This completely depends on the type and function of the filter element and the environment and ambient conditions of the installation. Generally speaking, though, all filter elements should be changed at least every 12 months.

Regular replacement of any filter element, regardless of its type or function, is critical to reducing pressure drops and energy costs and ensuring the continuous delivery of high-quality air to the correct standard required.

An oil change goes hand in hand with recurring maintenance. However, this answer is entirely dependent on what type of compressor oil you use. Typically, mineral oil should be changed every 4,000 operating hours, whereas synthetic oils can last twice as long. Here, you also need to consider suction conditions and installation as these factors may influence oil change intervals. If you are unsure, it’s recommended to have a laboratory oil analysis, which checks the oil condition.

In principle, the compressor oil approved by the plant manufacturer is the ideal choice. In oil-lubricated systems, compressor oil is of great importance and must cool, compress, and lubricate. It also needs to be separable again afterwards. Depending on your application, mineral, synthetic, or food grade oils can be used.

On an oil-lubricated compressor, the compressor airend is often subject to bearing wear due to its design. The bearing manufacturers specify a running performance of around 35,000 hours. Once they have reached this number of operating hours, we’d recommend a preventative exchange of bearings.

Operating hours is the significant factor that contributes to the service life of a compressor, rather than its year of manufacture. Therefore, it’s hard to quantify a service life. Due to technical progress and subsidy programmes, it should instead be quantified whether an economic or ecological value can be created by replacing older compressed air equipment. This value may be otherwise achieved by modifying existing compressors, for example, by replacing energy-efficient electric motors, or by retrofitting heat recovery systems.

For all of our compressors, we offer the Helix™ Connected Platform as a standard feature on new models and a potentially retrofitted addition to older systems. Helix™ monitors the operating conditions of your compressors, thus enabling 24/7 monitoring of your compressed air system.

Ecologically, it’s always a good idea to switch off unnecessary consumers of energy. However, when it comes to refrigerated dryers, it should always be remembered that the dryer capacity is not immediately available after the dryer has been switched on. Refrigerated dryers need a pre-run to cool down their system, and the time for this varies from dryer to dryer, so as a precaution, the dryer should be switched on half an hour before the compressor starts.

The air dryer should remain switched on permanently, if the dryer cannot be started in time. This is because the energy and costs required to remove the condensate from the piping system exceed the potential savings offered by switching off the refrigerated dryer.

This depends on several factors, including conditions, pipe diameter and materials. For more information, check the specifications on (Ingersoll Rand Products Link Doesn’t Work) or the pipe manufacturer’s specifications.

An important consideration to always keep in mind is that compressed air can be dangerous. It should therefore be used with appropriate caution. Even high-quality equipment can have defects if maintained, used or handled incorrectly. Since the air is under high pressure, there is of course the risk of sudden decompression in the event of a defect.

If the vessel of an air compressor needs to be welded, the welding process must be performed by an ASME-certified welder, as all pressure vessels supplied by Ingersoll Rand are certified. ASME-certified welders must, therefore, also carry out any welding work on these vessels.

By design, air compressors compress the ambient air. Whilst electrically powered air compressors do not produce carbon monoxide when operating, they may suck in and compress carbon monoxide if it happens to be present in the ambient air. If you have any concerns about carbon monoxide, make sure to always check the applicable regulations.

If the air reservoir contains compressed air, it weighs more than it would if it were empty. As a rule, you shouldn’t work on or move compressed air equipment connected to the power supply or under pressure.