Hi folks-- I'm a remodeler in western MA. Have been in business for myself since 2018, though not a spring chicken. So the business side of things is relatively new to me, and I've benefited greatly from reading about a million threads on CT. That said, this question has nothing to with business per se.
First I should state that I've done some simple tool repair stuff but am not a hardcore mechanic type.
I have a Rolair JC10, at least 10 years old. I really like it but sometime around Covid it got glitchy and I sent it out via my local yard to get fixed by whatever service center the yard used at the time. It came back many moons later, untouched/unfixed, for no good reason except maybe it's Covid and we give up? In the meantime I picked up a Hitachi-tabo pancake which lives and works in my enclosed trailer. I'm trying to revive the JC10 because I like it for close quarters use in occupied houses, and it's helpful to have a backup in case I'm spread across two jobs needing air.
Anyway, here's the situation:
Initial problem was that it would turn on, fill . . . keep filling . . . not cut out, and then dump pressure somewhere in the "red zone" on the tank gauge. The internet said the fix for this is a new pressure switch. So I ordered a new pressure switch and replaced it today. After replacing the switch, it does the exact same thing (i.e., filling & not cutting out).
I tried drinking a beer and staring at it, thought I'd see if anyone has a better idea of potential next step.
First I should state that I've done some simple tool repair stuff but am not a hardcore mechanic type.
I have a Rolair JC10, at least 10 years old. I really like it but sometime around Covid it got glitchy and I sent it out via my local yard to get fixed by whatever service center the yard used at the time. It came back many moons later, untouched/unfixed, for no good reason except maybe it's Covid and we give up? In the meantime I picked up a Hitachi-tabo pancake which lives and works in my enclosed trailer. I'm trying to revive the JC10 because I like it for close quarters use in occupied houses, and it's helpful to have a backup in case I'm spread across two jobs needing air.
Anyway, here's the situation:
Initial problem was that it would turn on, fill . . . keep filling . . . not cut out, and then dump pressure somewhere in the "red zone" on the tank gauge. The internet said the fix for this is a new pressure switch. So I ordered a new pressure switch and replaced it today. After replacing the switch, it does the exact same thing (i.e., filling & not cutting out).
I tried drinking a beer and staring at it, thought I'd see if anyone has a better idea of potential next step.
