Dewalt D55153 Instruction Manual - Page 17

Troubleshooting Guide

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE This section provides a list of the more frequently encountered malfunctions, their causes and corrective actions. The operator or maintenance personnel can perform some corrective actions, and others may require the assistance of a qualified DEWALT technician or your dealer. P r o b l e m C o d e Compressor does not start or restart 16,17,18,19,20,36 Unit does not or is slow to come up to speed 3,8,11,12,14,15,20,21,22,24,25,31 Air compressor not making enough air 1,3,7,8,9,10,11,21,24,25,28,29 Insufficient pressure at air tool or accessory 1,3,7,8,9,10,11,21,24,25,27,28,29 High oil consumption 1,1. 2,1.5,3.0,3.2 Unit runs excessively hot Excessive starting and stopping ...7,20,21,24,25,29 Excessive noise during operation Moisture in discharge air...34,35 Moisture in crankcase or "milky" appearance in petroleum lubricant or rusting in cylinders ..........6,7,9,10,15,25,26,33,35 Oil in discharge air (oil pumping) ...2,6,8,9,10,11,15,31,32 Oil leaking from shaft seal...12 Safety relief valve "pops" ...22,23 Air leaks at pump ...25 Air leaks at fittings ...25 Air leaks from tank ...26 Abnormal piston ring or cylinder wear 2,4,5,6,9,10,11,13 11

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
This section provides a list of the more frequently encountered malfunctions, their causes and corrective actions. The operator or
maintenance personnel can perform some corrective actions, and others may require the assistance of a qualified D
E
WALT technician
or your dealer.
Problem
Code
Compressor does not start or restart
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16,17,18,19,20,36
Unit does not or is slow to come up to speed
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3,8,11,12,14,15,20,21,22,24,25,31
Air compressor not making enough air
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1,3,7,8,9,10,11,21,24,25,28,29
Insufficient pressure at air tool or accessory
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1,3,7,8,9,10,11,21,24,25,27,28,29
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1,12,15,30,32
Unit runs excessively hot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Excessive starting and stopping
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7,20,21,24,25,29
Excessive noise during operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moisture in discharge air
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34,35
Moisture in crankcase or "milky" appearance in petroleum lubricant or rusting in cylinders
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6,7,9,10,15,25,26,33,35
Oil in discharge air (oil pumping)
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2,6,8,9,10,11,15,31,32
Oil leaking from shaft seal
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12
Safety relief valve "pops"
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22,23
Air leaks at pump
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25
Air leaks at fittings
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25
Air leaks from tank
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26
Abnormal piston ring or cylinder wear
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2,4,5,6,9,10,11,13