Tips for Servicing Rotary Screw Air Compressors

Our team often fields questions about when to service rotary screw air compressors, so we are sharing some general maintenance tips to help inform teams on best practices. 

As a reminder, these are only general service tips and situational errors or concerns may prompt additional work. 

Initial Maintenance

Initial maintenance is typically recommended after the first 600 hours of operation. That includes a "break-in" change of the oil and oil filter. 

After that, we recommend following routine maintenance practices as listed below. 

Routine Maintenance

We have broken down general maintenance by specific part for easier reading. Remember to follow the manufacturers' guidelines when servicing various air compressor brands. Quicy, Kaeser, and Ingersoll-Rand all have different service intervals that should be followed exactly to keep your factory warranty. 

• Oil filter - The oil filter should be changed every 1,000 hours of use, depending on the environment. The dirtier the setting, the more frequently it should be changed. 
• Air filter - The air filter should be changed approximately every 2,000 hours of use, again depending on the environment it's being used in. 
• Separator - This should be changed annually or every 4,000 running hours, whichever comes first. It should be completed along with an oil change. 
• Belts - These should be checked regularly for correct tensioning and are usually changed between every year to 18 months.

Parts needed for routine maintenance can be purchased from Compressor World, though we recommend ordering a complete maintenance kit when buying parts. If any questions pop up along the way, contact our team of air compressor experts by calling 866-778-6572 or sending an email to info@compressorworld.com