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Default 10HP Quincy QR-25 compressor unloads when hot in hot weather

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:53:01 -0500, Ignoramus15426
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On 2013-09-12, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:
On 9/10/2013 4:57 PM, Ignoramus29430 wrote:
We had to use our 10HP QR-25 Quincy compressor a lot today and it is
95 degrees or so. When it gets hot, for some reason it unloads and
runs, but does not pump air. After it cools down, it starts and seems
to pump just fine. Then after a while it unloads and no longer runs.

The only things that I could suspect would be rubber membranes that
push on the unloaders, any other idea?


We have a big pedestal fan to help cool and use synthetic compressor
oil. Do check the unloader membrane and hydraulic air valve.


Great minds think alike, we did the same thing.


If this compressor head has an oil pressure system, adding an oil
cooler is a trivial thing - They make little cooler cores for power
steering on cars and light trucks, or get the smallest automatic
transmission size. A few rubber mounts to attach it to the belt cage,
attach in line.

Then get the soundproofed closet you have the compressor in some
outside air ventilation. Might have to mount a roof jack and a power
vent, and then cut a few intakes in the wall behind it.

-- Bruce --