3 Easy Tips to Help Prevent Pneumatic Tool Deterioration
Daily maintenance goes a long way to ensuring the power and life span of your air tools. The leading cause of air tool failure is moisture, more specifically water vapor. When air is compressed, the moisture in the air is heated, causing the moisture to turn to vapor. Once the compressed air reaches the tool, it cools rapidly. Due to the cooling, the vapor begins to condense into water. This sudden temperature change, along with the high moisture content present in the air, causes freeze-ups at the exhaust ports of the tool. To help prevent deterioration try the following
3 Easy Tips!
Tip 1- Practice Daily Tool Oiling:
One way to prevent freeze-ups and tool deterioration is daily tool oiling. With moisture present in the air, it mixes with the oil inside the tool, creating a messy, watered down lubricant. Without proper lubrication, this mixture can lead to premature wear and tear, grinding and even rust. Place a couple drops of pneumatic tool oil into the tool at the end of use to lubricate and massage the inner metal components. This will help eliminate any residual moisture that may have accumulated during use and prevent rusting over time. Without it, your tools will not function properly, costing you both time and money. Get in the habit of daily oiling your air tools!
Tip 2- Run at Pneumatic Air Tools at the Recommended Air Pressure:
Another way to protect your air tools is the run them at their recommended air pressure. The recommended pressure for most pneumatics is between 90 and 100 psi. Pushing an impact wrench to the highest psi setting is surefire way to break a tool. Running air tools higher causes deterioration of the internal components and, in some cases, can lead to bodily harm for the operator or others nearby. Consult your Campbell Hausfeld owner’s manual for recommended pressures and stay within these guidelines!
Tip 3- Clean Tools & Remove Debris:
It may seem obvious but keeping your pneumatic tools clean from debris can extend the life of your pneumatic tools. Debris can get into tools even when not in use. We often store our tools in outdoor sheds or dusty shops, where airborne foreign bodies can get into airlines and tool fittings. Between uses, be sure to cap the male air inlet to fight against dust or moisture. This can be done with a vacuum cap if not supplied by the air tool manufacturer.
Following these 3 Easy Tips will help extend the life span of your air tools & to get your job done! For more information on Air Tool maintenance, check our your Air Tool product manual or contact our customer service team at 800-543-6400 (Mon-Frid, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST) or email at chpowercustomerservc@campbellhausfeld.com for any questions or to be have refferals with your local service center.
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