Unsure what you last sprayed out? Worried there might be a chance of potential crop damage? Not sure how to rid chemical residue from the tank? If in doubt, the most important drum in your shed is All Clear DS. 

All Clear DS is simply the best way to ensure you have a clean tank. It gives you peace of mind and removes damaging chemical residues from your boom spray. 

If you haven’t cleaned your tank properly, and there are still trace contamination levels in your tank, it can lead to a barrage of problems:  

• You could suffer crop damage and yield loss.
• You may breach residues limits and MRLs.  
• Your equipment could undergo corrosion.
• You could get held up with blocked filters and lines. 

That’s why we recommend using All Clear DS, as it provides unmatched cleaning and decontamination.

How does it work?

All Clear DS has 3-way action.

Why is having All Clear in your shed so important?

1.Because tank decontamination is critical.  

Think about it. You grow a variety of crops but use only one spray unit. If you don’t decontaminate your sprayer, there may be a high chance of crop damage, potentially affecting your yields and profits. Agricultural chemicals can bind to the inside of spray tanks, hoses, nozzles and filters. In many cases, simply flushing with water, or even detergents, will not remove these residues. In fact, they potentially may be mobilised and dispersed in subsequent spray operations, risking crop damage.

Before All Clear was available, farmers needed to use many different decontamination products, depending on chemicals and the situation. Now, All Clear helps you avoid confusion and costly mistakes. All Clear DS gives you peace of mind and cleans and decontaminates a massive range of chemicals.

2.All Clear DS makes it simple.

Recommendations for cleaning spray equipment vary by product. These recommendations include the use of chlorine bleach (e.g. Glean), ammonia (e.g. Valor, Callisto) and laundry detergent (e.g. Hammer).  

All Clear DS makes choosing a tank cleaner simple. Not only will All Clear DS perform as well as the cleaning agent recommended on the labels of the products in the list adjacent, but laboratory data shows that All Clear DS will often do a better job. So you only need one tank cleaner for a range of products – All Clear DS.

3. All Clear DS is easy to use.

1. After spraying, immediately drain spray tank and hoses.  

2. Follow product label precautions for operator protection and PPE.  

3. Wash outside of tank with All Clear DS at the rate of 250 mL per 100 L water.  

4. Wash visible residues inside tank with clean water and flush system with clean water. Use a volume of at least 10% of tank capacity.  

5. Rinse or pressure clean the inside of all equipment with at least 1/10 of tank capacity of clean water. Visible residues should be removed from tank, then boom, lines and nozzles flushed. Drain all equipment completely.  

Note: the entire spraying and chemical transfer system (“entire system”) includes but is not limited to venturi style hoppers, pre-mix tanks, transfer systems, suction hoses, filters, tanks, tank lids, flush tanks, strainer baskets, valves, diaphragms, booms, spray lines and nozzles. These should be cleaned with All Clear DS. 

6A. TANKS WITH NO INTERNAL SPRINKLERS  

1. Half fill the tank with clean water and add All Clear DS at the rate of 250 mL per 100 L of tank capacity. For example, for a 1000 L tank, add 500 L of water and 2.5 L of All Clear DS.  
2. Start the pump with full agitation and mix well. Flush the All Clear DS solution through the entire system, ensuring that boom end valves are open and/or bungs removed for a complete boom treatment.  
3. Close boom end valves and/or replace bungs once All Clear DS solution is freely flowing from the ends of the booms. Top up the tank until filled with clean water and allow to stand for 15 minutes with the agitation running. Flush all of the solution out of the spray tank via the spray boom lines and nozzles.  
4. Nozzles, screens, filters and non-drip diaphragms should be removed and washed separately with All Clear DS solution at the rate of 25 mL in 10 L of water.  
5. Drain tank and flush the entire system with clean water.  
6. A susceptible plant should be treated with a sample of the final rinsate to determine whether residues remain.  

See Note 1 for extra sticky combinations and Note 2 for spray rigs with an unknown cleaning history. 

6B. TANKS WITH INTERNAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS  

It is recommended that at least 2000 L of water is used as a minimum flush volume with 5 L of All Clear DS.  

1. Calculate the amount of water required to flush the entire spraying system for 30 mins through the nozzles under normal operating pressure (the flush volume). (Example: 2000 L takes 34 minutes to spray out.)  
2. Add half of the flush volume of water to the tank. Add All Clear DS at the rate of 250 mL per 100 L of the total flush volume. (Example: for a flush volume of 2000 L, add 1000 L of water and 5 L of All Clear DS to the tank.)  
3. Start the pump with full agitation and mix well. Flush the All Clear DS solution through the entire system, ensuring that boom end valves are open and/or bungs removed for a complete boom treatment. 
4. Close boom end valves and/or replace bungs once All Clear DS solution is freely flowing from the ends of the booms. Add the other half of the flush volume of water to the tank. Run the agitation and internal sprinklers or tank washing nozzles for 30 minutes. Flush all of the solution out of the spray tank via the spray boom lines and nozzles. 
5. Nozzles, screens, filters and non-drip diaphragms should be removed and washed separately with All Clear DS solution at the rate of 25 mL in 10 L of water. 
6. Drain tank and flush the entire system with clean water. vii. A susceptible plant should be treated with a sample of the final rinsate to determine whether residues remain. 

See Note 1 for extra sticky combinations and Note 2 for spray rigs with an unknown cleaning history.  

Note 1: For extra sticky combinations such as, but not limited to carfentrazone-ethyl plus glyphosate or Valor plus glyphosate, allow the cleaning solution to be in contact with all internal surfaces of the spray equipment for at least 24 hours.  

Note 2: If the tank cleaning history is unknown or may have been compromised, it will be necessary to soak all internal surfaces, lines, filters, nozzles etc. for 24 hours in a solution of All Clear DS.  

All hoses should be inspected annually for both external and internal damage and cracking. The internal surfaces of old or perished hoses will hold significant levels of pesticide residues, so these hoses should be replaced immediately. 

If you want a sticker with all these instructions on how to clean out to stick in your chemical shed or on your spray unit come in a see us today.