Thread: COmpressor question

CFM alone won't tell you power requirements but at a guess it will be either a 10HP motor or a 15HP so it will require at full load either 14 or 21 amp per phase.
That means that you can get away with a 20 amp thin pin powerpoint wired with 4mm 4 core + earth wire, however and considering that it is on it's limit, I would run a 6mm and fit a 32 amp thick pin powerpoint.

Originally Posted by Marc

CFM alone won't tell you power requirements but at a guess it will be either a 10HP motor or a 15HP so it will require at full load either 14 or 21 amp per phase. That means that you can get away with a 20 amp thin pin powerpoint wired with 4mm 4 core + earth wire, however and considering that it is on it's limit, I would run a 6mm and fit a 32 amp thick pin powerpoint.

Agree. The person who sold me my 120 cfm Hydrovane compressor said it only needed a 20A supply. I think he meant it would run on one as the internal contactors etc were all 32A designation. I ran a 32A supply using 6mm cable and have never had a problem. The price difference is trivial for the usual shed short runs. PDW

Originally Posted by PDW

Agree. The person who sold me my 120 cfm Hydrovane compressor PDW

you have that in your shed?....you got any room for anything else...lol

Originally Posted by eskimo

you have that in your shed?....you got any room for anything else...lol

I still have 3 acres of land without sheds on it, so yes..... PDW

We went over to the mens shed this afternoon and were just in time to catch the sparky who is currently wiring up the shed.
He has swapped the 20A line we allocated to the compressor to a nearby 32A line that was a spare so all is good.