OIL COMPRESSOR OIL
HERE ARE THE TOP MANUFACTURERS OF AIR COMPRESSOR OIL.
| Air Compressor Oil |
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| AIR COMPRESSOR OIL | | Ingersoll Rand |
| Agip | | JAX |
| Amerilube | | Kaeser |
| Anderol | | Keystone |
| Atlas Copco | | LeRoi |
| BP | | Lubrication Engineers |
| Busch | | Lubriplate |
| CITGO | | Mobil |
| CPI | | Palatek |
| Cameron | | Pennzoil |
| Castrol | | Petro Canada |
| Champion | | Quincy |
| Chevron | | Royal Lubricants |
| Compair | | Royal Purple |
| Conoco | | Shell Oil |
| Curtis | | Sullair |
| Elf | | Summit |
| Fuchs | | Sunoco |
| Gardner Denver | | Syn-Flo |
| Idemitsu | | Texaco |
| Ultrachem | | Total |
1. What Type Of Oil Are You Currently Using: Knowing what type or brand of oil you are currently using with your air compressor is very CRUCIALto the performance of your compressor. Compressors have a long life time and over that lifetime you may have filled it with different brands or types of oil. Compatibility is key and knowing what type of oil is currently in the unit helps guarantee product compatibility. Remember the old Pennzoil add on TV “PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER”
2. Viscosity Requirements: Different types of compressors use different types of viscosities of oil. Rotary Screw Compressors generally use a 32, 46, or 68 viscosities. Piston and Reciprocating Compressors generally use 100 viscosities such as (Teresstic ISO 100). Maintaining viscosity helps keep your air compressor running and lubricating, avoiding costly repairs and a costly shut down.
3. Performance: Always look for high performance oil. Excellent rust and corrosion protection, high oxidation stability, and a non-foaming formula. DO NOT put motor oil into your compressor!!!!
Not to sound redundant, but air Compressor Oil is designed to reduce carbon buildup in compressor valves to ensure a longer compressor life. The non-detergent, single viscosity, 30-weight oilprovides the proper mix of lubricants for compressors for function properly and efficiently.
Using the right air compressor oil for your compressor is very important. This is true for both rotary screw air compressors and reciprocating compressors. You can’t just use your cars oil or hydraulic oil!!!!! Compressor oil has a few important functions:
- It removes heat from the compression
- It works as a sealing to prevent air leakage.
- It lubricates all moving parts
- It’s used to cool important parts of the compressor element.
Air compressor oil is specifically designed to do the above jobs well. If you use oil from your car, your compressor WILL DIE!!
Compressors (and the oil) can get very hot.. normal maximum outlet temperature of a rotary screw compressor element is set at 120 degrees Celsius (if it gets hotter than this, your screw compressor will shut down).
Oil failure
If you would operate your compressor on a too high temperature for a too long time, the oil will form a thin layer on the entire inside of your compressor (piping, compressor element, oil cooler). When this happens to your oil-cooler, it won’t be able to cool the oil as effectively as it used to.
When this happens to your compressor, the ‘contaminated’ parts and especially the poor oil-cooler need to be chemically cleaned or replaced by new ones.
So it’s important to prevent this:
don’t let your compressor run too hot, and use the right kind of oil. Special compressor oil is designed to resist these high temperatures. Contact H&K Pump in Dallas, Texas for service at: www.hkaircompressors.com How often do you change the oil in a compressor?
Typically, with a rotary screw compressor, you should change the oil every 7000 – 8000 hours that it has been used. For a reciprocating air compressor, you should change the oil every 3 months, ideally. It is important, however, that you changethe oil at least once in a year.
Can I use automotive engine oil in my air compressor?
NO, NO, NO!!!! Auto engine oil contains detergents and other additives that can cause problems in compressors. In some cases, using car oil can cause a build up on both sides of the valves in your compressor pump. This buildup will cause the compressor to run less efficiently and wear out faster because of the increased strain on the air pump.
