A screw air compressor is very similar to a human heart. While a human heart has tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves, a screw air compressor has four critical valves namely air inlet, minimum pres.
[pdf] Before making any repairs, be sure the unit is unplugged and tank has no air. To remove the line and load cords from the pressure switch, the pressure switch cover will need to be removed. Use your Phillips head screwdriver to loosen the screw located either on the top or on the side of the cover.
[pdf] When the inlet/unloader valve is open, the air enters the compressor screw element. The screw element works like a pump and it compressed the air. During this process, oil is injected in the element. The oil is there to cool the air, as the air gets very hot during compression.
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