PROBLEM | CAUSE | CORRECTION | |
Motor will not | Motor overload protection | Let motor cool off and | |
run. | switch has tripped | overload switch will | |
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| automatically reset. | |
| Tank pressure exceeds | Motor will start automatically | |
| pressure switch | when tank pressure drops | |
| pressure. | below | |
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| pressure switch. |
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| Check valve stuck open. | Remove and clean, or replace. | |
| Loose electrical | Check wiring connection | |
| connections. | inside pressure switch and | |
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| terminal box area. | |
| Possible defective motor | Have checked by a Trained | |
| or starting capacitor. | Service Technician. | |
| Paint spray on internal | Have checked by a Trained | |
| motor parts. | Service Technician. Do not | |
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| operate the compressor in the | |
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| paint spray area. See | |
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| flammable vapor warning. | |
| Pressure release valve on | Bleed the line by pushing the | |
| pressure switch has not | lever on the pressure switch to | |
| unloaded head pressure. | the “off” position; if the valve | |
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| does not open, replace switch. | |
| Fuse blown, circuit breaker | 1. Check fuse box for blown | |
| tripped. | fuse and replace as | |
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| necessary. | Reset circuit |
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| breaker. Do not use a fuse | |
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| or circuit breaker with | |
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| higher rating than that | |
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| specified for your | |
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| particular branch circuit. | |
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| 2. Check for proper fuse. You | |
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| should use a time delay | |
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| fuse. |
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| 3. Check for low voltage | |
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| conditions and/or proper | |
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| extension cord. | |
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| 4. Disconnect the other | |
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| electrical appliances from | |
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| circuit or | operate the |
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| compressor on its own | |
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| branch circuit. | |
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A02250 | 22- ENG |