Excessivenoisein
operation
1.Loosepulley,flywheel,belt,belt
guard,etc
1.Tighten
2.Lackofoilincrankcase 2.Checkfordamagetobearings,replenishoil
3.Compressorfloormountingloose 3.Shimtolevelandtightenorplaceonislolatorpads
4.Malfunctioningcheckvalve 4.Replacecheckvalve
5.Unitnotonvibrationpads 5.Installvibrationpadsundercompressorfeet
Milkyoilinoil
reservoir
Watercondensingincrankcasedue
tohighhumidity
Pipeairintaketolesshumidairsource.Runpump
continuouslyforonehour
Excessiveoil
consumptionoroil
inairlines
1.Besurethereisaproblem 1.Diagnoseoilcontaminationproblemsbytestingthedischargeairor
measuringoilconsumptionfromthecrankcase
2.Restrictedairintake 2.Cleanorreplaceairfilter
3.Wrongoilviscosity 3.Drainoil.Refillwithoilofproperviscosity
4.Wornpistonrings 4.Replacerings
5.Oilleaks 5.Tightenbolts,replacegasketsoro-rings
6.Scoredcylinder 6.Replacecylinder
Waterindischarge
air
1.Excessivewaterintank 1.Draintank
2.Hot,humidweather 2.Purchasedryer
Airblowingoutof
inlet
1.Brokenfirststageinletvalve(two-
stageunit)
1.Replacevalveassembly
2.Brokeninletvalve(singlestage
unit)
2.Replacevalveassembly
Insufficientpressure 1.Airdemandtoohigh 1.Limitairusage
2.Leaksorrestrictionsinhosesor
piping
2.Checkforleaksorrestrictioninhoseorpiping
3.Slippingbelts 3.Tightenbelts
Tankdoesnothold
pressurewhen
compressorisoff
andshutoffvalveis
closed
1.Worncheckvalve 1.Replacecheckvalve
Donotdisassemblecheckvalvewithair
intank
2.Checkallconnectionsandfittings
fortightness
2.Tighten
3.Checktankforcracksorpinholes 3.Replacetank.Neverrepairadamagedtank
Excessivebeltwear.
(Lightdustfrom
startisnormal.
Wornbeltsseparate
atlayers)
1.Pulleyoutofalignment 1.Realignmotorpulley
2.Beltstootightortooloose 2.Adjusttension
Tankpressurebuilds
slowly
1.Dirtyairfilter 1.Cleanorreplacefilterelement
2.Blowncylinderheadgasket 2.Installnewgasket
3.Worn/brokenintake/discharge
valves
3.Installnewvalveplateassembly
4.Airleaks 4.Tightenjoints
Tankpressure
buildsupquicklyon
compressor
Excessivewaterintank Draintank,checkspeed.SeePerformancetable
ASMEsafetyvalve
popsopenwhile
compressoris
running
1.Wrongpressureswitchsetting 1.Adjusttolowerpressure(175psimaximumfortwo-stageunitor
135psiforsinglestageunit)(SeeOperation)
2.MalfunctioningASMEsafetyvalve 2.ReplaceASMEsafetyvalve
3.Pressureswitchcontactswelded 3.Replacepressureswitch
Pressureswitch
continuouslyblows
airouttheunloader
valve
Malfunctioningcheckvalve Replacethecheckvalveiftheunloadervalvebleedsoffconstantly
Pressureswitch
unloadervalvedoes
notreleaseairwhen
theunitshutsoff
Malfunctioningunloadervalveon
pressureswitch
Replacethepressureswitchiftheunitdoesnothissforashortperiod
oftimewhentheunitshutsoff
Interstagesafety
valvepopsoffwhile
theunitisrunning
1.Headgasketorthegasketinthe
valveplateassemblyblown
1.Replacevalveplateandgaskets
2.Valvenotseatingproperly 2.Replacevalveplateandgaskets
3.Malfunctioningsafetyvalve 3.Replacesafetyvalve
Interstagesafety
valvepopsoffafter
theunitshutsoff
Malfunctioningtankcheckvalve Replacethecheckvalve
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TroubleshootingChart(Continued)
Symptom PossibleCause(s) CorrectiveAction