Sprayer Extension Long Lance - 5.4 metres

REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR PACK - The telescopic lance is supplied with a pack however, lose any of the small parts and you won't be able to use the lance to its maximum.

RECTANGULAR HOOD & CONNECTOR - A spray hood can help to reduce drift when spraying. Especially good when spraying at height. This hood requires the flexible connecting pipe when being used with a telescopic lance.

CONICAL HOOD & CONNECTOR - A round hood can be better if being used with a hollow cone nozzle which is fitted as standard to the telescopic lances.

REPLACEMENT NOZZLE PACK - Spare nozzles and a range of different nozzles giving options to vary your spray pattern to match your spraying requirement.

Our 5.4 metre, 5 section, telescopic lance weighs a mere 1113g and is supplied in a clear plastic bag along with an instruction leaflet, connection adaptor and nozzle housings. My first impressions, of the lance, was that it didn’t quite look as I thought it would, having said that, I wasn’t too sure what I was expecting the first time I saw one of these lances. They are green and black in colour with a matt black handle that has a black hard rubber bung, on the end, to help protect it when in use. The sprayer connection and trigger switch is clamped at the top of the handle and the recoil hose is coiled around the lance to the nozzle. I think that it was this coiled hose that made the lance look a little unusual to me but, of course, the lance is designed to be used extended to over 5 metres, so the extra length of hose must be stored somehow.

The telescopic lance is very easy to set-up as it is supplied ‘ready to go’. It can be used with all the knapsack and compression sprayers within our range and all you do is either connect your sprayer directly to the lance or connect via an adaptor. I used the lance with our IK Metal compression sprayer but the method of connection is almost the same for every unit.

To connect this particular sprayer all that I had to do was disconnect the sprayer hose from its lance and connect it to the telescopic lance. That was it. Simply disconnect the hose and connect it to the telescopic lance. As I have said, some sprayers require the use of the supplied adaptor and others require a separate adaptor however the connection process is basically the same.

So, with everything connected it’s time to do some spraying. The lance is designed to be used at its full extended length therefore with all 5 sections locked into place however I have found it quite easy to use the lance when not fully extended so with only 2 or 3 of the pieces extended. The set-up process is the same, either way you want to use it. To extend the lance, I found it easier to stand it on the floor with the heel of the handle between my feet. This allowed me to hold the lance in place and then gently pull the first extension piece until it locks into place. This process is repeated until all 5 pieces are pulled tight and your lance is standing 5.2 metres high. If you want to use this full length then, at this point, you are ready to spray. Just think of this telescopic lance as a larger version of the lance that you would normally use with your sprayer. The hose is connected so just bring your sprayer up to working pressure and press the thumb trigger to start the flow. Once you have finished your spraying we recommend flushing the hose with clean water and removing the nozzle when storing. This will allow the hose to fully dry and will greatly increase the lifespan of the lance.

I found this to be an easy to use, lightweight, low cost and very effective telescopic extension lance. It is intended to be used with all types of cleaning / herbicide / fungicide products (most of the products within our moss killing and cleaning range) at ambient temperature and with a pH of between 5.5 and 8.5 therefore relatively pH neutral products. If you are after a telescopic lance to spray anything other than this then this is not the lance for you however if you want a piece of equipment that does what it is supposed to do, is easy to use and is very good value for money then this is a telescopic lance that you should seriously consider buying.

Is it possible to extend the 5.4-metre lance?

Yes. There are a number of options to increase the length of the telescopic lance, the most popular is to attach our 500mm extension lance which will increase the overall lance length to 5.9-metres. If using this extension then we recommend either our Double Spray Nozzle or Double Head Extension both of which allow you to double the area you can spray with a single pass.

Is this lance easy to fit to the sprayers?

Yes. We know that you wouldn't expect us to say that it is difficult, but the telescopic lance is very easy to fit to your sprayer and it shouldn't take any longer than a few seconds to be up and running.

How do I connect my sprayer to the telescopic lance?

The telescopic lance fits to our sprayers in one of two ways depending upon which model of sprayer you have; you either connect the hose (that runs from the sprayer tank) directly to the lance or this connection is made via one of our connecting hoses or tubes from the sprayer handle.

I must need a sprayer with a lot of pressure to reach over 5 metres from the ground?

All the compression and knapsack sprayers within our range will provide enough pressure for these telescopic lances. You really should have a minimum of 3 BAR to operate the lances properly and all of our sprayers range from 3 BAR to 6 BAR pressure.

What is the best sprayer tank size for these lances?

The reach of these lances is 5.4 metres, so the recoil hose is closer to 7 metres in length. This means that you need a larger amount of liquid just to fill the hose. That is before you have actually sprayed anything, so you are better to have a larger tank than a smaller tank. For this lance, we suggest a minimum tank working capacity of 5 litres. Just remember, the smaller the tank then the more often you will have to stop spraying to refill it.

I already have a sprayer, will your lance fit it?

Maybe. Nearly all sprayer manufacturers produce their equipment with different sized connection threads. If it doesn't fit, then you will be able to have a connector made at a plumbing merchant or hydraulic hose supplier for a very reasonable price. If you want to be certain that everything will fit, then buy the lance and sprayer from our range.