Originally posted by joemorrow
Originally posted by Low_SST
Hey Joe, an easy/cheap fix to that compressor issue is an unloader check valve. I used one of these on my york and it would release pressure between the check valve and the head when the cfm dropped below a certain point. IT did this to ease the restart of the compressor and cause less wear and tear. The one I used was called the load genie unloading check valve and I scooped it up from MSC.
This may be something that you want to incorporate into the design because lets say you break in a compressor and all is well but a year or two from now it needs to be rebuilt for whatever reason. If the compressor is now sealed up again like it was from the factory your back with the original problem.
Thank you Joe. I am looking into MSC
http://www.drillspot.com/products/35522/Control_Devices_PA121A_Load_Genie_Unloader
this was along the lines of what I got. Im sure there are cheaper versions out there that would better suit this application.