new husky (campbell hausfeld) compressor; runs hot?

[Mike]

Hello, I purchased a new husky 60 gallon, 7hp air compressor, which
runs on 220V. Today I let it run to 90psi and the top of the tank was
HOT.

Does anyone else experience this symptom? Is it normal? I'd appreciate
any feedback.

Thanks.

[Joseph Meehan]

Normal. Compress a gas causes it to heat up. Expanding it causes it to
cool off, that's how air conditioners work.

Take a look at the cylinders on the compressor. They have cooling fins.
That's because they are getting hot compressing the air and need to be
cooled off or they will be damaged.

My diesel car starts without a spark. It does it by compressing the air
in the cylinder enough to cause it to explode.

Don't worry.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

"Mike" <diesel_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[bighead]

Hi, yes thats normal. Air, or just about any other gas or liquid, get
hot when compressed. If your compressor has tubing going from the
compressor to the tank, be careful this can burn the heck out of you.

Roger

[Mike]

"Joseph Meehan" <sligoj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<vmkNa.7000$ND....@fe2.columbus.rr.com>...

As you can tell my my email, I have a diesel truck also. I understand
how they function as well as gas heating up under pressure. My old
compressor was a little older, hence slower, and didn't heat up as
much. Being the head is cast iron, it will "hold" heat more than
aluminum. The fact that they use copper pipe from the head to tank
concerns me. My old compressor was a steel pipe, but things today are
cheaply made; what can you expect, right?

Thanks for the advice.

Mike

[jim]

when air is compressed it gets hot.. even with a small hand pump... the
kind you use to pump up a basketball, you can feel the heat in the pump
body.... or it might be the friction of the plunger in the pump????
either way its gonna get hot, just how hot??????
probably normal heat.. when you unpacked it you did add Oil??? if not
then check it out before you burn it up without oil, unless its an
oiless compressor......

[Arrow Speed]

"Mike" <diesel_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Joseph Meehan" <sligoj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<vmkNa.7000$ND....@fe2.columbus.rr.com>...
> > Normal. Compress a gas causes it to heat up. Expanding it causes it to
> > cool off, that's how air conditioners work.
> >

> As you can tell my my email, I have a diesel truck also. I understand
> how they function as well as gas heating up under pressure. My old
> compressor was a little older, hence slower, and didn't heat up as
> much. Being the head is cast iron, it will "hold" heat more than
> aluminum. The fact that they use copper pipe from the head to tank
> concerns me. My old compressor was a steel pipe, but things today are
> cheaply made; what can you expect, right?

I have one that has copper as well. Never had a quality problem with it.
Resist touching it and keep stuff away from it as the copper get hotter than
hell and will burn you at the end of its cycle. I run mine at 125 lbs. so
the increased resistance probably makes it a little warmer than yours. As a
side note, and something I should do more often, keep the tank drained of
any water regularly. The water is not good for your impacts, sanders, paint,
or whatever you may be running with it. It's a pain when you are trying to
dust off, or dry something with a blow nozzle and dirty water mist comes
out.

[Mike]

jim <non...@dot.com> wrote in message news:<3F0640...@dot.com>...

Yes, I added oil. I wouldn't have gotten past 20psi if I didn't :)

thanks.

[boonc...@gmail.com]

Yes it's normal to heat up, as the pistons are in motion they heat up as they are compressing air it generates a lot of heat! Notice the decals on the compressor stateing not to touch hot surface.

[Oren]

On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 10:31:28 -0700 (PDT), boonc...@gmail.com wrote:

>Yes it's normal to heat up, as the pistons are in motion they heat up as they are compressing air it generates a lot of heat! Notice the decals on the compressor stateing not to touch hot surface.

Golly Gee, life can be very interesting.

Put up a "Wet Paint" sign and watch people touch it.

[Frank]

Group has graduated from learning the Archimedes principle to
Gay-Lussac's law.

[Riley Slinn]

replying to Mike, Riley Slinn wrote:
Mine just did the same on a 30 gal dewalt practically brand new. It shut off
at 155psi

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[Clare Snyder]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 03:14:02 GMT, Riley Slinn
<caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote:

>replying to Mike, Riley Slinn wrote:
>Mine just did the same on a 30 gal dewalt practically brand new. It shut off
>at 155psi

ALL compressors run hot. When you compress a gass the temperature
increases.

[gfre...@aol.com]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:48:57 -0500, Clare Snyder <cl...@snyder.on.ca>
wrote:

I have a fan blowing on mine (not just vanes cast in the pulley) This
sommich is pulling 12-13A @ 240v. There is a lot of heat coming out
somewhere.

[Clare Snyder]

And it's not just the heat of the electrical current heating the
motor -----

[Jim E]

Give it time to cool, then the air will come out COLD.

[Bob F]

My compressor rarely gets warm enough. It needs a significant heat to
remove the water from the oil. My oil looked like brown gunk the last
time I changed it. I was told I need to run it at least 15 minutes
continuously regularly. 5HP - 2 stage.