- Switch off your compressor when not in use.
An idling compressor can still use 40% of its full load.
- Consider downsizing your system.
Determine the minimum system pressure and adjust the compressor accordingly. Ask equipment and tool manufacturers to specify the minimum air pressure their equipment needs.
- Consider installing an automatic pressure controller.
This will ensure you always have the most efficient air pressure setting.
- Minimise pressure drops.
Take a reading of the pressure at the compressor with a pressure gauge and then, using the same gauge, take a measurement at the farthest point on the site. Large pressure drops could, for example, indicate that the air pipe is too small, stifling the airflow.
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