OT compressor question

I have a Wolf compressor. 2.5 hp, 25 litre, direct drive - cheap and
cheerful. The book says "check and top up the oil". What oil do you put in
it? The manufacturer help line does not work and I think Wolf have gone out
of business.

Incidentally. This one was sent by Aldi to replace the Powercraft one I
bought last Feb - that on no longer auto offs at the correct pressure but
heads off into the red. Fair play to Aldi they said "can't send you a
Powercraft, will a Wolf of the same spec do you?" As my use is changing my
motorbike tyres, a bit of light sandblasting and blowing water off
motorcycl;es after washing them - the spec is fine. The origional came with
a 3 year warranty so Aldi will keep me in compressors until Feb 2012; and
I've been able to keep the old one. Where might I look to see if I can
adjust the pressure sensing switch?

John

 

Powercraft = Wolf. Wolf supplied the original compressors to Aldi, and it's
one of the things that helped them to go bust. The enormous orders 2 or 3
times a year played havoc with their cashflow. Compressor oil is available
at quite a few places online, and I suspect it's the same stuff for almost
every piston compressor on the market.

They are replacable, but I've never found one at a decent price.

 

I expect MachineMart will sell you compressor oil
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/r...ssor-airline-oil/path/accessories-consumables

 

Yeah pretty much every company with cashflow issues succumbed this way
to the credit crunch. They'd have probably continued to be a
profitable company if it wasn't for that.

Cashflow is king!

 

or screwfix or any motor factor or agricultural merchant

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/33574...feed-_-Power Tools-_-Bostitch Compressor Oil#

 

Oops. Feel guilty now.

 

Engine oil. Any old 10/40 or so will do.

Don't piss around, get a new switch.

 

eatmorepies wrote :

There is adjustment under the red plastic cover, but there should also
be a safety valve with similar to a key ring next to it. That should
release any surplus pressure if the switch fails closed.

If the valve isn't releasing and the pressure switch not opening, are
you sure it isn't the pressure gauge simply telling lies?

 

There should be a plastic switch enclosure, with a metal base, and a
pipe nipple that screws directly into the tank. The adjuster screws are
usually under the plastic cover. You can buy spare ones from a pneumatic
parts supplier with the advantage it will come with an instruction
sheet. It doesn't need to be an exact match as long as the connection
and pressure range are the same.

However, you REALLY need to know what you are doing as it will kill you
and anyone else in the vicinity if the tank blows up.

If the gauge is going into the red, I'd be really worried that the
safety valve is not functioning.

Steve

 

"What's that up there Son?" ..

"It's a bottle of oil Dad" ..

"Be a chap and get it in the fucking compressor before it fucks up then"

Those compressors are amost generic these days.

I'd check under that plastic upside down box at one end.

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19