What is the oil level in the tank when transporting the compressor oil?
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How much oil should be in the tank when transporting compressor oil? Is it half of the fuel tank, or one-third?
50% will do; it’s certain
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Reply to 1# wangting521242: When transporting compressor oil, the level of oil in the tank should not be lower than one-third of the mark on the gauge. The oil level should generally be kept between one-half and two-thirds of the gauge.
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When cleaning the compressor oil system, half amount is usually sufficient; using more is a waste. The normal operating oil level should be between half and two-thirds.
How could the volume of oil transported be related to waste? Can’t the filtered oil be used again?
The oil level in the tank is related to the oil level during operation
To share my opinion, the purpose of using oil is to carry away impurities in the system and prevent damage to the bearing shells during operation. To ensure that these impurities are properly separated, I believe it’s necessary to use a sufficient amount of oil, allowing it to stay in the reservoir for a longer period of time so as to facilitate separation. If too little oil is used, the impurities in the oil won’t have enough time to be separated before being pumped away again. Even filters won’t help in this case. These are just my personal views; they’re for reference only!
After the compressor starts up, some oil is also stored in the oil system pipes and within the compressor itself, which leads to a decrease in the oil level in the tank. The oil level should be at 1/2 to 2/3 when the machine is not turned on; after it starts running, check how much the oil level drops, striving to keep it at 1/2 level