Full Version: Oil in Compressor tank
From: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#10]
17 Apr 2006
To: John (ICTJOHN) [#9] 17 Apr 2006
Good one!
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From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#11]
17 Apr 2006
To: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#6] 17 Apr 2006
Some oil is common....Don't worry yet, but get a seperator if you don't have one....it will take care of both the oil and water.....
Empty the tank regularly......The space the water takes up in the tank will make the compressor run more often with a shorter dwell cycle.....The starting is the hardest on the electrical components, and having a tank half full of water creates more start cycles for the same volume of air use.....
Good luck with the new toy..... ;)
Brian G.
From: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#12]
17 Apr 2006
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#11] 18 Apr 2006
Brian,
Thanks! Any idea where I'd look for a seperator or is a water filter good enough?
JimK
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#13]
18 Apr 2006
To: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#12] 18 Apr 2006
The water filter is a seperator....it will seperate the oil and water from the air line. It is better to put the seperator at the end of the line near the point of use. It allows the cooling and condensation of the air to occur prior to the point of use then....
Some systems use chillers to help with this....You probably won't need one unless you find you are having problems removing the water from the system.
Brian
From: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#14]
18 Apr 2006
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#13] 18 Apr 2006
Thanks to everyone, once again the forum proves its worth. And to think I doubted Al Gore when he invented the Internet!
Jim
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#15]
18 Apr 2006
To: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#14] 18 Apr 2006