This thread is for you people that have a compressor in a workshop which has no heat. In Portland Oregon it does not get that cold over the winter. But we do the odd artic blast that we've got this week.
Under normal temperature the 5hp Husky compressor starts up ok, but the moment the temperature drops below freezing or near to that, it tries,and tries and trips the breaker, hence no start!!! What I was doing, was to remove the belt guard and give a couple winds by hand and sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't. Any ideas regarding my situation. I was thinking of building some kind of doghouse with a 25 watt bulb inside the doghouse to cover the motor/pump assembly.
I've also looked at the thread
(by the way my compressor is identical)
www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/showthread.php?t=30171 This would be the next step.
Under normal temperature the 5hp Husky compressor starts up ok, but the moment the temperature drops below freezing or near to that, it tries,and tries and trips the breaker, hence no start!!! What I was doing, was to remove the belt guard and give a couple winds by hand and sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't. Any ideas regarding my situation. I was thinking of building some kind of doghouse with a 25 watt bulb inside the doghouse to cover the motor/pump assembly.
I've also looked at the thread
(by the way my compressor is identical)
www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/showthread.php?t=30171 This would be the next step.
Comment