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I've scoured the web and asked all the AI's and can't figure this out. The manifold on my sprayer has 3 ports. The first goes to the wand gun sprayer and the middle one has a (supposedly) quarter turn cap on it, and the third has a hose attached that just goes back into the tank to recirculate for mixing purposes.

I want to add a line to the center port to go to a new nozzle I installed on the back of the quad. The problem is that I cannot get that (supposedly) quarter turn cap to turn. I have really reefed on the thing to the point I feel like it is going to break. I have turned, I have pushed and turned, I have pulled and turned. It just does not turn.

If anyone has experience with these things please help me out. How the hell do I remove this thing?

BTW, I tried to post this in AskPoal but it will not let me attach the picture because it does not allow link posts. Someone should fix that.

I've scoured the web and asked all the AI's and can't figure this out. The manifold on my sprayer has 3 ports. The first goes to the wand gun sprayer and the middle one has a (supposedly) quarter turn cap on it, and the third has a hose attached that just goes back into the tank to recirculate for mixing purposes. I want to add a line to the center port to go to a new nozzle I installed on the back of the quad. The problem is that I cannot get that (supposedly) quarter turn cap to turn. I have really reefed on the thing to the point I feel like it is going to break. I have turned, I have pushed and turned, I have pulled and turned. It just does not turn. If anyone has experience with these things please help me out. How the hell do I remove this thing? BTW, I tried to post this in AskPoal but it will not let me attach the picture because it does not allow link posts. Someone should fix that.

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[–] • 2 pts

It's farming equipment, so you could try swearing at it and hitting it with a shifter.

Are you able to undo the other 1/4 turn fittings? You might be able to see how it's working. I would imagine that there is an O-ring that creates the seal and the cap has to compress the O-ring slightly to get over the latch bump. Maybe try pushing on it as you turn it. The O-ring might be a bit stiff. Other options... run warm (not too hot) water over it for a while, that might soften the O-ring. You could try spraying it with some soapy water, maybe there's some gunk in there that's sticking it shut.

[–] • 2 pts

I'll try the warm water and push harder when I try to turn it. I'm also going to ask at Tractor Supply tomorrow and see if anyone there knows. They sell similar sprayers.