Omega Supercharger "no start" problem solved.

I've had my Omega Supercharger compressor for around a year, but with only 26 hours, it began to get balky on starting up ... fan on, water on, but no start .... but an hour or a day or two later, and it runs as normal! Finally, a couple months go by and now I really NEED to charge my tank(s), and no start three days in a row! I contacted AOA, my seller, and was referred to their main compressor repair guy Todd.

I called Todd last night, described my problem, and he said he was sure I could fix it myself easy! And he was RIGHT! I couple taps in the right place thru the perforated shielding and presto, it now runs fine! Apparently, there is a small check valve/sensor exiting the water tank with a ball that sometimes gets sticky and a couple taps set it right.

Four hours running after the fix without a hitch.

Thank you Mr Todd Brown!


 
I've had my Omega Supercharger compressor for around a year, but with only 26 hours, it began to get balky on starting up ... fan on, water on, but no start .... but an hour or a day or two later, and it runs as normal! Finally, a couple months go by and now I really NEED to charge my tank(s), and no start three days in a row! I contacted AOA, my seller, and was referred to their main compressor repair guy Todd.

I called Todd last night, described my problem, and he said he was sure I could fix it myself easy! And he was RIGHT! I couple taps in the right place thru the perforated shielding and presto, it now runs fine! Apparently, there is a small check valve/sensor exiting the water tank with a ball that sometimes gets sticky and a couple taps set it right.

Four hours running after the fix without a hitch.

Thank you Mr Todd Brown!


Thanks for sharing that information. Bill
 
That's probably the flow sensor for the cooling water. Those types of sensors are notorious for sticking. If it continues to happen, and if you have a visual method of verifying water flow, you can bypass it. My compressor has a visual (water wheel type) indicator as does my Miller TIG welder. With them there is no question if there is water flow. You can easily add one to your compressor.

Here is an example of an inexpensive one on Amazon. There are many versions available.