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  1. TIL!

    I was wondering what the small extra pipe on the bottom of the pressure switch was for (with the olive). The big one is the one that pushes on the membrane against a spring and switches the contactors.

    But there's a second, small diameter pipe that goes from the bottom of the switch to a three-way fitting where the braided hose from the pump enters the cylinder.

    Not easy to find out, but inside that three-way fitting is a valve that depressurizes the air in the pump hose when the compressor switches off, which also explains why there is a small hiss everytime it switches off.

    Why? So the pump motor has an easier time starting. Instead of pushing against the remaining pressure in the cylinder, it only gets atmospheric pressure.

    #Air #Compressor #TIL #AirCompressor

  2. TIL!

    I was wondering what the small extra pipe on the bottom of the pressure switch was for (with the olive). The big one is the one that pushes on the membrane against a spring and switches the contactors.

    But there's a second, small diameter pipe that goes from the bottom of the switch to a three-way fitting where the braided hose from the pump enters the cylinder.

    Not easy to find out, but inside that three-way fitting is a valve that depressurizes the air in the pump hose when the compressor switches off, which also explains why there is a small hiss everytime it switches off.

    Why? So the pump motor has an easier time starting. Instead of pushing against the remaining pressure in the cylinder, it only gets atmospheric pressure.

    #Air #Compressor #TIL #AirCompressor

  3. TIL!

    I was wondering what the small extra pipe on the bottom of the pressure switch was for (with the olive). The big one is the one that pushes on the membrane against a spring and switches the contactors.

    But there's a second, small diameter pipe that goes from the bottom of the switch to a three-way fitting where the braided hose from the pump enters the cylinder.

    Not easy to find out, but inside that three-way fitting is a valve that depressurizes the air in the pump hose when the compressor switches off, which also explains why there is a small hiss everytime it switches off.

    Why? So the pump motor has an easier time starting. Instead of pushing against the remaining pressure in the cylinder, it only gets atmospheric pressure.

    #Air #Compressor #TIL #AirCompressor

  4. TIL!

    I was wondering what the small extra pipe on the bottom of the pressure switch was for (with the olive). The big one is the one that pushes on the membrane against a spring and switches the contactors.

    But there's a second, small diameter pipe that goes from the bottom of the switch to a three-way fitting where the braided hose from the pump enters the cylinder.

    Not easy to find out, but inside that three-way fitting is a valve that depressurizes the air in the pump hose when the compressor switches off, which also explains why there is a small hiss everytime it switches off.

    Why? So the pump motor has an easier time starting. Instead of pushing against the remaining pressure in the cylinder, it only gets atmospheric pressure.

    #Air #Compressor #TIL #AirCompressor

  5. TIL!

    I was wondering what the small extra pipe on the bottom of the pressure switch was for (with the olive). The big one is the one that pushes on the membrane against a spring and switches the contactors.

    But there's a second, small diameter pipe that goes from the bottom of the switch to a three-way fitting where the braided hose from the pump enters the cylinder.

    Not easy to find out, but inside that three-way fitting is a valve that depressurizes the air in the pump hose when the compressor switches off, which also explains why there is a small hiss everytime it switches off.

    Why? So the pump motor has an easier time starting. Instead of pushing against the remaining pressure in the cylinder, it only gets atmospheric pressure.

    #Air #Compressor #TIL #AirCompressor

  6. Replacement pressure switch arrived and I fixed the air compressor.

    Surprising amount of plumbing on it. All fittings matched except the small pipe on the bottom had to have its flange cut off as the new one needed an olive instead.

    Also surprising, no air leak on the first try :blobcatsurprised:

    #DIY #Repair #Compressor #AirCompressor #Gas #Plumbing #UnderPressure

  7. Replacement pressure switch arrived and I fixed the air compressor.

    Surprising amount of plumbing on it. All fittings matched except the small pipe on the bottom had to have its flange cut off as the new one needed an olive instead.

    Also surprising, no air leak on the first try :blobcatsurprised:

    #DIY #Repair #Compressor #AirCompressor #Gas #Plumbing #UnderPressure

  8. Replacement pressure switch arrived and I fixed the air compressor.

    Surprising amount of plumbing on it. All fittings matched except the small pipe on the bottom had to have its flange cut off as the new one needed an olive instead.

    Also surprising, no air leak on the first try :blobcatsurprised:

    #DIY #Repair #Compressor #AirCompressor #Gas #Plumbing #UnderPressure

  9. Replacement pressure switch arrived and I fixed the air compressor.

    Surprising amount of plumbing on it. All fittings matched except the small pipe on the bottom had to have its flange cut off as the new one needed an olive instead.

    Also surprising, no air leak on the first try :blobcatsurprised:

    #DIY #Repair #Compressor #AirCompressor #Gas #Plumbing #UnderPressure

  10. Replacement pressure switch arrived and I fixed the air compressor.

    Surprising amount of plumbing on it. All fittings matched except the small pipe on the bottom had to have its flange cut off as the new one needed an olive instead.

    Also surprising, no air leak on the first try :blobcatsurprised:

    #DIY #Repair #Compressor #AirCompressor #Gas #Plumbing #UnderPressure

  11. Air compressor stopped working.

    Spot the problem!

    Guess I'm ordering a pressure switch.

    Scheppach seems to have the worst selection of China made products.

    #AirCompressor #Compressor #DIY #Repair #Tools #Broken #Fail #Lidl #Parkside #Scheppach

  12. Air compressor stopped working.

    Spot the problem!

    Guess I'm ordering a pressure switch.

    Scheppach seems to have the worst selection of China made products.

    #AirCompressor #Compressor #DIY #Repair #Tools #Broken #Fail #Lidl #Parkside #Scheppach

  13. Air compressor stopped working.

    Spot the problem!

    Guess I'm ordering a pressure switch.

    Scheppach seems to have the worst selection of China made products.

    #AirCompressor #Compressor #DIY #Repair #Tools #Broken #Fail #Lidl #Parkside #Scheppach

  14. Air compressor stopped working.

    Spot the problem!

    Guess I'm ordering a pressure switch.

    Scheppach seems to have the worst selection of China made products.

    #AirCompressor #Compressor #DIY #Repair #Tools #Broken #Fail #Lidl #Parkside #Scheppach

  15. Air compressor stopped working.

    Spot the problem!

    Guess I'm ordering a pressure switch.

    Scheppach seems to have the worst selection of China made products.

    #AirCompressor #Compressor #DIY #Repair #Tools #Broken #Fail #Lidl #Parkside #Scheppach

  16. anyone out there who can help me get this thing back together? It looks like the O ring side goes down, but I can't remember the orientation of the reeds/D ring. Air filter is to the left (output?) and feed tubing to tank is on the right, but . . . beyond that is beyond me

    #DIY #MechanicallyInclined #HomeImprovement #AirCompressor

  17. anyone out there who can help me get this thing back together? It looks like the O ring side goes down, but I can't remember the orientation of the reeds/D ring. Air filter is to the left (output?) and feed tubing to tank is on the right, but . . . beyond that is beyond me

    #DIY #MechanicallyInclined #HomeImprovement #AirCompressor

  18. anyone out there who can help me get this thing back together? It looks like the O ring side goes down, but I can't remember the orientation of the reeds/D ring. Air filter is to the left (output?) and feed tubing to tank is on the right, but . . . beyond that is beyond me

    #DIY #MechanicallyInclined #HomeImprovement #AirCompressor

  19. anyone out there who can help me get this thing back together? It looks like the O ring side goes down, but I can't remember the orientation of the reeds/D ring. Air filter is to the left (output?) and feed tubing to tank is on the right, but . . . beyond that is beyond me

    #DIY #MechanicallyInclined #HomeImprovement #AirCompressor

  20. anyone out there who can help me get this thing back together? It looks like the O ring side goes down, but I can't remember the orientation of the reeds/D ring. Air filter is to the left (output?) and feed tubing to tank is on the right, but . . . beyond that is beyond me

    #DIY #MechanicallyInclined #HomeImprovement #AirCompressor

  21. @caragraph @doctorjaymarie So . . . check this out. I dug around and found the dead piston ring / seal that I replaced last year in my compressor (I saved it because it had the part number on the ziplock that they shipped it in), and look at how chewed-up it got through normal wear and tear. #AirCompressor #FailedPistonRing

  22. @caragraph @doctorjaymarie So . . . check this out. I dug around and found the dead piston ring / seal that I replaced last year in my compressor (I saved it because it had the part number on the ziplock that they shipped it in), and look at how chewed-up it got through normal wear and tear. #AirCompressor #FailedPistonRing

  23. @caragraph @doctorjaymarie So . . . check this out. I dug around and found the dead piston ring / seal that I replaced last year in my compressor (I saved it because it had the part number on the ziplock that they shipped it in), and look at how chewed-up it got through normal wear and tear. #AirCompressor #FailedPistonRing

  24. @caragraph @doctorjaymarie So . . . check this out. I dug around and found the dead piston ring / seal that I replaced last year in my compressor (I saved it because it had the part number on the ziplock that they shipped it in), and look at how chewed-up it got through normal wear and tear. #AirCompressor #FailedPistonRing

  25. @caragraph @doctorjaymarie So . . . check this out. I dug around and found the dead piston ring / seal that I replaced last year in my compressor (I saved it because it had the part number on the ziplock that they shipped it in), and look at how chewed-up it got through normal wear and tear. #AirCompressor #FailedPistonRing

  26. Homebrew Tire Inflator Pushes the Limits of PVC Construction - Let’s just clear something up right from the start with this one: there’s literall... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/homebr #aircompressor #schradervalve #tireinflator #toolhacks #modeling #piston #pump #tire #pvc

  27. Homebrew Tire Inflator Pushes the Limits of PVC Construction - Let’s just clear something up right from the start with this one: there’s literall... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/homebr #aircompressor #schradervalve #tireinflator #toolhacks #modeling #piston #pump #tire #pvc

  28. Homebrew Tire Inflator Pushes the Limits of PVC Construction - Let’s just clear something up right from the start with this one: there’s literall... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/homebr #aircompressor #schradervalve #tireinflator #toolhacks #modeling #piston #pump #tire #pvc

  29. Homebrew Tire Inflator Pushes the Limits of PVC Construction - Let’s just clear something up right from the start with this one: there’s literall... - hackaday.com/2023/03/22/homebr #aircompressor #schradervalve #tireinflator #toolhacks #modeling #piston #pump #tire #pvc

  30. Air Compressor From Fridge Parts Gets An Upgrade - Air compressors are often loud, raucous machines – but they don’t have to be. [Eric Strebel] built... more: hackaday.com/2019/05/15/air-co #aircompressor #compressor #toolhacks #fridge