GrimmSpeed Air Oil Separator (AOS) Install
The air oil separator as the name denotes separate the lubricant oil from the compressed air before this is emitted from the machine. The compressor oil can get into the air for the duration of operation. It needs to be taken out of the air stream as the oily vapors present a threat not just to the environment but also to your well being and anybody else working with you. The air becomes polluted making your workspace unsanitary as well as a fire risk as the oil residue can cover just about any surface. Even though you can just wash these oily toxins from your skin and clothes, breathing in the polluted air is much more harmful. It can cause serious lung complications.
Don’t believe that just because there’s an air filter, this is enough to keep the compressed air clean. This component works entirely in a unique way. It can only trap debris and dust from the air. Even if your air filter is working while the air oil separator isn’t, you will only get compressed air totally free of dust and debris but not of oil. If your oil separator is in good condition but the air filter is not, the dust and debris can clog up your oil separator hampering it from performing its job. You must remember that every single component has an critical role to play to make sure the smooth functioning of the air compressor.
As the air oil separator keeps the oil particles from the compressed air, it also returns the oil to the main sump where it is utilized a number of times more before there is a need for an oil change. To sum it up, the oil separator ensures that the oil is where it should be. It keeps the oil from the air to prevent an environmental disaster and assist the machine to its job efficiently.
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