How to Adjust an Air Compressor Regulator

Series Summary

One of the many joys of being a homeowner is the constant upkeep. There always seems to be something that needs attention. This can be a daunting task for the occasional handyman. In this busy world, it becomes essential to save time and energy when conducting home improvements. With a little guidance, these routine chores will be done quickly and easily without the headache. In this free series on home improvement, a home repair man, James Drew, demonstrates how to maintain and repair different items around the house. Drew begins by explaining how to adjust an air compressor regulator. He then describes how to purchase home repair products, such as: buying a rotary tool, choosing a faucet, buying a rotary tool, choosing a circular saw and how to buy replacement windows. Drew then demonstrates how to clean paving bricks, apply corner bead and even how to calculate total square footage. Watch these videos and learn more tips for purchasing home repair supplies today.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm James with JNC Home Repair. Today, I'm going to show you how to adjust an air compressor regulator. One thing you need to remember about using air tools and stuff; some of them require different pressures to operate efficiently; nail guns, that type of stuff, you're going to want to use somewhere and anywhere from 90 to 120 psi. If you're spraying, using a texture hopper or something small like that, it's usually around 25 psi. Different tools require different pressures to operate correctly and what we're going to do is we're going to show you how to adjust your compressor; the regulator on the compressor. This particular model, right here, is a 135 psi. The air; what it is; the first gage, right here, it will give you the pressure inside the tank and the second gage here, which is what you turn the knob here and this regulates your pressure coming out of the tank. Now the tank will hold whatever pressure that the compressor's rated for and this dial right here is all you do, is you control the pressure coming out of the hose. Okay, so, when your turning the knob, you can either back it down and get it back down to around 20 or 30 psi or whatever pressure you need and you can turn it the other way and it will make the gage go up, and that way you can control it. You can control the pressure coming out of the compressor and you get the right pressure going into your tool."