Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just painted my 2300 square foot house with this sprayer. I sprayed about 22 gallons of paint and it came out great. I did not have a single clog and I never stirred or strained the four 5 gallon buckets of paint I used. The paint I used was freshly mixed valspar from lowes. I took about two months to paint the entire house. I basically did one side of the house at a time. I power-washed, scraped, sanded, caulked and taped the windows doors and trim on each side of the house before spraying (not to mention cutting back bushes etc). Prep, Prep, Prep. Prep is the hardest part about painting. The spraying was the easy part. I was able to leave it covered overnight without cleaning it and it sprayed just fine the next morning. In between sections of the house I just cleaned it while I prepped the next section of the house. The sprayer sat with just water in it for a couple of weeks at a time without putting pump armour in it. Consider buying one or two extension poles with adjustable angle spray nozzles. I bought a 3 footer and a 6 footer. I used the 6 footer 75% percent of the time and was great for getting under the eaves. The 3 foot extension was great for ground level painting. Using the 3 footer is easier than painting close up with just the sprayer. The best thing to do is to go around your house and and go through the motions of actually painting it and you will get a good idea of how long an extension pole you may need. If you are not using an extension, and even if you are, please get some eye protection and a face mask. The closer you are to that spray nozzle the more paint is going to get in your eyes and lungs. I'm one of those guys who likes to be prepared so I bought the extra bottle of pump armour. Don't do what I did. You only need 2 ounces to store the machine. The bottle that comes with the machine has an 8 ounce bottle, so unless you are going to be repeatedly storing the sprayer you don't need the extra bottle. Expect to waste a little paint. And don't forget to consider the paint that will be in the machine and the hose when deciding how much paint you will need. Also consider that you will need 2-3 inches of paint in the bottom of the can to maintain suction.