A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...

Some of the most common problems and solutions for smooth compressor operation can be found in training materials and on-the-job experience. There is also another method for educating HVAC contractors ...

Admit it. A truck’s air system probably isn’t your most pressing maintenance concern. The systems are pretty reliable, and beyond changing the air-dryer desiccant cartridge every couple of years, you ...

This is the final of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Part 1 of the series (OGJ, May ...

Tom Getz blames the origin of his liver cancer on two Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compressor stations that leaked chromium-6 into nearby underground water supplies. From 1966 to about 1969, Getz and ...

Having cut production last week to 30,000 barrels of oil per day because of gas compression problems, ExxonMobil last evening said that it has begun ramping up output and that a solution is at least ...