Anyone Familiar with "Air Ace" Compressors?

[Arthur Shapiro]

I was driving through the neighborhood this past weekend, and there it was by
the curb, with a "Free to Good Home" sign: an air compressor. The gentleman
was still in his garage, said it worked fine, and that he had upgraded to a
bigger unit.

So I threw (well, it was a little heavy to throw but...) this "Air Ace TD2525"
into the back of my Element, and now it sits in my garage. It's somewhat
bigger than my existing compressor, so perhaps it's an upgrade.

The problem is that I have no documentation, and to my surprise there are very
few hits, and no relevant ones, on Google. One guy complained that it uses
oil very rapidly. I'm not even sure how much of what oil to add, or even
where to add it.

Is anyone perhaps familiar with this obviously Chinese product, enough to give
some basic "how to get started" verbiage?

Art

[Existential Angst]

"Arthur Shapiro" <art.s...@unisys.com> wrote in message
news:je2hl8$oif$1...@USTR-NEWS.TR.UNISYS.COM...

Is it oil-less, perhaps?? Proly not, if it's belt-drive, altho even some
direct-drive units use oil.
If oil, you should be able to find a a drain plug at the base of the
compressor head, proly a 1/4-3/8 pipe thread, with a square, hex or allen
head? No dip stick?

If there is no dip stick and no fill, and only a drain plug, you can make a
fill with a short nipple, an elbow, and mebbe another short (vertical)
nipple, which then serves to establish the oil level in the compressor head.
What this level should be is a bit of a question, but it proly isn't much
higher than 1" from the base.

There was a discussion on rcm as to what the diff between motor oil and
compressor was. The only thing I notice is that compressor oil is clear,
and proly doesn't have to withstand as high a temp as motor oil, which
suggests motor oil would be OK.... another good Q for rcm.
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EA


>
> Art

[Steve W.]

Existential Angst wrote:
> "Arthur Shapiro" <art.s...@unisys.com> wrote in message
> news:je2hl8$oif$1...@USTR-NEWS.TR.UNISYS.COM...
>> I was driving through the neighborhood this past weekend, and there it was
>> by
>> the curb, with a "Free to Good Home" sign: an air compressor. The
>> gentleman
>> was still in his garage, said it worked fine, and that he had upgraded to
>> a
>> bigger unit.
>>
>> So I threw (well, it was a little heavy to throw but...) this "Air Ace
>> TD2525"
>> into the back of my Element, and now it sits in my garage. It's somewhat
>> bigger than my existing compressor, so perhaps it's an upgrade.
>>
>> The problem is that I have no documentation, and to my surprise there are
>> very
>> few hits, and no relevant ones, on Google. One guy complained that it
>> uses
>> oil very rapidly. I'm not even sure how much of what oil to add, or even
>> where to add it.
>>
>> Is anyone perhaps familiar with this obviously Chinese product, enough to
>> give
>> some basic "how to get started" verbiage?

2.5 HP direct drive runs at 2850 rpm 25 gallon tank.
Made by Taizhou Changou Electro-Machinery Co., Ltd.
oil lubricated,

Should use common air compressor oil and have a sight glass to show you
the level. You add oil through the crankcase breather on the back of the
unit. (black plastic item on the top of the rear cover casting)

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Steve W.

[Existential Angst]

"Steve W." <csr6...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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RCM does it again!
And to think that some ahr peeple disapprove of crosspoting to rcm.... can
you imagine???
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EA


>
> --
> Steve W.

[karltown...@embarqmail.com]

>RCM does it again!
>And to think that some ahr peeple disapprove of crosspoting to rcm.... can
>you imagine???

Unlike AMC, there are still a few on topic threads at RCM <VBG>

Karl

[dpb]

On 1/5/2012 3:30 AM, Existential Angst wrote:
...

> There was a discussion on rcm as to what the diff between motor oil and
> compressor was. The only thing I notice is that compressor oil is clear,
> and proly doesn't have to withstand as high a temp as motor oil, which
> suggests motor oil would be OK.... another good Q for rcm.

The most basic difference is compressor oil is ND. Do _NOT_ use a HD
motor oil in a compressor. There are many other details in differences
in additives to address the specific differences in the
applications--pressure, foaming, water, etc., etc., etc., ... All in
all, one might as well use an oil formulated for the purpose instead of
hoping something else is adequate.

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[Stormin Mormon]

OK, so people read this, and conclude we can use North Dakota oil. But what
is HD oil? I happen to know the difference between ND and HD, (HD is heavy
duty; j/k) but it would be kind of you to explain your terms for the new
readers, here.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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[Bob]

replying to Arthur Shapiro, Bob wrote:
What
Did is you find out about Air Ace COMPANY?
MY Control valve exploded !

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[Verge]

it's the same as an Alton TD2525 Compressor
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/1kg6

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[Rod Speed]

Verge <6e669b685ef3d4ca...@example.com> wrote

> it's the same as an Alton TD2525 Compressor
> https://www.homeownershub.com/img/1kg6

You're a bit late after 9 years.

[Peeler]

On Sun, 16 May 2021 02:17:39 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

>> it's the same as an Alton TD2525 Compressor
>> https://www.homeownershub.com/img/1kg6
>
> You're a bit late after 9 years.

So are your idiotic comments on every single such post, senile trolling
sociopath!

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