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Operating Instruction
Operation
4 Operation
4.1 Safetyinstructions
• Neverpointcompressedairatpersons.
• Donotusecompressedairforbreathing
withoutcorrespondingtreatment.
• Usemountingpartsanddevices
downstreamfromthecompressorwhich
havebeendesignedforthemaximumope-
ratingpressureofthecompressor.
• Donotreachintotherotatingwheelswhen
thecompressorisoperational.
• Touchthecompressorsystemattheon
andoffswitchonlyduringandshortlyafter
operation.Hotsurfacecancausesevere
injuries.
• Switchthecompressoroffimmediatelyin
caseoffaults.
• Keepcombustiblematerialsawayfromthe
compressorsystem.
• Operatethecompressoronlywithsuction
lterandclosedfancowland/orbeltguard.
• Operatethecompressoronlyattheper-
missibleoperatingpressureofthepressure
reservoir.
• Tightenthescrewconnectionsofthepres-
sure pipes.
• Weartight-ttingworkclothswhenhandling
the compressor.
• Weargogglesandearmuffswhenworking
withcompressedair.
• Wearahairnettoprotectlonghairand
removeanylosejewellery.
• Checkthecablesfordamageinregular
intervals.
• Keepdomesticanimalsandchildrenaway
fromthecompressorsystem.
• Switchthecompressoroffwhennotnee-
ded.
• Whenoperatingthecompressorwithan
engine,pleaseobservetheadditionalsafe-
tyinstructionsintheoperatinginstructions
enclosed.
4.2 Switching the unit on
Checktheoillevelthroughtheoillevel
inspectionglassandtopuptheoil,ifand
whennecessary(cf.chapter5.2“Checking
andtoppinguptheoillevel”).
Setthepowerswitchtoonorpluginthe
powerplug.
Settheoperatingswitchtoposition1(cf.
Fig.1:Componentoverview).
Thecompressorwillstartupautomatically
whenthepressureinthenetworkislowerthan
thecut-inpressureset.Theunitwillstopauto-
maticallywhentheoperatingpressureismade
inthenetwork.
Incaseoffaults,pleaserefertochapter7titled
“Troubleshooting”formorehelp.
4.3 Dailycheck-ups
• Drainthecondensationwateratthecom-
pressed-airreservoir(cf.chapter5.4“Drai-
ningthecondensationwater”).
• Checktheoillevelofthecompressor(cf.
chapter5.2“Checkingandtoppingupthe
oillevel”).
4.4 Switchingtheunitoff
Settheoperatingswitchtoposition0(cf.
Fig.1:Componentoverview).
Setthepowerswitchtoofforremovethe
powerplug.
4.5 OriginalBLITZaccessories
BLITZoffersyouthefollowingaccessories:For
moreinformation,pleaserefertotheBLITZ
pricelistordirectlytoBlitzRotary.
Compressed-airlter
Tocleanthecompressedairforspecialappli-
cations.
Coldorabsorptiondrier
Topreventfaultsofthecompressedairduct-
worksystem,compressed-airtools,instru-
mentsandcontrolscausedbyhumidair.
Automaticcondensationwaterdrain
Tospareyouthedailydrainingofcondensation
water.