My little 2 gal.
Air compressor leaking air from unloader valve.
If air leaks out the unloader when the pump stops replace the check valve because the check valve leaks air back towards the unloader.
The safety valve pops open to relieve excessive air pressure if the pressure switch fails to shut off the air compressor at the cut out pressure setting.
Sometimes the air evacuating from the unloader valve would not stop.
The unloader valve is leaking air when the compressor is running.
The valve on the outside of the pressure switch may look something like the one in the image.
Air compressor unloader valve leaking.
Replace the safety valve if it leaks air constantly.
Air continuously leaks out of the unloader valve on your air compressor and this is a problem.
Plug the compressor back in.
The unloader valve is only leaking when the compressor is running.
If your electrically powered air compressor is having a hard time starting try pulling the power cord and opening the drain valve to void all air from the tank.
The continuously leaks from the valve on the bottom of this.
When this happens this means that the valve probably has a leak.
This will effectively emulate the operation of the unloader valve as any air trapped over the piston will flow into the tank as the tank pressure drops.
I have included pictures of the air compressor.
I am trying to figure out what compressor i have and which parts to check for needed cleaning or if there are replacement parts for.
When the air compressor reaches the normal cut out pressure and stops but you notice while the air compressor is off that air is leaking out of a valve attached to or perhaps inside of the air compressor pressure switch.
I had a look at the check valve and all is good.
Unloader valve is leaking air.
A failed air compressor unloader valve is one of the most common reasons why your air compressor cannot restart after you have used air from the compressor tank.
When the the air compressor unloader valve is working correctly the pressure in the tank has dropped to below the normal cut in pressure level of the pressure switch the pressure.
Hotdog compressor was working very well till last month when the unloader valve opened while the compressor had kicked in to build up the.
This is evidenced by the continuous hissing sound that you will hear.