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do I need a one way valve on my OBA
- Thread starter davidt
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ECKSJAY
Water is dirty
- Location
- Covington, WA
Not necessary, but I like a check valve (your one-way valve) with an unloader port for the pressure switch. What this does is depressurizes the line to the check valve every time the pressure switch shuts off. A lever in the pressure switch opens a Schrader (tire) valve to depressurize. The reason for this is so that the valves in the compressor aren't under direct pressure on startup. It allows the line before the check valve to equalize pressure gradually. Saves your compressor valve seals and makes thing last longer.
http://www.onboardair.com for parts source.
http://www.onboardair.com for parts source.
is this the one you are referring to?
http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/check-valve.htm
http://www.kilbyenterprises.com/check-valve.htm
bj-666
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Rhode Island
the seals in my stock ac compressor never seemed to hold the pressure too well but would work fine while running installing a one way valve solved all problems and i can hold air with zero pressure loss for days
gcurtis
Shirley Temple was a nug.
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- Long since gone.
davidt said:
That is the best way to do it, yes.
gcurtis
Shirley Temple was a nug.
- Location
- Long since gone.
davidt said:
What compressor are you running?
If it is a York there are a couple of ways to deal with it. One is to vent the crank case on the compressor with a simple blow off vent (looks like an aeration stone). The other way is an oil return system that I recently saw on sale cheap at surpluscenter.com and Harbor Freight.
http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?UID=2005110819171463&catname=air&keyword=AFF1
Rev Den
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Plainfield, IL
If you are using the stock Sanden you need to recover/remove the oil from the downstream airflow and provide an oiler in the intake airflow. The check valve is a good idea.
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Rev Den
NAXJA Forum User
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- Plainfield, IL
The filter should be a "Oil seperator/filter" the oil will gather in the bottom of the bowl and can be drained as it gets full. You can use a inline air tool oiler to introduce oil into the compressor.
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