4: Installation ShopTek™ ST4, ST5, ST7, ST11, ST15 Three-phase 60 Hz User Manual
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4.2 Ventilation and cooling
• ShopTek compressors require a three foot (one 
meter) clearance around their perimeter.
• The location should be free from standing 
water.
• Clean air should be supplied to the compres-
sor, free from exhaust and paint fumes, dust, 
metal particles, or caustic chemical vapors.
• Hot exhaust air should be vented out of the 
area to prevent its recirculation back into the 
compressor’s cooling system.
• Ducting or some other means must be used to 
ensure that hot exhaust air is vented away from 
the compressor if the compressor’s housing 
has minimal overhead clearance.
Table 4-1: Ventilation requirements
Model
Ventilation air required
cfm m
3
/hr
ST4 612 1040
ST5 612 1040
ST7 612 1040
ST11 1471 2500
ST15 1471 2500
 NOTE
Remove the red shipping straps/shipping studs 
before operating the drive assembly. See Figure 
4-1 and Figure 4-2.
 NOTE
Housing the compressor in an inadequately ven-
tilated enclosure will cause higher compressor 
operating temperatures.
Figure 4-1: Shipping strap—ST4, ST5, ST7
1. Shipping strap