok cool, i think i'm gunna order a set of packer seals as a precaution for d day. cheers mate!!
Its due to the ball bearings being tungsten carbide and being heavier than regular stainless steel balls. They just rattle a bit more.
Hi . I like your videos . I'm planning to buy spray machine for residential painting which is in most cases ceilings and woodwork . I like to buy Graco 390 but can't find 230v version instead of that I'm thinking to buy Tritech t4 . It's that good idea or better to buy transformer and g 390?
In my personal opinion, the tritech is a better machine than a graco , plus its more powerful, so go for the tritech
Hi Colin , I've got tritech I haven't sprayed about 4 months last time used it gave it a good clean, its not priming at all, I thought it might be paint to thick ,so primed with clean water still not priming any idea mate ?
Yeah the chances are the ball is stuck. Did you leave the motor in pump armour the last time you used it or did you just flush the sprayer through with water.
@@camdecorations9779 I normally do wash out with pump armour ,but last time I was in a hurry to leave site it was getting late ,so just cleaned with water, I live in a flat so hard to clean out example A garden or shed . would that cause a big issue ?
@@nialloconnor5321 if your not going to use your sprayer for more than a couple of weeks you need to leave it in pump armour otherwise the ball ceases up. What you need to do is unscrew the siphoning hose from the the spray .
Get a wrench and undo the big nut to release the area that the siphoning hose connects to .
Once you've done that look inside you will see a ball.
Run some water over the area just to clean it up.
Once you've done get a small flat head screwdriver. The idea is that you want to make the ball move inside the housing. Make sure not to scratch the ball with the screwdriver. Any time the sprayer won't prime 9 x out of 10 it's to do with the ball not moving like a bit of dirt or a bit of dry paint. If you want I could make a vid showing how to do this.
@@camdecorations9779 Hi Colin . that would be brilliant if you don't mind thankyou so much , Niall
@@nialloconnor5321 no problem I should be up by tonight
Hi mate.
As you own both t4 and t5 can you advise if t4 will be enough for spraying waterborne woodwork paints and primers or it has to be t5?
The t4 is more than capable of spraying waterborne producte
@@camdecorations9779 thanks.
Good video. Would the 390 spray masonry paint
As long as its smooth masonary paint
@@camdecorations9779 yes is smooth, dulux weathershield. Thanks for the helpful response.
What do you think of wagner products ?
I haven't used any , Im looking to buy wagner sf23 I've heard some really good things about it
Would the 390 do stucco houses?
Yes no problem whatsoever 👍
Ty Sir
How much you putting through the T4 to do a set of packings in 2months!!!!! That's some paint!!!! I got an airlessco LP only had 3 packing replacements in 11 years!! And I spray newbuild and industrial probably around 200lt a week , packings on an airlessco are adjustable triple life, repack cost around 100, piston about 180
Not a lot. I would say roughly 150 - 200 litres a week , my thinking is the piston had a score on it and the first time they changed the seals but not the piston but the second time they changed the seals and the piston. Worst thing about it I was covered with the warranty with the first set of seals and the piston if they changed it but the second time I had to pay . What is your thoughts on that one
@@camdecorations9779 that'd blow my mind, surely they could see it was an issue with guarantee work they'd carried out you'd seriously be putting some paint through an airless to do packings in two months!!!!!! Do like the look of the tritech's though look bomb proof
@@simonhuss9619 my personal thinking is they saw it the first time and they let it go knowing the piston would score the seal a second time , then they could charge me for a new piston and seal. Then again I could be thinking the worst of people. I thought the t4 was great before all these problems and even now it doesn't sound right but that little graco is as tough as nails. I prefer that over the t4
@@camdecorations9779 where did you get the T4 serviced?
@@daz79ie I got it serviced from the place I brought it from. Airlesspro.com
Easy Colin what’s your thoughts on the 390 s tip sizes up to 23 2.0 l pm is it worth the extra 200 quid.
The graco 390 takes up to a .21 tip . Sorry I'm not getting the next part of your question
Easy Colin I’ve been looking at the Graco 390s. It’s 200 quid more than the 390. The specs say it takes tip sizes up to .23 tip.
Ah you mean the 395 s, yes it's worth getting that rather than the 390 because you can easily run .
0.21 tip. If you one of those guys who hold the trigger without releasing when your spraying then I would go for the larger model the 495 more powerful motor so you can continually hold the trigger but if your a sprayer who releases at the end of each stroke then the 395 s is perfect
Black Friday at brewers graco 495 £1225 + vat just ordered one
That's a good price , fair play you will love it . That model cleans down quicker than the 390 and the 390 is quick at cleaning down.
So what would you go with now mate?
The graco 495 still? The sf23 plus or the tri tech t5? If you had to choose one.
I’m in a similar predicament.
Sf23 plus mate , very versatile spray machine
@@camdecorations9779 why would that take the lead now mate?
I am so torn between the graco 495 and the sf23 plus. Both the same price point.
Any issues with the sf23 since you’ve had it mate?
No no issues whatsoever , if your using it for mistcoating all the time I would use the 495 it has the capacity for larger spray tips. If your using for more than mistcoating sf23 plus, you can service it yourself, the hopper to buy is cheaper than any other brand hopper, the hopper is direct feed into the spray machine, washes out really quick in cold water, because its a diaphragm and not piston you don't get that slight drop in pressure that you do get with piston spray rigs and because of that they are excellent machines to turn into aaa sprayers. I hardly use my t5 now , only for mistcoating and using in flats because its easier to carry up a flight of stairs
How much water are you running through when cleaning?
For the graco 390 it takes about 5 to 6 litres of water and the t4 can take around 13 litres of water. Hope that helps you
4:50 omg this happens to me all the time thank god I’m not the only 1 I’m defo going to change my gun
25 months factory warranty on all TriTech Sprayers in au ,with 10% discount at C.J Airless Spray ,is good peace of mind ,yes you can swap a graco pump out quickly if you no what your doing ,don't go an loose a finger the pistons are very capable of dedigiting , it works out cheaper than rebuilding because of the time saved, tho I find most painters struggle to clean a gun filter or even no it exists, let alone the manifold filter 😀.. so if your not goin to clean them properly doesn't matter what pump it is as it won't Spray properly on your next job, youl kick it swear at it pull someone's ears off ,then take it to a service centre an say yeh i don't no what's wrong with me rig mate she was working fine last job ..
Correct if you can't clean it and you don't know where the manifold filter is then you shouldn't be anywhere near a spray rig
Which one is better 210 or 395 I need help
395 is a lot better
My 210 motor just burnt up not paying $550 to replace. Looking at Airlessco and TriTech.
@@twsd tritech's are good solid spray rigs , and if you do get one get a t5 its a serious work horse
cam decorations thank you very much for your advice. I’ll be taking a serious look at it. Thanks again.
Please, how can you get this machine?
Which one are you looking to get ?
@@camdecorations9779 What is the task of each one?
@@camdecorations9779 I want paint and graphite
@@camdecorations9779 TriTech T4
I refer the 390
So Graco gpm .47. Tritech gpm .57. Graco 490 gpm .54. I don't watch sprayer vids as I own 6 and an HVLP. I was thinking I would see what the Tritech had to offer, but from this slightly of side comparison... lol
I've sold the graco I have now a wagner sf23 plus , excellent spray rig , especially if I decide to triple a . Can't beat a diaphragm unit 👌
Please review Turbine HVLPs
Used the XVLP Wagner as thought it was a game changer, if you want the constant sound of a fighter jet at work then turbines are your thing!
Cual es mejor graco o tritech
Dijo que prefiere la graco .brother.
All guns spit though, you just have to keep spraying without the pause on strokes to avoid that, and end on paper or floor
TriTech seems like a whole lot of hype. It wants o be the Apple of the paint sprayer world but I'm not convinced.
You say that until you use it , there's a clear difference between the machines including build quality. The machine I like to use is a sf23 plus , quality versatile spray machines
The T4 is closer to a Graco 490
The t4 has the same power output as a graco 395 the tritech t5 has the same power output as the graco 495
@@camdecorations9779 Wrong, the gallons per minute of a 395 unit is .47 and the GPM of a T4 is .53. The Graco 490 is .54 GPM.
@@Monarchski You are wrong, graco 395 is 0.54 GPM.
Packing seals on that Tritech are garbage. Won’t last you. Stick with Graco.
Mate I have to totally agree with you