Water Fountain Compressor Keeps Running

Compressor or inside of water cooler is hot.

Water fountain compressor keeps running.

The water level in most fountains can be used to control the sound of the water falling. Fan is not running. Compressor or inside of water cooler is hot. The water falling from the face has less distance to travel before hitting the water in the basin.

Unless you physically see a crack or break in the spout the problem is usually the valve. Power lost to outlet. If the reservoir holds water while unplugged then your water loss will most likely be caused by one of the following reasons. Compressor is room temperature fan will not run.

If you have a question about a specific air compressor brand please visit that brand page on this site and use the form on that brand page to add it if you would be so kind. Be sure your indoor and outdoor fountains have enough water to cover the entire pump best to even be sure there is 2 inches of water over the fountain s pump. This is most likely a sign that there is not enough water in your fountain. So here s a page about troubleshooting your compressor with links to pages with questions and answers that cover many compressor problems and solutions.

Depending on the humidity level in the air your fountain may need to be filled as often as every day or as little as once a week. Compressor is room temperature fan will not run. You can run the water level lower to give your fountain a little more of the soothing white noise. This forces a stream of water to rise up from the fountain and come crashing.

Compressor is making a loud knocking or grinding noise. Fan is blocked by a tube. The fountain pump is a small compressor that draws in water from the basin and forces it through the fountain nozzle. Restore power to outlet.

The extra load can sometimes stall the motor. Wire terminal not plugged in to cold control. A compressor needs oil to run properly pure and simple. Locate correct terminal plug in to cold control.

Hac or emabf series water cooler. Oil doesn t last long enough. Compressor is room temperature. Typically the more water in the basin the quieter the fountain.

Water cooler is an ez htv series water cooler and water stops immediately every time when you unplug the power cord from the outlet press bar is sticking holding micro switch down replace push bar or repair the cause of the sticking press bar such as the basin hanging on the mounting bracket for ez model or the press bar screw too tight. If the compressor starts without the intake filter replace the filter and see if that fixes the problem. Water cooler or fountain model other then previous listed. Unloader valve one of the potential valve issues is air becoming trapped above the pistons.

This can cause a serious loss of water very quickly. Vegetation as the surrounding vegetation matures and grows taller wider there is a chance that some of it will start to touch the sides of the fountain pieces.