Craftsman 33 gal Air Compressor 6 hp Horizontal k Oil Free Pump "15 breaker" Questions

...breaker at 15 amps, to protect receptacle that is rated at 15 amps. As an example: If your compressor asks for 12 amps, and you use a long extension cord with 14/2 wire, to plug it in to, by the time ...

...motor stops when tank reaches pressure the motor stops and trips house breaker 115 volt 15 amp breaker what size of motor is it,it may be overloading your breaker box,this can cause a serious ...

15 amp circuit will have #14 wire. #14 wire cannot (and will not, for very long), carry 20 amps without melting or burning. 20 amp breaker protects #12 wire; 30 amps protects #10 wire. If you continue

...stops because the circut breaker in my house has been tripped. Check the amp rating on the circuit breaker. It's probably 15 amps. Find another line with a 20 amp breaker, and see if it still

...breaker. It's a 15 amp unit that I have plugged into a 15 amp point but I have the unit plugged into a 20m extension cord. I was also wondering about the type of oil that can and can't be used. The ...

...the starter winding draws the most amps, usually more than the 15 amp breaker in the house. You need to find a 20 amp breaker to use and don't use an extension cord, it drops the voltage quite a

...15 secs. and then blows the breaker. There is a long electrical solenoid type thing that is on the unlt and is the only other electrical part attached to the motor. Do you think that is the problem? ...

Tripping breaker at initial start up with no pressure Hi my name is John. Welcome to FixYa. You need at least a 20 amp breaker to operate the compressor. Thanks for choosing FixYa...John

breaker tripping can be caused by just to many devices running on the same circuit, or running the compressor on to long or to small of a extension cord. Check other devices on that breakers circuit,

...breaker as quick.compressor is 10 to 15 years old? the start capacitor on the motor body is weak,the motor needs this component to over come the air pressure when cycling to re-build the low air ...