Craftsman 4 Gallon Manual

  
SEARS 
OWNERS 
MANUAL 
MODELNO. 
919.176850 
IMPORTANT: 
ReadtheSafetyGuidelines 
andAllInstructions 
CarefullyBeforeOperating CRAFTSMANAIRCOMPRESSOR 
ASSEMBLY 
OPERATION 
MAINTENANCE 
REPAIRPARTS Recordinthespacesprovided, 
(1)Themodelnumberwhichcanbe 
foundonthelabelontherearofthe 
airtank. 
(2)Thecodenumberwhichcanbe 
foundonthefoillabelontherearof 
theairtank, 
(3)TheManufacturersNumber(ASME 
CodeCompressorsonly)islocated 
onthemetaldataplatewhichis 
weldedontothebacksideoftheair...

  
TABLEOFCONTENTS 
Page 
WARRANTY..................................................................3 
SAFETYGUIDELINES.......................................................3 
WARNINGCHART...........................................................3 
SPECIFICATIONCHART.....................................................5 
GLOSSARY..................................................................5 
ACCESSORIESFORUSEWiTHSEARSAIRCOMPRESSORS...........6...

  
FULLONEYEARWARRANTY 
ONAIRCOMPRESSORS 
Ifthisaircompressorfailsduetoadefectinmaterialorworkmanshipwithinoneyearfromthedateof 
purchase,returnittothenearestSearsServiceCenter/DepartmentthroughouttheUnitedStatesand 
Searswillrepairit,freeofcharge. 
Ifthisaircompressorisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thewarrantywillapplyforninetydays 
fromthedateofpurchase. 
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrightsandyoumayhaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstateto 
state....

  
m_..... 
WHATTO 
LOOKFOR 
Unsuita6te 
S_vents 
Electricity 
Moving 
Parts 
ToxicVapors 
AirTank WHATCOULDHAPPENHOWTOPREVENTIT 
Thesolvents1,1,1-TrichloroethaneandMethy- 
leneChloridecanchemicallyreactwithaiumi- 
numusedinpaintsprayguns,paintpumps,etc., 
andcauseanexplosion.Thesesolventscan 
alsoreactwithgalvanizedcomponentsand 
causecorrosionandweakeningofparts.This 
doesnotaffectyouraircompressor-butitmay 
affecttheequipmentbeingused. 
Youraircompressorispoweredbyelectricity....

  
WHATTOWHATCOULDHAPPENHOWTOPREVENTIT 
LOOKFOR 
HotPartsThecompressorheadandtubesgethotwhenNevertouchtheaircompressorheadortubesdur- 
theaircompressorisrunning.Ifyoutouchthem,ingorimmediatelyafteroperation. 
youcanbeseriouslyburned. 
FlammableItisnormalforthemotorandpressureswitchtoOperatethecompressorinwellventilatedareas 
Vaporssparkwhenthecompressorstartsorstops.Athatarefreeofgasoline,flammablepaintorsolvent 
sparkcanigniteflammablevaporsfromvapors....

  
ACCESSORIESFORUSEWITHSEARSAIRCOMPRESSORS 
Tilefollowingaccessoriesareavailablethroughthecurrentgeneralsalescatalogoratfull-lineSearsstores. 
*SPRAYGUNS 
.BLOWGUNS 
-AIRCAULKINGGUNS 
,AIRPOWEREDWASHERGUNS 
-SANDBLASTERS 
,AIRBRUSHES 
-AIRLINEFILTERS 
*TIREAIRCHUCKS -PAINTTANKS 
*AIRTANKS 
*INFLATORKITS 
.QUICKCONNECTORSETS 
(varioussizes) 
oVISCOSIMETER 
*AIRPRESSUREREGULATORS 
*OILFOGLUBRICATORS *AIRTOOLS: 
Sanders 
Drills 
Impactwrenches 
Hammers 
,AIRHOSE: 
1/4,5/16OR3/8LD. 
invariouslengths....

  
SafetyValve:ifthepressureswitchdoesnotshutoffthe 
aircompressoratornearitscut-outpressuresetting,the 
safetyvalvewillprotectagainsthighpressurebypop- 
pingoutatitsfactory-setpressure(slightlyhigherthan 
thepressureswitchcut-outsetting). Shut-OffValve:Turntheknobcounterclockwiseto 
openthevalveandclockwisetoclose, 
ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS 
itemsYouWillNeedToAssembleYour 
Compressor 
•16oz,compressoroil,Sears9-16426orSAE20-20W 
SForSGmotoroil 
•pipethreadsealant...

  
FIG.4 
installingRubberFootStripandWheels 
L.........] 
Itmaybenecessarytobraceorsupportone 
endoftheoutfitwhenattachingthewheels 
becausetheaircompressorwillhavea 
tendencytotip. 
1.Removetheprotectivepaperstripfromtheadhesive- 
backedrubberfootstrip.Attachtherubberfootstripto 
thebottomoftheairtankleg.Pressfirmlyintoplace. 
(Seepage14keyno.39.) 
_-.Thelegbracketontheundersideoftheaircompres- 
sortankhas2holesoneachsideformountingthe 
wheels.Placeoneshoulderboltthroughtheholeina...

  
Groundinginstructions 
WARNING1 
III 
IMPROPERGROUNDINGCANRESULTIN 
ELECTRICALSHOCK.INTHEEVENTOFA 
SHORTCIRCUIT,GROUNDINGREDUCES 
THERISKOFSHOCKBYPROVIDINGAN 
ESCAPEWIREFORTHEELECTRICCUR- 
RENT.THISAIRCOMPRESSORMUSTBE 
PROPERLYGROUNDED. 
1.Theaircompressorisequippedwithacordhavinga 
groundingwireandanappropriategroundingplug. 
Theplugmustbeusedwithanoutletthathasbeen 
installedandgroundedinaccordancewithalllocal 
codesandordinances.Theoutletmusthavethe 
sameconfigurationastheplug.DONOTUSEAN 
ADAPTER....

  
WATERWILLCONDENSEINTHEAIRTANK. 
tFNOTDRAINED,WATERWILLCORRODE 
ANDWEAKENTHEAIRTANK;CAUSINGA 
RISKOFAIRTANKRUPTURE. 
10.Withtankpressureatapproximately20psi.,open 
thedraincockandallowmoisturetodrain.Turndrain 
T-handlecounterclockwisetoopen. NOTE 
Ifthedraincockvalveisplugged,releaseallair 
pressure.Thevalvecanthenberemoved, 
cleaned,andreinstalled. 
11.Afterthewaterhasbeendrained,closethedrain 
cock(turnclockwise).Theaircompressorcannow 
bestored. 
MAINTENANCE 
WARNINGI...