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BUYING AN AIR COMPRESSOR
FIRST: Determine what you need by talking to your supplier of air operated equipment. Observe how stuff works in their factory and talk to your operators Request CFM and PSI required. Consider the lowest possible air pressure to save operating electrical expense....
Do you have a used a compressor?
Many small companies ask “Do you have a used compressor?” when the customers old system fails, or needs to expand. We hear this all the time, and even I’ve asked this over my 50 years in the compressor business. In the 1960’s and earlier, many double acting, cross...
Types of Air Compressor
This is not simple -you can buy 1.) lowest price, 2) throw quotes on stairs and buy highest landing or lowest landing, or 3.) Make an informed valuation based upon all information as listed below. YOUR CHOICE MAY NOT BE THE LOWEST PURCHASE PRICE! I am sure we have all...
BUYING CHEAP CAN BE EXPENSIVE!
We have all heard the question “What is the price?” from buyers. Often, they tell you they want a lower price. A lower price is always available somewhere. The problem with most air compressor buyers is that they don’t realize the first price of an air compressor only...
PRESSURE DROP
I read an internet post about compressed air pressure drop and I do agree with most of it. I agree with the fact that pressure drop has nothing to do with an air leak; however, air leaks can reduce the system pressure and should be corrected. Pressure drop is created...
INTERNET ADVICE
There is much chatter on the internet and all of it is not so great. Recently, I saw a post on rotary screw oil or coolant by a self styled “Compressor Gru” that I thought needed clarification. Today, most fluids for rotary screw air compressors are semi synthetic or...
I am amazed at the internet
I am amazed at the turn of events in buying from the internet. Now with a model number or part number, you can very quickly get a price on most things. This is not all bad, but also not so good. When you purchase an item you should get the item specified, any...
HOT
We all use this word to describe many things. But in the machinery business it can spell trouble. Here in Florida, we are especially vulnerable to heat. As a Southern State we don’t go through the rigors of ice and snow, but we have hurricanes and tropical storms to...
CFM AND PSI
We live in a world surrounded by air. This air is pressing down on our bodies at 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea level. Think of a column of air to the top of the atmosphere sitting on your heads, the weight of this air column is causing this atmospheric pressure....
Pirate Part Suppliers
I’ve been thinking about compressors since yesterday. Prices for some heavy-duty machines were fixed by the amount of parts they would need over their life span. With the rise of so called “pirate part suppliers”, the revenue flow had slowed down. Now years later,...
Hot Air & Compressors
There is a lot of “Hot Air” associated with air compressors. First, there is the heat of compression, and the heat you feel when entering a compressor room, and the high temperature from radiation you feel when standing near an operating air compressor. An air...
On-line air compressor?
A major European air compressor manufacturer just launched an on-line air compressor and accessory store. In my opinion, this idea may have some negative consequences for customers. To start, this totally dissed the local guys who have been pounding the pavement...