There is some white Teflon looking crap in Round Up that clogs the intake filer in my sprayer. I've heard of adding Dawn dish soap to the mix but this is a 20 gallon sprayer so I'm not sure how much to use. Any of you Round Up users have a fix for this? Any suggestions?

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Posted by bootlegger

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 7:34 am to tigerinthebueche

Glyphosate will gum up like that if it is extremely old, or has been mixed with water and not used within a day or two

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Posted by kook

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 8:04 am to bootlegger

so thats what that is!! I have the same problem.

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Posted by Cracker

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 8:09 am to bootlegger

quote:
Glyphosate will gum up like that if it is extremely old, or has been mixed with water and not used within a day or two

Winner winner chicken dinner

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Posted by tigerinthebueche

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:26 pm to bootlegger

quote:
Glyphosate will gum up like that if it is extremely old, or has been mixed with water and not used within a day or two

the Roundup itself is extremely old or the mix in my tank? Yeah, I know how old it is, I'm asking for clarification as to which one is the culprit.
Is there a way to fix it?

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Posted by HeadBusta4LSU

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:32 pm to tigerinthebueche

Only mix enough to use at that moment, if you let it sit a couple days it starts to get shitty

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Posted by tigerinthebueche

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:34 pm to HeadBusta4LSU

does Dawn clean the shitty stuff out of my tank? mixed a new batch yesterday (5-6 gallons) from a 2 gallon jug of concentrate i purchased this year and before I got through spraying, it was gumming up the filter.