PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

 

 

 

Motor will not

Motor overload protection

Refer to Motor Overload

run.

switch has tripped.

Protection under Operation.

 

 

If motor overload protection

 

 

trips frequently, contact a

 

 

Trained Service Technician.

 

Tank pressure exceeds

Motor will start automatically

 

pressure switch "cut-in"

when tank pressure drops

 

pressure.

below "cut-in" pressure of

 

 

pressure switch.

 

 

 

 

Extension cord is wrong

Check for proper gauge wire

 

length or gauge.

and cord length.

 

 

 

 

Check valve stuck open.

Replace check valve.

 

 

 

 

Loose electrical connections.

Have checked by a Trained

 

 

Service Technician.

 

Possible defective motor.

Have checked by a Trained

 

 

Service Technician.

 

Paint spray on internal motor

Have checked by a Trained

 

parts.

Service Technician. Do not

 

 

operate the compressor in the

 

 

paint spray area. See flam-

 

 

mable vapor warning.

 

Fuse blown, circuit breaker

1. Check fuse box for blown

 

tripped.

fuse and replace as

 

 

necessary. Reset circuit

 

 

breaker. Do not use a fuse

 

 

or circuit breaker with

 

 

higher rating than that

 

 

specified for your particu-

 

 

lar branch circuit.

 

 

2. Check for proper fuse.

 

 

You should use a time

 

 

delay fuse.

 

 

3. Check for low voltage

 

 

conditions and/or proper

 

 

extension cord.

 

 

4. Disconnect the other

 

 

electrical appliances from

 

 

circuit or operate the

 

 

compressor on its own

 

 

branch circuit.

 

Compressor is tripping

Have checked by a Trained

 

the Ground Fault Current

Service Technician.

 

Interrupt (GFCI) switch.

 

 

Faulty pressure switch

Have checked by a Trained

 

 

Service Technician.

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