TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONT'D)

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

 

Knocking noise

Restricted or defective check valve.

Remove and clean or replace.

 

 

Loose pulley.

Torque pulley set screw, see page 10.

 

 

Low oil level.

Maintain prescribed oil level. Add oil.

 

 

Loose flywheel.

Torque screw 15-20 ft. lbs.

 

 

Loose compressor mounting screws.

Check screws. Torque as required (15-

 

 

 

20 ft.-lbs.)

 

 

Loose belt.

Tighten wing nut until it contacts the

 

 

 

washer, plus one more turn.

 

 

Belt too tight.

Adjust belt tension (see "Belt Replace-

 

 

 

ment".)

 

 

Carbon build-up.

Remove the head and valve plate. Clean

 

 

 

the valve plate and top of the piston. (Be

 

 

 

sure carbon does not fall into the cylin-

 

 

 

der.) Reassemble to 25-30 ft. lbs. using

 

 

 

new gasket and torque screws.

 

 

 

 

 

Motor will not run.

Motor overload protection switch has

Let the motor cool off and reset switch

 

 

tripped.

by pressing the red button located on

 

 

 

the end of the motor. If the overload still

 

 

 

trips, check for defective capacitor.

 

 

Possible defective capacitor.

Return to Service Center for inspection

 

 

 

or replacement if necessary.

 

 

Possible defective motor.

Have checked at a local Authorized

 

 

 

Warranty Service Center.

 

 

Tank pressure exceeds pressure switch

Motor will start automatically when tank

 

 

"cut-in" pressure.

pressure drops below "cut-in" pressure

 

 

 

of pressure switch.

 

 

Check valve stuck open - fails to relieve

Remove and clean, or replace. DO NOT

 

 

head pressure; motor cannot start.

OVER-TIGHTEN.

 

 

Loose electrical connections.

Check wiring connection inside pres-

 

 

 

sure switch and motor terminal box area.

 

 

Pressure release valve on pressure

1. Check fuse box for blown fuse and

 

 

switch has not unloaded head pressure.

replace if necessary. Reset circuit

 

 

Paint spray on internal motor parts.

breaker. Do not use a fuse or circuit

 

 

 

breaker with higher rating than that

 

 

 

specified for your particular branch

 

 

 

circuit.

 

 

Loose electrical connections.

2. Check for proper fuse; only Buss

 

 

 

"Fusetron" Type T fuses are

 

 

 

acceptable.

 

 

 

3. Check for low voltage conditions.

 

 

 

4. Remove check valve and clean or

 

 

 

replace if it is stuck open or closed.

 

 

 

5. Disconnect any other electrical appli-

 

 

 

ances from circuit. The compressor

 

 

 

must operate on its own branch

 

 

Pressure release valve on pressure

circuit.

 

 

6. Do not use an extension cord. Bleed

 

 

switch has not unloaded head pressure.

the line by pushing the lever on the

 

 

 

pressure switch to the OFF

 

 

 

position, opening the pressure

 

 

Paint spray on internal motor parts.

release valve. If the valve still

 

 

doesn't open, it must be replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have checked at an Authorized

 

 

 

Warranty Service Center. Do not

 

 

 

operate the compressor in the

 

 

 

spray area. See Flammable Vapor

 

 

 

Warning.

 

 

 

 

 

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