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Campbell Hausfeld 8GAL Air Compressor Questions & Answers
Does not on after when disired air pressure is
thats the main problem with campbell 8gal compressor. its the control box. the black box on the top of the tank. theres a solenoid in there that the air pressure kicks off and on. they are known to short out. you can go to campbell website and order a new one.
7/8/2011 10:14:02 PM •
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on Jul 08, 2011
Compressor has only 5 hours
E-mail campbell-hausfeld directly, as it depends on the motor manufacturer whose motor is on this particular compressor,as campbell-hausfeld compressors uses many motor vendors,best bet is,is to look at the motors tag riveted onto the motors body,and the actual motors make/model(who manufactured the motor) & serial,then go to or E-mail www.wwgrainger.com, or if you have a motor distributor near by they can assist you,it will be to exact specifications per MFD/Voltage ratings of both start & run Capacitors
4/16/2011 10:06:05 PM •
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on Apr 16, 2011
I plug in my compressor, then I switch it on and
under the black cover there will be 1 or 2 capacitors usually plastic with stud mount sounds like bad capacitor if you have a local motor repair shop they should be able to test it and you can buy them on line
4/4/2011 8:09:16 PM •
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on Apr 04, 2011
The compressor initially starts for
You could have a bad cutoff switch or the switch is not set right or if the motor feels quite warm the motor is shutting off whith its overload sensor.
3/14/2011 3:24:11 AM •
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on Mar 14, 2011
Take forever for air pressure
If there is not a leak, then it is likely the pump is just worn out.
But if you have a long rubber hose, try a shorter and harder one.
If you are waiting for high pressures, like over 80 psi, then a more powerful pump is called for.
3/12/2011 6:11:04 PM •
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on Mar 12, 2011
The drain valve is leaking air and will not allow
hand tighten with a little snug from a wrenck. you mat need to take it out and clean it. rust and sludge is probably your problem. make sure you are taking out the whole thing, not just the part you turn to let out water.
2/13/2011 8:51:41 PM •
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on Feb 13, 2011
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