It's kind of ironic that while air tools and equipment can and will make jobs much easier in the garage/workshop, they can also cause major headaches if they are not used and maintained properly. I'll ...

My love affair with compressed air started a number of years ago when I got an entry level oil-less air compressor for Christmas. Looking like a bloated red fire hydrant lying on its side, it made a ...

Last month’s article examined two systems that were experiencing high compressor discharge temperatures. One system had too much refrigerant, while the other had a partially restricted liquid line. In ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ELGi Compressors USA, Inc (ELGi), a subsidiary of ELGi Equipments Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, announced today the strategic ...

Compressors can sometimes fly under the radar when it comes to air conditioning equipment. The compressor is arguably the heart of the whole cooling operation, after all, but unless trouble develops, ...

While ease of use, versatility and low maintenance cost remain some of the main criteria that portable compressors must meet for rental companies, of increasing importance are also low-emissions and ...

Years ago, we used to enjoy watching diehard ARB-equipped off-road enthusiasts stubbornly (and slowly) fill up their tires using their own ARB on-board air compressors—even when another air source was ...

Proper chemicals allow safe and economical cleaning and emptying of a large crude line using compressed air, rendering the line hydrocarbon free with a lower explosion level for the air inside the ...

This is the final of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Part 1 of the series (OGJ, May ...

Your air conditioning can feel fine one day and then blow warm air the next, with no warning. When that happens, the AC compressor often sits at the center of the failure, because it carries the ...