Steele Products SP-CE043 - Manual (Page 27)

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Owner’s Manual
Compressor (cont’d)
TROUBLE SHOOTING (cont’d)
Overheating
• Poor ventilation
Relocate compressor to an area with cool, dry and well-circulated air.
• Dirty cooling surface
Clean all cooling surfaces of pump thoroughly.
• Leaking valve
Replace worn parts and reassemble with new seals.
Motor stalls
• Low voltage
Furnish adequate power.
• Defective pressure switch bleeder valve
Replace pressure switch bleeder valve.
Pressure relief valve opens
• Tank pressure exceeded normal operating pressure
Replace pressure switch
Motor will not run
• Tank pressure exceeds present pressure switch limit
Motor will start automatically when tank pressure drops below kick-in pressure tank.
• Motor overload protection has tripped
Let motor cool off and overload switch will automatically reset. This may take several
minutes.