User manual

CompAir BroomWade Limited
page 54
3.4.3 To Change the Oil Filter:
The compressor must be stopped.
1. Open the door to the service area.
2. Unscrew the old oil filter from the manifold
block and discard.
3. Apply a light film of oil to the seal of the new
element and prime the new filter with oil.
4. To fit the new element, screw it into the
manifold block until the gasket contacts the
sealing surface. Then tighten a further
1
/3 turn.
5. Close the service area door.
6. Check oil level during initial run and top up if
necessary.
3.4.4 Normal Oil Change
CAUTION: Always use the correct grade of oil and
do not mix oils of different types.
1. BroomWade 4000 HR Oil
Provided the air-end discharge temperature
does not normally exceed 85°C CompAir
4000 HR Oil should be changed every 4000
hours service or 1 year, whichever is sooner.
Where the air-end discharge temperature
regularly exceeds 85°C then a change period
of 2000 Hours or 6 months is recommended.
2. CompAir FG Lubricant
Provided the air-end discharge temperature
does not regularly exceed 85°C CompAir FG
Lubricant should be changed every 4000
hours service or 1 year, whichever is sooner.
Where the air-end discharge temperature
regularly exceeds 85°C then a change period
of 2000 Hours or 6 months is recommended.
Note: Where high dust levels and/or pollution are
present the oil must be changed more frequently
and the condition of the intake filtration system
examined regularly.
3.4.5 To Change the Oil:
To drain the oil, the system must (a) be
pressurised or (b) an alternative source of
compressed air must be available.
CAUTION: Always use the correct grade of oil and
do not mix oils of different types.
Method (a)
1. Run the compressor on load to pressurise the
system.
2. Open the door to the service area.
3. Close the control air isolating valve,fitted to
the side of the manifold block (lever to the
vertical position) and the isolating valve in the
user's system.
Note: A minimum of 4 bar (60 psi) must be
maintained in the compressor unit prior to carrying
out the oil drain procedure.
4. Stop the compressor. Wait until the motor has
stopped rotating before proceeding.
5. Remove the plug and connect a hose
(minimum 10 mm bore) to the drain tap and
place the open end into a suitable container.
● Risk of injury from hot oil under pressure.
6. Slowly open the drain tap and allow the oil
to drain into the container for disposal.
7. Close the drain tap, disconnect the hose, and
remove the container . Refit the drain tap
plug.
8. Open the control air isolating valve (lever to
the horizontal position) and allow any
pressure to be released through the normal
blowdown process.
9. Remove and discard the old oil filter element.
10. Prime the new filter with oil.
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