Ingersoll Rand Compressor purchase. Factory defect? More to come.
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Follow along as I try to figure out what is wrong with my cheap compressor buy. The pump is supposed to be bad, but I was skeptical. I used the compressor to power an air gun during a brake job and it started to really struggle. The pump was dragging down the motor and causing the belt to squeal like a whistle pig! Check back for the video of the resolution, because I found out what was wrong with it. The fix cost me nothing.
I'm a technician for IR and about 90% of the warranty calls I go to for these lil pumps is do to them not putting oil in them. Sometimes they free up like yours and sometimes they're frozen solid.
It wasn’t frozen. Not sure where you got that impression.
what happens if they dont start up?
If it won't start check incoming power to the pressure switch and the pressure switch itself. The 5hp units use the pressure switch as the on/auto. The next size up with the 7.5hp uses a starter box with a contactor.
@@chetlangford2144 if the you see the switch pull in make sure the red reset button isn't popped out. If it is push it in to reset it.
@@GroundhogzGarage nah, just saying some people let them cool, still don't add oil, start it again then the rings melt down against the cylinder walls and thats it. Pumps done.
Oil supposed to cover entire sight glass
The glass screen should be 100% filled not 50%
No only to middle dot...there all that way
If you cover the entire site, how do you know if it’s over filled? The site glass is to view level. No oil on glass= empty, 1/2 way up the glass= full, all the up the glass= too full. They put the site glass where the oil level should be.
That co ..that builds those units are getting cheap..they stop putting on magnetic starters..to say..there bottom line costs..today they wire directly to the pressure switch..a no.no..this is why the motor s and pressure switch go bad..in a yr..or so..IR..has gone a bit south..in the last 15 yrs..that's why there going into home stores...I have a Saylor-beall..unit...runs so quite..I can have TV on in my home shop..you lucked out. My unit runs at 1750RPM. Lower then yours..I'm betting..my wife can hang out with me and not lose her mind...with all the noise..nice video..ty. becarfull
I’ve gone through three full-size compressors in the last 10 years. Ever since they started putting more efficient motors on them, they just seem to burn out out fast.
I think you can say that about everything. Dish washers, clothes washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc etc. Reliability gave way to efficiency.
@@GroundhogzGarage excellent point! I’ve got stuff that’s over 40 years old it works like new, and then the last two DVD players I bought lasted just over a year.
Have the same compresor. Observing your presure gage i see that yours is pumping very slow. Check the reason.
That compressor looks relatively new, and IR ships their compressors empty of lubricants. Looks like you scored.
Yea, I've been using it relentlessly since I fixed it and it has worked flawlessly.
Scores also on the crap bearing and cylinder wall if there is any in this crap IR pump. I agree with you most likely the previous idiot owner never put any oil in it and seized the bushings. OK, I think there are bearings on the main crank, but unlike USA pumps there is no bearing on the wrist pins.
I have same compressor........rpm does not change. Filled the oil TO THE TOP OF THE SIGHT GLASS, and removed assinine restrictive joke of an air filter.
Rand had alot of motor problems
Was that air tool oil you added to the case?
Compressor oil. I think I give you a close up of the bottle.
some motors have a low oil shut off switch that shuts down the motor before it burns up if the oil is below a certain level, i think that's what's happened here.
Not even close. It was the reed plate.
My same model ingersoll...kp shutting of ... has oil. Filter is good .... ...its running on a 30 amp any help pls
@@n14cummins262262 I'm not a tech, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But some simple checks ought to narrow it down. 1. Is your electric motor getting hot? Mine never does. 2. If you run the tank empty then let it cycle until it is full, does it sound the same when it started to when it gets under full pressure? It should sound a little more labored but not much. 3. Have you taken off the drive belt and just let your motor run? Does it shut down when you do that? 4. Are you sure you have 30 amps? Are both legs of your circuit there at the outlet? It could be your house/shop wiring.
Again, I'm no tech, but those checks are easy enough. Hope it helps you.
Yes thank u ...gonna mk more checks
Is that the right motor? The rpms are way to high.
Interesting statement. I got a message from someone that the RPMs were to low. All I know is it sounds just like my vertical tank compressor and has worked flawlessly
@@GroundhogzGarage that's good,,,you did good for 250,, l like those. Kind of deals,, could of been the vedio sound,,,sounded like it was getting faster and faster,,,they probably expanded the piston rings with so little oil it couldn't sling oil up to the rings..
Sounds like you have a bit of belt slipping.
I used to!
@@GroundhogzGarage how did you fix the belt slipping?
@@jackmorgan729 I forget if it's the motor or the pump, but you loosen it from the base plate and pull while tightening it back down.
@@jackmorgan729 you loosen the motor bolts on the top plate and move the motor to the left.
That is a 230v looks like you got it on 115v
Looks are deceiving my friend.
Any updates? Looks like you scored!
Yes! Here is the follow up video. Works perfectly! ua-cam.com/video/6EKfSRb7Ldg/v-deo.html
The problem is you bought by price and not quality.That whole outfit is very low quality so don't expect much.A few more bucks and you would have a real compressor.Splash lubricated,reed valve,high speed,aluminium rods,cheap motor.
Since the repair, the compressor has worked flawlessly. By my standards I’ve used it pretty hard since I have had it. Hours of sandblasting, etc. I’m not running a shop, I’m just kicking around the garage. I can’t argue the lack of quality control, but just a 60 gal tank will cost what I have in this thing. If the pump or motor go bad, so what? I’ll buy a new motor or pump and STILL be ahead what this compressor costs new. But so far, I couldn’t be happier.
Sell it, these compressors are trash, constant over heating, and head valve problems.
While I can't say that you are right or wrong, for the price I got it for, I probably couldn't buy the tank alone. So if something breaks, I'll upgrade the pump and or the motor.
@@GroundhogzGarage Theres good reason you got it for that price...
@@beachboardfan9544 I know. That’s why I made the videos. It’s worked fine since I fixed it.