Help identifying an IR T30 Compressor

[ekesz13]

Morning all. Over the holiday weekend, I picked up an IR Type 30 Compressor for the garage. I am struggling to identify it and IR's website is no help. It is a 5HP, 80 Gal with a 242-5D Pump head on it. It also came with a spare pump head but it is a 242-5C and has three intercooler lines vs one on the 242-5D. My questions are:

1. Where do I find the tech specs on this so I know what kind of air it is putting out, etc.
2. Where would I find the wiring diagrams?
3. How can I tell how old it is?


Thanks all!

 

[SEV22XS]

Good luck on identifing it. Either way you should be able to get parts for it and you have possibly two good compressors.

 

[ekesz13]

That is not encouraging.. lol. I am having trouble searching since "T30" is too few characters... I am sure I saw a couple guys on here before who knew enough about them to identify them.

 

[justsam]

Search for IR 242 and you should find something. Typically the 5 means it was used with a 5HP motor. The type 30 has had many versions, 242 being one of them.
http://www.compressorpartsstore.com/Ingersoll-Rand-Type-30-Parts-s/2.htm

 

[ekesz13]

Thanks justsam. I had come to that conclusion as well, just wondering what the output specs are (such as what cfm @ what pressure, etc). Would also be nice to know the difference in the two heads I have... the intercooler loops are different is all I can see. I would have expected IR to have much better documentation on these things but apparently not. I have seen some people saying max 150 psi, some say 175psi. I will keep looking as well. I tried to find the "call IR techline" but it appears to be gone.

 

[K Powers]

Here is some info

 

[ekesz13]

Found this.... might bear fruit. I will keep everyone posted

http://www.about-air-compressors.com/Ingersoll-Rand-air-compressors.html

 

[ekesz13]

Thanks Kenny Powers I will look it over

 

[stonesfan68]

The 242 is a 5HP compressor that is now obsolete. It was a great pump.

The 5D meant that the pump was mounted on an 80-gallon horizontal tank. I don't know about the "C" designation, it might mean that it was a climate control unit.

If you have the serial number of the unit then I might be able to look up the build date for you.

 

[ekesz13]

Hey Stonesfan68, thanks for the input. Here are the serial numbers: 30T 521052 and 30T 608355.

I can't even find a generic spec sheet for the 242 that states what the cfm delivery is or even the max pressure (I have heard 150psi and 175psi)

 

[unashamedlaborer]

They will go 175 all day long. As previously stated they are Great pumps but are obsolete meaning you cannot purchase so much as a valve kit for it from IR these days. Judging by the sound of one of these pumps running I wouldn't expect too much cfm out of them they sound like a hit and miss oil engine compared to a modern type 30 Lol!