Operator's Manual High Pressure Breathing Air Compressors

3. INSTALLATION, OPERATION
3.1. INSTALLATION OF THE COMPRESSOR UNIT
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Operator’s Manual
The compressor frame is equipped with anti--vibration mounts and thus a machine base orspecial means ofsecuring the compressor
are not necessary.
3.1.1. Outdoor location
For installation observe the following:
-- The floor must be capable of taking the load of the system weight.
-- Locate the unit level.
-- On units employing petrol or diesel engine it is most important that only clean air be used. Position compressor in direction of wind
so that exhaust fumes are blown away from the unit. It is good practice to have intake hose of at least 3 m length with pre--filter
and intake filter. Pre--filter to be located 2 m above ground. See Fig. 7. This arrangement will ensure necessary spacing between
exhaust outlet and air inlet.
-- Turn unit as soon as wind direction changes.
-- On petrol or diesel engines, operation unit must only be located outdoors, never indoors, not even in partially closed rooms however
large they may be.
-- Take care that no vehicles with running engines are in direct vicinity.
-- Do not operate unit in the vicinity of open fire (flue gas!). Even cigarette smoke can pollute the breathing air filled in the pressurized
cylinders!
WIND EXHAUST
Fig. 7 Locating air intake hose