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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Return power to unit from main.
2. Check oil level per the Lubrication Section of this
manual.
3. Open the bottom drain valve (F) (see Figure 1). Turn
outlet valve to open air flow.
START-UP / BREAK-IN PROCEDURE
WARNING
Risk of Personal Injury.
Never disconnect
threaded joints with pressure in tank!
WARNING
Risk of Personal Injury.
Do not attach air
tools to open end of the hose until start-up is
completed and the unit checks okay.
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4. Move pressure switch to the
AUTO
position to run the
unit (see Figure 2).
5. Run the unit for thirty (30) minutes at zero (0) PSI
(under no load) to break in pump parts.
6. Move the pressure switch lever or knob to
OFF
and turn tank drain valve to shut off air flow. The
compressor is now ready for use.
7. Change oil after first fifty (50) hours of operation.
Perform oil changes every three (3) months or two
hundred (200) hours of run time, whichever comes
first.
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