cg-550/030/a/gt/hp maintenance & operating instructions - Field ...

Recommendations For Air Operated Equipment (cont'd)5. Keep equipment and line oilers full and clean filters and mufflers daily. Theobject is to provide an unrestricted flow of air TO and FROM the machine; moveit from the compressor to the machine as fast as possible, and when you'refinished with it, get rid of it as fast as possible. Also, remember that everythingneeds lubrication, including air motors and cylinders, so keep the oilers full.6. One final word: in temperate geographical zones, work is often done intemperatures between about 40 degrees F. and 60 degrees F. with relativehumidity that may reach as much as 100 percent. Because air is heated as it'scompressed and cools rapidly as it expands (like at the exhaust muffler of yourgrout plant), be on the lookout for ice. Since the expanding moist air can cool totemperatures below the freezing point, ice will frequently form around theexhaust ports of air motors and cylinders; when this happens, a restriction iscreated that may severely impair the operation of the equipment.The introduction of an Anti-freezing agent such as "Tannergas" through specialdispensers made for that purpose is the best way to prevent ice formation under theseconditions. If this isn't available, obtain and install an additional line oiler immediatelyafter the compressor and keep it filled with ethylene glycol anti-freeze.®