How To Fix Air Compressor Not Building Pressure

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How to fix air compressor not building pressure.

Your air compressor will not build pressure. Contact the air compressor repair manufacturer to buy a new assembly. An air compressor will not build pressure either because of the pump or because of any leakage. Then do an internet search for that part.

Or the air pressure in the tank will reach a plateau say 40 psi for example and even though it runs continuously the compressor will not build pressure past that point. If there s a blowback of air it means your compressor s intake port is defective. There are mainly 3 problems that i have identified. Air compressor not building pressure with a free quick fix.

In this video i show you a simple free way to get a few months to an extra year out of your old. Reasons why air compressor will not build pressure. Your air compressor will not build enough pressure if the pump has problems. There may or may not be air in the compressor tank.

Problems that occur in the pump. It runs and runs and seems to be working fine. Consequently the air compressor will not build pressure for the cylinder to close the intake valve. Or remove the cover from the switch unplug the compressor first and locate the pressure switch part number.

The air compressor reed or flapper valves also known as the intake and pressure valves or suction discharge valves are a common cause of why an air compressor will not build pressure. The image below shows the valve plates top of the photo and reed valves bottom left of photo from one smaller air compressor. I took apart my broken air compressor to find out why it wasn t building pressure. The air compressor unloader valve is usually built into the pressure switch assembly.