Oil Carry-Over - Gardner Denver Electra-Screw EDEQHF Operating And Service Manual

Symptom Possible Cause Remedy
Oil Carry-Over 1. Overfilling the reservoir. 1. Drain excess oil
from system.
,~, DANGER
Air/oil under pressure will cause severe personal injury or death. Shut down com-
pressor and relieve system of all pressure, disconnect, tag and lockout the power
supply to the starter before removing valves, caps, plugs, fittings, bolts, and filters.
2.
Clogged, broken or loose
oil return lines
3. Ruptured oil separator
element.
4. Loose
assembly.
5. Foam caused by use of
incorrect oil.
6.
Inoperative minimum
pressure valve.
7.
Operation at elevated
discharge temperatures.
8. Scavenge line
check
valve failure.
9. Water condensate in oil.
2. Tighten or replace
faulty lines.
3. Replace element.
4. Tighten all fittings
and gaskets.
5. Use Gardner Denver"
AEON 4000 or 9000 SP
Lubricating Coolant.
6. Replace valve.
7. Reduce temperature. See
High Discharge Air Temp-
erature - in this section.
8. Replace check valve.
9. Check oil reservoir temp and
if low change thermal mixing
valve element to higher temp.
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