The tank fills up and no longer starts back up. We have to press the reset button.
by Liliana Ojeda
(Chicago, IL US)
We have a Champion Air Compressor 10HP, 120 Gallon. When the tank fills up with air and we continue using it, it will not automatically start again. I have to go press the reset button so that it may start again. It does not occur every single time but it does occur several times in a day. Thank you!
__________________________ Bill says...
Liliana, I would have guessed that you have a pressure switch problem, but I can't be sure, as I don't know what the "reset" button on your compressor does.
Often reset buttons are electric motor protectors, turning off the motor when it gets hot enough to damage the motor.
If that's the case on your compressor, you've likely got a power train problem that is overloading your electric motor, or the motor itself may be failing.
