Recent content by Under Pressure

OK, not that anyone was on the edge of their seat waiting to see what the resolution of this problem was, but just for closure, here it is. My original regulator was indeed broken, and the Amazon replacement was defective out of the box. I took it to Lowes and they confirmed it. I exchanged it...

Well, two things. I wouldn't be ashamed if I had cross threaded it but I didn't. Not the gauge, not the plastic part of the regulator. In fact, I took it apart several times since the first installation, and the threads are fine. No force needed to assemble at any point. As I mentioned, the...

I think it's the angle of the shot. It doesn't really look that way in person.

OK, here's where you get a sense of my level of understanding (or lack thereof). Are the adjuster threads around the brass piece in the center in the picture labeled Reg2?

I don't know if these pictures clarify anything, but I had to take the regulator apart to be able to install it. I did check the direction of the arrow, but I don't think it has anything to do with the problem since I can't turn the adjustment knob in either direction without any compressed air...

Thanks for the replies. I believe it's installed correctly. I reproduced the original configuration. I haven't even run the compressor yet since installation. Is that part/all of the problem? Shouldn't I be able to turn the knob without it being pressurized? I figured there's no reason to if I...

Hi Folks, I searched the forum but haven't found anything like the problem I'm having. Hopefully this is very simple. I have a Craftsman 30 gallon 6 hp compressor, probably 15ish years old. I had used it for most of that time without problems. Recently, I've had problems adjusting the regulator...