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Sullair Air Compressor Won’t Start – Sullair Compressor Troubleshooting

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Many folks have wished to inquire about why their Sullair air compressor is not turning on and other questions along those same lines. This article will present some of the reasons this may happen and provide Sullair air compressor troubleshooting suggestions to resolve those issues and existing reader problems.

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Reasons Why Your Sullair Air Compressor Won’t Start

The main reasons as to why your Sullair air compressor hums but won’t start are likely to be due to any of the following reasons summarized in the table below:

IssueAdvice
Power issueAvoid using power bars and power strips.
Faulty pressure switchUnplug the Sullair compressor from the electrical outlet before opening the drain valve, releasing the air from the tank down to zero, and then closing the drain.
Fuse or breaker blowsCircuit breakers will trip off when a power surge blows their fuses. If the fuses are faulty, you will need fuse replacements.
Faulty unloader valveCheck unloader valve, if faulty pressure switch may not work.
Faulty thermal overload switchCheck the thermal overload switch to ensure it is working correctly.
Insufficient oilCheck the oil level, and inspect the pump area for any potential leaks.
Reasons Why Your Sullair Air Compressor Won’t Start

Please visit our Air Compressor Won’t Start – Ways to Fix Air Compressor Won’t Turn On Problems guide for more detailed Sullair air compressor troubleshooting & fixes!

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Reader Questions and Responses

Sullair Air Compressor Won t Turn On – Sullair Air Compressor Troubleshooting

Question

In automatic and manual, the compressor will not start, saying it is waiting for blowdown.

The manual says the sump pressure is too high, the indication is around 15 pounds. It seems like the blowdown is working, but we might have a check valve leaking back, and potentially a pressure detection issue.

With the discharge valve close, we can get pressure down to 6 pounds.

I wonder if we should take the check valve out and try to clean it up? Any other advice would be great.

Response

Any particular model you’re dealing with?

Question

It is a Sullair Model 7507, we had it serviced and they replaced the pressure transducer P1 and rebuilt the MPV.

Sullair model 7507 air comressors
Sullair model 7507 air comressors

Response

So, did that rebuild and transducer fix it, or was that before you first wrote?

Have you checked the check valve, too?

Question

Jeff did you figure out why it was saying waiting for blowdown I am having the same issue. Dustin

Question

The pressure transducer P1 was bad, and we had some leak back from the air system. Jeff

Response

Hey Jeff, thanks for taking the time to come back and reply to Dustin.

It’s great when my site works the way it’s supposed to… compressor folks helping other compressor users.


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A passionate Mechanical Engineer with endless enthusiasm for fluid power - building off the back of over 18 years of high quality contribution and discussion stimulated by Bill Wade here at About Air Compressors. With both practical and theoretical experience in pneumatics and hydraulics, I'm putting my knowledge to work - and working my grey-matter through my research, assistance and publishing work here at About Air Compressors. Feel free to reach out any time! P.S. A HUGE shout out to Doug who really offers such great value to all visitors to About Air Compressors - once again, feeling like I'm standing on the shoulders of GIANTS by getting to work alongside such a great community

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