Daily (or before each use), Weekly, Monthly – WEN 2276 6 Gallon Horizontal Air Compressor User Manual
Page 14: Checking the air compressor oil, Maintenance
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3. Todecreaseairpressure,turntheAirRegulatorcounterclockwise.
4. TheAirRegulatorgaugewillshowthecurrentpressureselected.
Daily (or before each use)
1. Checkoillevel.
2. Checkforanyunusualnoiseorvibration.
3. Besureallnutsandboltsaretight.
Weekly
1. CleanbreatherholeonOilBreatherCap.
2. DrainwaterfromtheAirTankthroughtheDrainValve.
3. KeepAirFiltercleanatalltimes.DonotoperatetheAirCompressorwiththeairfilterremoved.
4. AdirtyAirFilterwillnotallowyourAirCompressortooperateatfullcapacity.Beforeyouuseyour
AirCompressor,checktheAirFiltertobesureitisclean.Ifitisdirtyreplacethefilterelement.
Monthly
Inspecttheairsystemforleaksbyapplyingsoapywatertoalljoints.Tightenthesejointsifleaksare
discovered.
6 Months (or after 250 hours of operation - whichever comes first)
ChangeAirCompressorOil.
Note: ChangetheoilmoreoftenifyourAirCompressorisusednearpaintsprayingoperationsor
industyenvironments.
Checking the Air Compressor Oil
1. PlaceyourAirCompressoronalevelsurface.TheoillevelshouldbeatthereddotontheOilSight
Glass.
2. Ifoillevelislow,removeOilBreatherCapandaddenoughoiltobringtheoilleveltothereddoton
theOilSightGlass.
MAINTENANCE