Compressed air: Maintenance

The energy cost of a compressor over its ten-year life time far outweighs the purchasing cost. Maintenance accounts for 7% of all costs, showing that it is crucial in the day-to-day running of any compressor.

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Maintenance

Your maintenance schedule should also include major overhauls from time to time, in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation.

For larger systems, on-going predictive maintenance – such as vibration analysis, oil analysis and thermographic surveys – can be worthwhile, as they’ll anticipate problems.

Maintenance checklist

The diagram below represents a compressor and the ‘maintenance musts’ that should be carried out on a regular basis.

Click on each of the numbers to show each maintenance check and download a list of checks that should be carried out to both a compressor and the overall compressed air system.

For specific maintenance advice on different air-treatment systems,

see page 13 of the compressed air technology overview.

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