DeVilbiss FA100, Owner'S Manual

4 — ENG

ATTACHMENTS  & ACCESSORIES

EXCEEDING THE PRESSURE RATING OF AIR
TOOLS,

 SPRAY GUNS, AIR OPERATED

ACCESSORIES, TIRES AND OTHER
INFLATABLES 

CAN CAUSE THEM TO EX-

PLODE

 OR FLY APART, AND COULD RESULT

IN SERIOUS INJURY.

USE OF 

UNAUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT

AIR HOSE COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE
SYSTEM PRESSURE AND CAUSE
DAMAGES TO THE COMPRESSOR AND
HOSE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY.

IT IS NORMAL FOR ELECTRICAL
CONTACTS

 WITHIN THE MOTOR AND PRES-

SURE SWITCH 

TO SPARK.

IF

 ELECTRICAL 

SPARKS

 FROM COMPRES-

SOR 

COME INTO CONTACT WITH

FLAMMABLE VAPORS, THEY MAY IGNITE,
CAUSING FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

RESTRICTING

 ANY OF THE 

COMPRESSOR

VENTILATION OPENINGS WILL CAUSE SERI-
OUS OVERHEATING AND COULD CAUSE
FIRE.

UNATTENDED OPERATION OF THIS PROD-
UCT COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY
OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

YOUR 

AIR COMPRESSOR IS POWERED BY

ELECTRICITY.

  LIKE ANY OTHER ELECTRI-

CALLY POWERED DEVICE, 

IF IT IS NOT USED

PROPERLY IT MAY CAUSE ELECTRIC
SHOCK.

REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BY UNQUALIFIED
PERSONNEL CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION.

ELECTRICAL GROUNDING:  

FAILURE TO

PROVIDE ADEQUATE GROUNDING TO THIS
PRODUCT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH FROM ELECTROCU-
TION.

  SEE GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS.

FOLLOW THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR-
ERS RECOMMENDATION AND NEVER

EX-

CEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRES-
SURE RATING OF ATTACHMENTS.  

NEVER

USE COMPRESSOR TO INFLATE SMALL
LOW-PRESSURE OBJECTS SUCH AS
CHILDREN’S TOYS, FOOTBALLS,
BASKETBALLS. ETC.

HOSE IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO
THE COMPRESSOR AND SHOULD ONLY
BE REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE
CENTER PERSONNEL USING CERTIFIED
REPLACEMENT PARTS.

ALWAYS 

OPERATE THE COMPRESSOR IN

A

 WELL VENTILATED 

AREA FREE OF

COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, GASOLINE
OR SOLVENT VAPORS.

IF SPRAYING FLAMMABLE MATERIALS,

LOCATE COMPRESSOR AT LEAST 20
FEET AWAY FROM SPRAY AREA.

    AN

ADDITIONAL LENGTH OF HOSE MAY BE
REQUIRED.

STORE FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IN A
SECURE LOCATION AWAY FROM
COMPRESSOR.

NEVER PLACE OBJECTS AGAINST OR ON
TOP OF COMPRESSOR.  OPERATE COM-
PRESSOR

 IN AN OPEN AREA AT LEAST 

12

INCHES AWAY FROM 

ANY  WALL OR

OBSTRUCTION

 THAT WOULD RESTRICT

THE FLOW OF FRESH AIR TO THE
VENTILATION OPENINGS.

ALWAYS 

REMAIN

 IN ATTENDANCE 

WITH

THE PRODUCT WHEN IT IS OPERATING.
UNPLUG COMPRESSOR WHENEVER IS
NOT BEING USED.

NEVER OPERATE THE COMPRESSOR OUT-
DOORS WHEN IT IS RAINING OR IN WET
CONDITIONS.

ANY 

ELECTRICAL WIRING OR REPAIRS

REQUIRE ON THIS PRODUCT 

SHOULD BE

PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE
CENTER PERSONNEL

 IN ACCORDANCE

WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTRICAL
CODES.

MAKE CERTAIN THAT

 THE 

ELECTRICAL

CIRCUIT

 TO WHICH THE COMPRESSOR IS

CONNECTED 

PROVIDES PROPER ELEC-

TRICAL GROUNDING, CORRECT VOLT-
AGE AND ADEQUATE FUSE PROTEC-
TION.

HAZARD

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

HOW TO PREVENT IT

•  SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS •

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

IMPROPER OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THIS PRODUCT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL WARNINGS AND OPERATING INSTRUC-
TIONS BEFORE USING THIS EQUIPMENT.

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RISK OF BURSTING

RISK OF

EXPLOSION OR FIRE

RISK OF

ELECTRICAL SHOCK