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ESS XT-3 OWNER’S MANUAL
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ESS XT-3 OWNER’S MANUAL
Owner’s Manual
ESS XT-3
Electrostac Spraying Systems, Inc.
62 Morrison St. · Watkinsville, GA 30677-2749
CE cercaon applied for
Copyright © 2009, Electrostac Spraying Systems, Inc. – All Rights Reserved
This manual last updated December 7, 2020.

ESS XT-3 OWNER’S MANUAL
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have just purchased one of the most advanced spraying systems on the market
today. Electrostac Spraying Systems, Inc.1 (ESS) is commied to providing you with
powerful spraying systems that are easy to operate and maintain. The products of ESS are
the result of the eorts and creavity of many people. In addion to input from
engineering, markeng and manufacturing personnel, suggesons from our customers
have been implemented into the design of our equipment.
We would like to hear your ideas also! If you have any suggesons or comments
regarding the products or service of ESS write or call us at:
Electrostac Spraying Systems, Inc.
62 Morrison St.
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677-2749
Phone: [phone]
1-800-213-0518
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
Please take me to read this manual before operang your new ESS XT-3 Sprayer™. The
manual contains important instrucons for the safe operaon of this equipment. It also
includes helpful suggesons to maximize producve use of the XT-3. Essenal cleaning
instrucons should be followed to maintain your sprayer at peak eciency. Please
carefully read and follow all instrucons for your own safety and the safety of others
around you.
Thank you! We appreciate your business and are proud that you have selected an ESS
sprayer for your operaon.
Your new sprayer has been thoroughly tested and calibrated at the factory. If you have
any problems with it, please get in touch with us immediately. We will be glad to
answer any quesons you have concerning our equipment or service. ESS intends to
support its customers with ecient, helpful and friendly service. We appreciate your
business and sincerely hope that Electrostac Spraying Systems can meet your present
and future spraying equipment needs.
We encourage you to make copies of the “Spraywand Yearly Service” form in the back of
this manual. Use this form every year you send your wand in for maintenance and when
we service the wand, your warranty will renew for another year. The service will replace
the nozzle base, replace air and liquid hoses inside wand housing, replace lters, and
recalibrate the wand and thoroughly cleaning the enre spray wand.
1 ESS XT -3 Sprayer ™, XT ™, MaxCharge™, and the ESS logo are copyrights or registered trademarks
of Electrostac Spraying Systems, Inc.
For your personal records
Please record the model
and serial numbers of your
new sprayer here.
XT-3
______________________
Model #
______________________
Serial #
______________________
Date of purchase
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Table Of Contents:
Overview of ESS XT -3 Air-Assisted Electrostac Sprayer 1
Operator’s Responsibility 2
Chemical Safety Precauons 3
About the low-voltage system of the MaxCharge Spraywand 3
Safety Decals 4
Pacemaker Disclaimer 4
Front and Side view of the XT -3™ 5
Operang Instrucons 6
To clean the XT -3 aer operaon 7
REFERENCE
Spray wand 8
Air Filter 9
To clean the air lter 9
Trigger 10
To engage/disengage the trigger 10
To clean the trigger 10
Liquid Filter Assembly 11
To disassemble, clean, and reassemble the Liquid lter assembly 11
Nozzle Assembly 12
To clean nozzle assembly 12
Pre-spray check 13
Post-spray check 13
The Air & Liquid Delivery System 14
Air Compressor 14
Tank Pressure Regulator 14
The Quick Connects 15
Air connecon 15
Liquid connecon 15
Tank 16
Baeries 17
Spraying with Your ESS Sprayer 18
Preparing a Tank Mix 19
A note about operang temperatures 19
Trouble-Shoong Guide 20
Spraywand Service Parts 21
Parts List 22
Flow disk chart 22
XT -3 Service Parts 23–24
XT-3 Parts 25-33
CE Declaraon 34
Warranty 35
Yearly Spraywand Service 36
Spraywand Repair/Yearly Service Return Form 37
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Air-assisted electrostac sprayers produce electrically charged spray drops that are
carried to the plant canopy or onto the target in a low pressure, gentle, air stream.
The heart of the XT -3 Sprayer is the patented MaxCharge™ nozzle.
Air and liquid enter separately at the rear of the nozzle. Just before leaving the
nozzle, the air hits the liquid stream to make many thousands of ny spray
droplets that pass through the charging ring. An electrical charge is applied to the
spray droplets by the charging ring. Then the charged spray droplets are blown out
of the nozzle and move into the plant canopy where they are aracted to plant
material by electrostac forces. The electrostac charge induced by the Max-
Charge™ nozzle is strong enough to allow the droplets to move in any direcon
to cover all plant surfaces, even defying gravity to coat the underside of leaves and
the back side of fruits, vegetables, and objects. The result is uniform spray
coverage on hidden surfaces that other sprayers miss. Air-assisted
electrostac sprayers give more than twice the deposion eciency of hydraulic
sprayers and non-electrostac types of air-assisted sprayers. The grower benets
in terms of signicant reducons in applicaon costs and opmized insect and
disease control, sanizaon of beef or other coverage.
The MaxCharge™ nozzle is easy to clean and corrosion-proof. The interior ceramic
outlet resists wear three mes beer than stainless steel outlets. These features
combine to give the best spray coverage on the market. This quality product is
virtually maintenance-free, and assures you of savings in the applicaon of
chemical.
The comparison of air-assisted electrostac spraying versus convenonal
spraying is dramac.
Electrostacally charged droplets are
aracted to plant surfaces.
A picture is worth a thousand words…
In this test, orescent dye has been
sprayed on two round knobs. The le
knob was sprayed with the electrostac
system ON; the right knob was sprayed
with the same sprayer, but with the
electrostac system OFF. Note how even
the coverage is on the electrostac
knob.
Where Does The Spray Go?
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Overview of the ESS Model XT-3 Air-Assisted Electrostac Sprayer
The University of California completed a series of tests to invesgate what
happens to spray liquid aer it leaves the nozzle.
Conclusion: ESS technology places over 4 mes the amount of spray
onto the plant surface using 1/2 the amount of chemicals. Furthermore,
they also reported that ESS sprayers send 2/3 less chemicals to the
ground and into the air. Less chemical used overall, less waste, and less
dri than convenonal equipment.
Imagine the environmental benet!
On Targeted Area
O Area On Targeted Area
O Area
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Lack of aenon to safety can result in reducon of eciency, accident, personal injury, or death. Watch for safety hazards
and correct deciencies promptly. Use the following safety precauons as a guide when using this machine.
Read the Owner's Manual. Failure to read the manual is considered a misuse of the equipment.
Use the XT -3 sprayer ONLY for its intended use as described in this manual.
Use the XT -3 sprayer indoors only.
Do not allow a child to operate the XT -3 sprayer. Do not allow adults to operate the sprayer without proper instrucon.
Use extra care when spraying on stairs. Do not place sprayer on stairs.
Do not use without tank in place.
Always empty tank aer use and before transporng the sprayer.
Store sprayer in a dry place. Do not expose to freezing temperatures.
Do Not leave fully charged spraywand plugged into the charger for extended periods of me.
Do Not plug a charger into a fully charged spraywand.
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Operators Responsibility
Re ad the Owner ’s M anual! Failure to do so is considered a misuse of the equipment.
It is the responsibility of the user to read the Operator’s Manual to understand the safe
and correct operating procedures for the sprayer and to maintain the sprayer according
to the manufacturer’s recommendations. It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure that
all who are using this equipment read this manual.
The operator is responsible for inspecting the equipment and for repairing and replacing
damaged or worn parts to prevent damage or excessive wear to other parts. It is also the
operator’s responsibility to deliver the machine for service or to replace defective parts
which are covered by the standard warranty.
CAUTION: SHOCK HAZARD
The XT-3 sprayer has been engineered to be very safe during normal operaon. However, as with all line-powered
electrical equipment and tools, certain safety procedures need to be followed.
Use a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) power outlet whenever possible.
If an extension cord is necessary, use a three-wire extension cord with a 3-prong grounding type plug.
Turn o sprayer before unplugging.
Unplug sprayer when not in use.
Always unplug by grasping the plug. Do not unplug by pulling on the cord.
Never pull plug with wet hands.
Do not pull or carry the sprayer by its power cord. Do not crimp the cord or cause it to be damaged by straining it around
sharp edges. Keep power cord away from heat sources.
Do not use the XT -3 sprayer with a damaged power cord. Call ESS for a replacement.

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About the low-voltage system of the MaxCharge Spray gun
For operator safety, the power supply for the MaxCharge spraywand is enrely separate from the power supply for
the sprayer’s compressor. The .spraywand is powered by 9-volt baeries in the handle of the XT -3 sprayer. This
low-voltage charge is not enough to harm people. Some people report feeling a “ngle” or a slight snging
sensaon when the spray from the spraywand falls on their bare skin.
CHEMICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Read and follow all instrucons on the chemical or pescide manufacturer’s label.
Use protecve clothing, eye protecon and gloves when mixing chemicals to be sprayed with the XT -3 sprayer.
Some of the chemicals that can be used in the BP1 may be harmful to the skin or if inhaled. When in doubt, use a
respirator and eye protecon when spraying with the spraywand.
Follow the chemical manufacturer’s recommendaons in handling, mixing, applying, storing and disposing of
chemicals.
Be aware of decontaminaon methods in case a person, clothing, or equipment is accidentally sprayed.
Be aware of poisoning symptoms and know the appropriate rst aid.
Know the length of me needed to pass before allowing people and pets to go back into the sprayed area.
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READ AND FOLLOW THE CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
It is extremely important for the owner/
operator’s safety as Well as the safety of other
people in the vicinity that all chemical safety
precauons are followed.
This label is placed on top of the XT-3 Sprayer
near the quick connect sockets.
The SC-EB compressor becomes hot during normal
operaon.
DO NOT TOUCH
This label is wrapped around the hose to remind
you to clean the lters regularly. The number one
cause of poor sprayer performance is a clogged or
ditry lter.
There will be a small shock when using our
sprayers. To avoid this shock place your thumb
on the bolt at the top of the spraywand.
Safety Decals
Appropriate safety decals are placed on ESS equipment in order to alert the operator to possible dangers.
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If you have a pacemaker, we would recommend that you not operate an electrostac sprayer, or if you elect to
do so, know that you are accepng any risk associated therewith. Just to be clear, no one, with a pacemaker, has
ever had a problem using our electrostac sprayers, however, several years ago a physician expressed concern,
even though his opinion was un-tested and not founded in any research. Since that me, we have taken the
ulmate safe approach and recommended that those with pacemakers not operate our electrostac sprayers.
Pacemaker Disclaimer:
SAFETY PRECAUTION
USE RECOMMENDED PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AS
INDICATED BY YOUR CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURER COMPANY AND
SPRAYING CONDITIONS

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Liquid Flow Regulator
Air Filter
Tank Air Inlet
Tank Liquid Outlet
Front and side view of the ESS XT-3 TM
Spraywand Liquid Line Leader
Spraywand Air Line Leader
Air Line Female Ball Swivel
Liquid Line Female Ball Swivel
Electrical Plug
Air Compressor On/O Switch
Adjustable Air Compressor Check Relief Valve Set Between 70-100 PSI
Connects to Spraywand Liquid Line Leader
Connects to Spraywand Air Line Leader
Connects to Air Line Fe- male Ball Swivel (Red Hose)
Connects to Liquid Line Female Ball Swivel (Grey Hose)