WEN 2279 10 Gallon Vertical Tank Air Compressor - Manual (Page 15)

#2279OPERATOR’SMANUAL 15
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Changing the Air Compressor Oil
Note: ThiscompressorusesonlySAE5W-30motoroil.
1. RemovetheOilSightGlassbyturningcounterclockwisewithwrench.
Note: OilwillbegintodrainastheOilSightGlassisloosened.Makesureafunnelandoilpanare
inplaceBEFORElooseningtheOilSightGlass.
2. OncetheOilSightGlassisremoved,tiltyourAirCompressorforwardstoallowalltheoilto
drainoutoftheCrankcase.
3. Oncetheoilisdrained,replacetheOilSightGlassandsecurelytighteninplacewithawrench.
BecarefulnottoovertightentheOilSightGlass,asthiscoulddamagetherubberseal.
4. PlaceyourAirCompressoronlevelsurface.
5. RemovetheOilBreatherCap.
6. Slowlypourtheoilintotheoilfillhole,untiltheoillevelrisestothecenterofthereddotonthe
OilSightGlass.
7. InstalltheOilBreatherCapintotheoilfillhole.
8. AlwaysinspectAirCompressorbeforeuse,andmakesureitisingoodworkingcondition.Use
compressedairtocleanthemachinewherepossible.
9. Checkthepowercabletomakesureitisintactandfreefromcracks,barewiresetc.
10.Avoidusingsolventswhencleaningplasticparts,mostplasticsaresusceptibletodamagefrom
thevarioustypesofcommercialsolvents.