Hello world,
I'm getting my feet wet with compressors. I recently purchase a RIX SA-6B. The PO openly indicated that maintenance was likely due on the 1st stage as the compressor has some anomalous noises when she's starting up. She pumps good, fills up to 3500 PSI no problem (haven't tested higher). But, I want to address whatever is causing the noises during operation. This is the best I can describe it:
-random screeching/chirping during operation, not constant, ends to level off with increased temperature
-small hissing sound during operation
I ran a video by RIX and the guy didn't seem to think anything was wrong with it, so I could be over analyzing the operational sounds (and variations).
My main questions is - what's the best way to determine if the issue is with the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd stage? Or, other diagnostic steps I should take to start to figure out what to attack? I have the manual and the parts catalog and while the manual contains detailed directions on how to work on the pump, i'm not clear on what to attack first. Maybe I should just do an overall maintenance on all stages to level set to a base line?
Thoughts?
thanks in advance,
I'm getting my feet wet with compressors. I recently purchase a RIX SA-6B. The PO openly indicated that maintenance was likely due on the 1st stage as the compressor has some anomalous noises when she's starting up. She pumps good, fills up to 3500 PSI no problem (haven't tested higher). But, I want to address whatever is causing the noises during operation. This is the best I can describe it:
-random screeching/chirping during operation, not constant, ends to level off with increased temperature
-small hissing sound during operation
I ran a video by RIX and the guy didn't seem to think anything was wrong with it, so I could be over analyzing the operational sounds (and variations).
My main questions is - what's the best way to determine if the issue is with the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd stage? Or, other diagnostic steps I should take to start to figure out what to attack? I have the manual and the parts catalog and while the manual contains detailed directions on how to work on the pump, i'm not clear on what to attack first. Maybe I should just do an overall maintenance on all stages to level set to a base line?
Thoughts?
thanks in advance,