NewLogik
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I've been looking to replace my good MAXair prenium single stage compressor for a while now. It wasn't just enough air for the kind of work I do in my home shop/garage and around it...
It was still doing great after 7 years of abuse, often run way over his max duty cycle and only had 1 head gasket which went out, but I should have checked the head bolts to prevent that anyways.
NEW
OLD
Ok, enough said about my old compressor, so I got a new Devair compressor VAT-5063 with the DV447 pump. Just a little upgrade... I found this on kijiji and wasn't able to pass on it even if it's a bit overkill for my intended use, but as many other tools or units I get, I prefer having something which will last forever and which I won't need to worry about breaking it.
When I got this new compressor, like many other big compressors, it came with a nice Baldor motor, but unfortunately running on 3 phase, 575V which is unfortunately not good for residential use.
I had to remove the pump and motor to get that big boy loaded in my friend truck as we had nothing else than a cherry picker to get it loaded at the previous owner garage.
First thing, unloaded the new compressor. Many people don't realise how big it is. The pump is so huge and heavy at a little over 400 pounds and 24"HX30"LX24"W .
Since it does require more space than my previous compressor, had to change plan and put it up there and had to extend the current platform to make it fit. Couldn't fit the tank between the wall and the lift post:
The pump compared to the 120 gallons tank :
Once the pump was mounted on top :
Had to make some new gaskets ( After coolers removal, they had to be replaced) :
I first needed a new 10hp single phase motor :
This new 10 HP 1740 rpm single phase 230V motor have a built-in overload which I wired, but still added another overload withing the contactor as I wanted to make sure that it get protected if anythings happen :
Got my new contactor and overload to replace the OEM SquareD which was only for 3 phase 600V motor.
My friend JimmyJoeBob got me these two boxes... :
And now was ready for wiring :
Installed a new 60 Amps circuit breaker and run new wiring to the compressor motor :
Contactor, overload and motor wiring :
Pressure switch wiring to 120V relay for the contactor and also wiring to the On/Off switch :
Final motor wiring :
Now that looks like not much work, but I can tell you it was more than what I initially thought it will be. I'm really satisfied on how it turned out and now the compressor is up and running and wow, what a difference... It fill up the tank so fast ! That's a "REAL" upgrade from my previous "5 hp" compressor.
Here's some shots from the final installation with the belt guard and everything in place. The only missing thing that will be worked on later is something to make sure garage heater don't turn on at the same time that the compressor is running to prevent way too high amps peak.
Hope you enjoy the pics and that it wasn't too much.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding my installation.
Specifications
Pump 447 (4 cylinder / two stage)
Power 10 hp
Tank Capacity 120 gal
Tank Orientation Horizontal
Displacement 43.3
Maximum Operating Temperature at 175 psig 36.5 cfm
Maximum Operating Temperature at 150 psig 36.8 cfm
Maximum Operating Temperature at 100psig 37.3 cfm
Pump Speed 590 rpm
Thanks to JimmyJoeBob for his help as usual, he helped at different parts of the installation and getting me the magnetic starter. (Just between me and him : I'm now also owning a DV447
)
Thanks to StevenMorgan for some references while I was making decisions on how I was going to make that work. You can take a look at his tread right here : http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309088
Thanks to every garagejournal for all your posts, it require so much time to put together all these photos together and some infos around, wow !
All that said, I finally should have enough air to fill up all 4 tires on my car
If you think you still miss some pictures, please photo the link to my gallery here :
http://newlogik.com/photos/index.php?/category/1
It was still doing great after 7 years of abuse, often run way over his max duty cycle and only had 1 head gasket which went out, but I should have checked the head bolts to prevent that anyways.
NEW
OLD
Ok, enough said about my old compressor, so I got a new Devair compressor VAT-5063 with the DV447 pump. Just a little upgrade... I found this on kijiji and wasn't able to pass on it even if it's a bit overkill for my intended use, but as many other tools or units I get, I prefer having something which will last forever and which I won't need to worry about breaking it.
When I got this new compressor, like many other big compressors, it came with a nice Baldor motor, but unfortunately running on 3 phase, 575V which is unfortunately not good for residential use.
I had to remove the pump and motor to get that big boy loaded in my friend truck as we had nothing else than a cherry picker to get it loaded at the previous owner garage.
First thing, unloaded the new compressor. Many people don't realise how big it is. The pump is so huge and heavy at a little over 400 pounds and 24"HX30"LX24"W .
Since it does require more space than my previous compressor, had to change plan and put it up there and had to extend the current platform to make it fit. Couldn't fit the tank between the wall and the lift post:
The pump compared to the 120 gallons tank :
Once the pump was mounted on top :
Had to make some new gaskets ( After coolers removal, they had to be replaced) :
I first needed a new 10hp single phase motor :
This new 10 HP 1740 rpm single phase 230V motor have a built-in overload which I wired, but still added another overload withing the contactor as I wanted to make sure that it get protected if anythings happen :
Got my new contactor and overload to replace the OEM SquareD which was only for 3 phase 600V motor.
My friend JimmyJoeBob got me these two boxes... :
And now was ready for wiring :
Installed a new 60 Amps circuit breaker and run new wiring to the compressor motor :
Contactor, overload and motor wiring :
Pressure switch wiring to 120V relay for the contactor and also wiring to the On/Off switch :
Final motor wiring :
Now that looks like not much work, but I can tell you it was more than what I initially thought it will be. I'm really satisfied on how it turned out and now the compressor is up and running and wow, what a difference... It fill up the tank so fast ! That's a "REAL" upgrade from my previous "5 hp" compressor.
Here's some shots from the final installation with the belt guard and everything in place. The only missing thing that will be worked on later is something to make sure garage heater don't turn on at the same time that the compressor is running to prevent way too high amps peak.
Hope you enjoy the pics and that it wasn't too much.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding my installation.
Specifications
Pump 447 (4 cylinder / two stage)
Power 10 hp
Tank Capacity 120 gal
Tank Orientation Horizontal
Displacement 43.3
Maximum Operating Temperature at 175 psig 36.5 cfm
Maximum Operating Temperature at 150 psig 36.8 cfm
Maximum Operating Temperature at 100psig 37.3 cfm
Pump Speed 590 rpm
Thanks to JimmyJoeBob for his help as usual, he helped at different parts of the installation and getting me the magnetic starter. (Just between me and him : I'm now also owning a DV447
)Thanks to StevenMorgan for some references while I was making decisions on how I was going to make that work. You can take a look at his tread right here : http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309088
Thanks to every garagejournal for all your posts, it require so much time to put together all these photos together and some infos around, wow !
All that said, I finally should have enough air to fill up all 4 tires on my car
If you think you still miss some pictures, please photo the link to my gallery here :
http://newlogik.com/photos/index.php?/category/1
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