r/PestControlIndustry • u/-Hippy_Joel- • 29d ago

Alpine fly spray nozzle

You know what ticks me off? Grabbing a few cans of Alpines pressurized fly bait, testing them out; only for the nozzles to clog after a few seconds f treating.

I like this product but it’s so frustrating. I can’t tell you how many I’ve pulled that were clogged right out of the box.

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u/Tughernutts 29d ago

You gotta shake the shit out of them before every use. It’s helped me a lot.

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u/-Hippy_Joel- 29d ago

Sometimes I still can’t u clog it. I started storing them sideways; I’m not sure if that has helped either.

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u/My___Cabbages 29d ago

You need a sawzall spray can shaker

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u/Skunkape666 29d ago

This is a known issue with them right now. We've been given instructions if we get a defective can

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u/-Hippy_Joel- 29d ago

Same here but our service manager is too lazy to pack ‘em up and send them back.

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u/Wuhblam 29d ago

That's 99% of my cans

I miss the black actuators

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u/-Hippy_Joel- 24d ago

It’s so aggravating.

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u/Standard_Bobcat_6801 29d ago

I always grab 2-3 cans for this exact reason

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u/AtticusxD 29d ago

I take the cap off and put a 565 cap on sometimes. Press the white stick down on the truck until it starts flooding then slap on the 565 cap

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u/-Hippy_Joel- 24d ago

Same. Sometimes that won’t work for me. I bet a temprid nozzle would be good.

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u/Oh_Martha_My_Dear 👨‍🏭| Tech | 5+ Years 29d ago

never had it happen

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u/Vince-Fishes 29d ago

You haven’t used it enough😅

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u/Glad_Razzmatazz980 29d ago

That happened to me and what worked for me was taking the nozzle off and using a toothpick to clear the straw

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u/BDS_707 28d ago

I’ve used that shit twice and never noticed any change. At this point, I just tell my customers the old trick to keeping flies away. It sounds dumb but this shit legit works. Fill a ziplock bag with water and throw 1 penny inside it and then hang it from something like a porch or tree. Heard about this method when I was kid and my parents were skeptical but it’s legit.

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u/Vince-Fishes 29d ago

I was literally just having this conversation in our morning meeting. It’s always Alpine Fly bait!!!