Thank you for the answer, I did not know this but it makes perfect sense. I
will attempt running a second air hose off the first instead and leaving the
compressor in the garage. Thanks to all that replied and solved my problem,
I thought originally I had a bad compressor.
By the way they had no clue at Home Depot what could be causing the circuit
breaker to trip, extension or not. I guess the Depot you work at it knows
their stuff :-)
Jack
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vitesse@juno.com [mailto:vitesse@juno.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 1999 9:17 PM
> To: jack@cocoinc.com
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Compressor problem
>
>
> Hi Jack,
>
> Wasn't sure how you were trying to run the compressor. I just happen to
> work at the Depot and further happen to work in hardware where we sell
> the compressors. If you were running them using any kind of extension
> cord, that is your problem.....We have had heard nightmare stories where
> a home owner plugged in a compressor using a cord which got so hot, it
> caught on fire...which in turn caught his vinyl siding on fire! Don't
> know if it is true or not....makes for good discussion around the
> training table.
>
> If you use an extension cord, you will trip the breaker and can cause
> damage to the compressor...so says Campbell Hausfield and
> Devilbliss...the manufacturers of the ones we sell in the Atlanta
> area.....Both are very explicit in the manuals that are not to use any
> cord at all, but instead you should use more air line
>
> Also if there are too many other 'things' on the circuit, that can cause
> the breaker to trip. At my house, if the compressor is running, and the
> microwave gets turned on, the breaker trips. I really need to rewire
> that circuit for the compressor.
>
> How to get air to your back yard? You should be able to run extra air
> line......I've done it and never had a problem.
>
> Hugh R. McAleer
> Jonesboro, GA
>
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