Air Compressor Troubleshooting

[Dave Winters]

Help!
I have compressor issues.
My psi drops to 0 as soon as a tool is triggered.
It's a big 80 gal Saylor Beall. There's a filter and a regulator in line right out of the tank.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Does the motor run to recharge the tank then? Or does the meter slowly regain pressure without the compressor motor running?

[Dave Winters]

Thanks, Ken.
It regains pressure without the motor running, and immediately.
Could it be a bad filter or regulator?
Weird symptoms...

[Brian Holcombe]

Try a different hose, then try a different regulator. Seems like something is caught somewhere and airflow causes it to jam up.

[Steve Jenkins]

Filter may be really dirty

[Bill Dufour]

Where are you measuring psi? Is that gauge good. Any quick connects.
When it reads zero dump the tank drain and/or pressure relief to see if tank has pressure or not.
Bill D

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Which comes first, the filter or the regulator? Is the gauge mounted on the regulator?

[Bruce Wrenn]

My money goes on a stopped up filter.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

My compressor has 2 gauges, one shows tank pressure and the other shows regulator output pressure. How many gauges does your compressor have?

[Dave Winters]

If you guessed filter...ding ding ding!!!
Replaced with a new one and all better.
Thanks, Creekers!