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Air Compressor Fault
This might have to go to a repairer but might aswell ask here first. I ran
my 3hp belt drive compressor for the first time in years to blow wasp killer into the eaves of my house. The compressor was failing to cut out so was either not coming up to pressure or more worrying wasn't cutting out when it should. I had a problem before with the valve in the top of the tank that takes the supply from the compressor corroding and seizing but I seem to remember that being the opposite ie it wouldn't run continuously.That was simply rectified by unsiezing the valve. Unless this is very simple I am going to have to take this for repair, the question is where, I am in SW Herts. Kevin |
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"Kevin" wrote in message ... This might have to go to a repairer but might aswell ask here first. I ran my 3hp belt drive compressor for the first time in years to blow wasp killer into the eaves of my house. The compressor was failing to cut out so was either not coming up to pressure or more worrying wasn't cutting out when it should. I had a problem before with the valve in the top of the tank that takes the supply from the compressor corroding and seizing but I seem to remember that being the opposite ie it wouldn't run continuously.That was simply rectified by unsiezing the valve. Unless this is very simple I am going to have to take this for repair, the question is where, I am in SW Herts. Kevin What does the tank pressure gauge show? Does it have a safety valve? If you don't know the above then I suggest a repairer is possibly best, but bear in mind that you might be best to get a new compressor and flog your one on ebay. mrcheerful |
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What does the tank pressure gauge show?
Does it have a safety valve? If you don't know the above then I suggest a repairer is possibly best, but bear in mind that you might be best to get a new compressor and flog your one on ebay. mrcheerful Agree you shouldn't diy unless you are confident and competent, but if you are Machine Mart stock the switches gauges and regulators. I had to replace the switch on the one I bought from eBay for just this (undeclared) fault |
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In message , Newshound
writes What does the tank pressure gauge show? Does it have a safety valve? If you don't know the above then I suggest a repairer is possibly best, but bear in mind that you might be best to get a new compressor and flog your one on ebay. mrcheerful Agree you shouldn't diy unless you are confident and competent, but if you are Machine Mart stock the switches gauges and regulators. Not in my experience They've always referred me to the parent company - Clarkes -- geoff |
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:15:40 GMT, raden wrote:
In message , Newshound writes What does the tank pressure gauge show? Does it have a safety valve? If you don't know the above then I suggest a repairer is possibly best, but bear in mind that you might be best to get a new compressor and flog your one on ebay. mrcheerful Agree you shouldn't diy unless you are confident and competent, but if you are Machine Mart stock the switches gauges and regulators. Not in my experience They've always referred me to the parent company - Clarkes There are a small number of pressure switches, gauges etc. in the MM catalogue, Geoff, but only a passing mention on the web site. However, for all things pneumatic, Thomas Wright is a good supplier. e.g. https://secure.thorite.co.uk/Product...witch_905.html -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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Andy Hall wrote: On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:15:40 GMT, raden wrote: In message , Newshound writes What does the tank pressure gauge show? Does it have a safety valve? If you don't know the above then I suggest a repairer is possibly best, but bear in mind that you might be best to get a new compressor and flog your one on ebay. mrcheerful Agree you shouldn't diy unless you are confident and competent, but if you are Machine Mart stock the switches gauges and regulators. Not in my experience They've always referred me to the parent company - Clarkes There are a small number of pressure switches, gauges etc. in the MM catalogue, Geoff, but only a passing mention on the web site. However, for all things pneumatic, Thomas Wright is a good supplier. e.g. https://secure.thorite.co.uk/Product...witch_905.html -- .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl Well, I took out the valve on the inlet to the tank and cleaned it up, it has a very weak spring in it and ran it up again and it did cut out this time. But I could hear air leaking from the pressure regulator valve, not a huge leak but that was what was probabley preventing it getting up to pressure. I was more concerned that the safety cut-off wasn't operating. When I drained the tank down it seemed to take forever to de-pressurise. My local tool shop Simbles gave me the phone number of somebody local who does compressor repairs. Since I have now done the job I had intended to do I will get it fixed at my liesure. Although it is portable it does weigh a ton. Kevin |
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