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nd
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thu
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oma
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kes
ti
mat
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mpr
ess
eda
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ela
teds
tuf
f.
I
t'
salwa
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ndyt
okn
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ule
sof
thu
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ita
ll
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out
oqu
ick
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sti
mat
eth
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res
soro
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erg
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ati
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l
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n
i
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forexa
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e.

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wer
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ore
ver
yho
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res
sord
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ver
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ure
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omp
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l
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tar
oun
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oun
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t
1
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si.

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fwen
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ssure
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si,
thi
srul
eoft
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twor
kanymore-
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l
lne
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oco
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ess
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s
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ess
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wil
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le
rat1
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i.

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fwec
onv
ert
thi
sru
leo
fth
umbt
oSI
uni
ts
,weg
ets
ome
thi
ngl
i
ke:

F
ore
ver
y1k
Wpo
wer
,ac
omp
res
sord
eli
ver
s2.
5to3
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l/
s

1
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l
onwa
terp
erd
ayp
erc
omp
res
sorh
ors
epo
wer
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ore
ver
yho
rse
powe
r,ac
omp
res
sorg
ene
rat
es1
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l
ono
fwa
terp
erd
ay(
wor
stc
ase
).

Ac
omp
res
sorma
kesc
omp
res
seda
ir-
but
ita
lsop
rod
uce
slo
t'
sof
wat
er!
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terc
ome
sfr
omt
hea
mbi
ent
int
akea
ir.

Ho
wmu
chwa
teri
sge
ner
ate
dinac
omp
res
seda
irs
yst
emd
epe
ndsma
inl
yont
her
ela
ti
veh
umi
di
tya
ndt
emp
era
tur
eof
thea
mbi
ent
air
.

I
nthi
srul
eof
thu
mb,
ada
yis2
4ru
nni
ngh
our
s,a
ndt
hi
sisr
eal
l
ywo
rst
-
cas
e,l
i
ker
unn
ingy
ourc
omp
res
sori
nat
rop
ica
lra
inf
ore
stf
or
e
xample
.

Amo
ret
ypi
cal
exa
mpl
e:

Amb
ien
tte
mpe
rat
ure
:20d
egr
eesC
els
ius
Re
lat
iv
ehu
mid
it
y:
50%
A4
5HPc
omp
res
sor
Ru
ns2
4ho
ursad
ay

A45HPt
akesi
narou
nd7m3permi
nut
e.At
20degr
eesCe
ls
iusa
ndar
ela
ti
veh
umi
di
tyo
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kca
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lat
io
ngi
vesu
sth
att
hi
s
c
ompres
sort
ake
sinaro
und2
3gal
lo
nso
fwaterp
erday.

No
tal
loft
hatwat
eri
ncon
dens
eint
oli
qui
d.Typ
ical
l
y,inasy
ste
mwit
hout
aird
rye
r,1
/4of
tha
twil
lco
nden
seint
oli
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ft
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ool
er.
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wi
llc
ond
enseint
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pi
ngsy
ste
m(ifg
ive
ntimetocoo
ldown)a
ndt
hel
ast
1/
4wil
lst
ayint
heco
mpres
sedai
raswat
ervapo
r.

I
nSI
uni
t
s,t
hi
sru
leo
fth
umbwo
uldb
e:

5l
i
ter
spe
rda
ype
rkWc
omp
res
sorp
owe
r
Ai
rre
cei
ver
ssh
oul
dbe4g
all
onsp
erC
FMc
omp
res
sorc
apa
cit
y
Ac
tua
ll
y,I
wou
ldl
i
ket
osa
y't
heb
igg
ert
heb
ett
er'
.Ab
igg
era
irr
ece
ive
risAL
WAYSb
ett
ert
hanas
mal
l
ero
ne.

Ab
iga
irre
cei
verh
elp
stoke
epthec
ompr
ess
edairsys
temst
abl
e.
Ita
ctsl
i
keabuf
fe
rforsud
denairc
ons
ump
ti
onsp
ike
s.I
tkee
pst
hep
res
sur
e
mo
res
tab
le,
bec
aus
ewithab
igg
erai
rre
cei
ver
,it
r e
qui
resmorea
irf
lowout
oft
herec
eiv
erfort
hesa
meamo
unto
fpre
ssur
edrop
.

Thi
smakest
heco
mpres
sor
sst
artan
dst
opl
es
s,wh
ichi
sgr
eat
fort
hei
rhe
alt
h.I
tal
soh
elp
sinr
emo
vin
goi
lan
dwa
terf
romt
hec
omp
res
sed
ai
r(c
ond
ensa
ti
onint
heai
rrec
eiv
er)
.

Bu
tle
t'
sus
eth
isr
uleo
fth
umba
sab
aremi
ni
mum,
ok:
)

C
onv
ert
edt
oSI
uni
ts
,t
hi
sru
leo
fth
umbb
eco
mes
:

Ai
rre
cei
ver
ssh
oul
dbe3
0li
te
rsf
ore
ver
y1l
/sc
omp
res
sorc
apa
cit
y.

o
rfo
rbi
gge
rsy
ste
ms:

Ai
rre
cei
ver
ssh
oul
dbe5
00l
i
ter
sfo
rev
ery1
m3/
hco
mpr
ess
orc
apa
cit
y.

El
ect
ri
ci
tyc
ost
pery
eari
sab
out
$0.
50p
erHPc
omp
res
sorp
owe
r*1
000
Th
isr
uleo
fth
umbi
sfo
rac
omp
res
sort
hat
run
sar
oun
d60
00h
our
spe
rye
ar(
2fu
lls
hif
tsp
erd
ay)
.

F
ore
xamp
le,
let
sta
kea4
5HP/
33k
Wai
rco
mpr
ess
or.

I
fwer
uni
tf
or6
000h
our
spe
rye
ar,
at1
0ce
ntsp
erk
Wh,
wep
ay:

3
3*6
000*
0.1
0=$1
9,
800i
nel
ect
ri
ci
tyc
ost
pery
ear
!

C
los
een
oug
hfo
rar
uleo
fth
umb:
)

Of
cou
rse
,th
ish
eav
il
yde
pen
dso
nth
eco
mpr
ess
ors
iz
e,c
ost
ofe
lec
tri
ci
tya
ndo
fco
urs
eru
nni
ngh
our
s.

2p
sip
res
sur
edr
opc
ost
s1%e
xtr
aen
erg
y
Pr
ess
ured
rop
,ev
eryc
omp
res
seda
irs
yst
emwo
rst
ene
my!

Pre
ssur
edropi
scr
eat
edbyres
is
tanc
eint
hesys
tembe
twe
enthec
ompres
sora
ndt
heai
rcons
umer.
Itme
answeh
avel
essp
res
sur
eat
the
co
nsumer.
Sowemustc
reat
eahig
herpre
ssu
reatt
hec
ompre
ssor
,toa
cco
untf
ort
hep
ress
uredr
op.

Th
isc
ost
sus
eex
trae
ner
gy,
andt
her
efo
remo
ney
.

Asar
uleo
fth
umb
,2p
sip
res
sur
edr
opc
ost
s1%e
xtr
aen
erg
y.
I
nSI
uni
t
s,t
hi
sru
leo
fth
umbwo
uldb
e:e
ver
y0.
1ba
rpr
ess
urec
ost
s0.
7
%ex
trae
ner
gy.
Not
asc
atc
hy,
Ikn
ow:
)

Ty
pic
ald
isc
har
get
emp
era
tur
es
No
tre
all
yar
uleo
fth
umb
,bu
the
rea
res
omet
ypi
cal
dis
cha
rgea
irt
emp
era
tur
eso
fin
dus
tri
ala
irc
omp
res
sor
s:

Oi
l
-i
nj
ec
tedr
ota
rys
cre
w:1
75
°Fo
r80
°C
Oi
l
-fr
eer
ota
rys
cre
w:3
50°
For1
80°
C
S
ing
le-
st
agep
ist
onc
omp
res
sor
:35
0°Fo
r18
0°C
Two
-st
agep
ist
onc
omp
res
sor
:25
0°Fo
r12
0°C
Of
cou
rse
,te
mpe
rat
ure
swi
l
lva
ryd
epe
ndi
ngo
nru
nni
ngc
ond
it
io
nsl
i
kec
lea
nli
nes
sof
coo
ler
s,a
mbi
ent
temp
era
tur
es,
loa
din
gti
mes
,et
c.

Oi
lde
gra
dat
io
nat
hig
hte
mpe
rat
ure
Oi
li
nro
tar
ysc
rewc
omp
res
sor
swi
l
lde
gra
deq
uic
kerwh
ent
hec
omp
res
sorr
unsa
thi
ght
emp
era
tur
es.
(r
ead
:ch
ang
eyo
uro
ilmo
reo
ft
en!
)
.

Asar
uleo
fth
umb
,fo
rev
ery1
8°Fa
bov
e20
0°F
,th
eco
mpr
ess
oro
ill
i
fei
sre
duc
edb
y50
%.

I
nSI
uni
t
s,t
hi
sis
:fo
rev
ery1
0°Ca
bov
e95°
Cth
eco
mpr
ess
oro
ill
i
fei
sre
duc
edb
y50
%.

I
not
herwo
rds
:if
you
rsc
rewc
omp
res
sorr
unsa
tora
bov
e22
0°Fo
r10
5°C
,yo
ush
oul
dch
ang
eyo
uro
ila
tha
lfo
fth
eno
rma
lru
nni
ngh
our
s!