compressor filter

i had the bright idea to take out the filter element to clean it..........yeah what was left of the foam fell apart in my hand. i cant seem to find the right size element online, any idea what i could make one from? it was about 3x6x1.5. this cant be good, i wonder how long its been that way, wonder how much of it the pump ate. its always some thing.
 
You need to get yourself a phone that has a camera. That flip phone you have is so 80's.

It's a lot easier to answer question when there is a picture to look at.
 
You need to get yourself a phone that has a camera. That flip phone you have is so 80's.

It's a lot easier to answer question when there is a picture to look at.
you know me from some where else? the last phone i carried was a bar phone. got mad one day and threw it in a creek.
most know i dont carry a phone at all. i did find a whole filter housing, but its on the west coast.
 
Should be able to cut one from a chunk of foam.
thats what im thinking, if i can figure out what to use.
i spun the compressor by hand, its definitely worn. idk if its from that cheesy filter of just poor quality. i believe its a sanborn pump, or a copy of one. or, i have run more hours than i think.
 
compressor question, if i was to replace the pump, is a V type any more efficient than inline?
also am i correct with around 20cfm for a 25 amp motor?
 
25 full load amps would be a 5hp motor. A low speed compressor that typically runs on a 1725 rpm motor would put out around 17-18 cfm. Any of the ones that run on a 3450rpm motor are going to be in the 14 to 15 cfm range.

A V type pump is no more efficient than a side by side. If the inlet side of the compressor head has pipe threads, I'd get a good filter like a Solberg for around $35. Much less restriction and very good for killing intake noise which is the main portion of air compressor noise.

Post the size of the tank in gallons and the number of seconds it takes for the pressure to go from 90 psi to 120 psi, and it will be easy enough for me or any number of other people here to tell you what cfm the pump is producing.
 
25 full load amps would be a 5hp motor. A low speed compressor that typically runs on a 1725 rpm motor would put out around 17-18 cfm. Any of the ones that run on a 3450rpm motor are going to be in the 14 to 15 cfm range.

A V type pump is no more efficient than a side by side. If the inlet side of the compressor head has pipe threads, I'd get a good filter like a Solberg for around $35. Much less restriction and very good for killing intake noise which is the main portion of air compressor noise.

Post the size of the tank in gallons and the number of seconds it takes for the pressure to go from 90 psi to 120 psi, and it will be easy enough for me or any number of other people here to tell you what cfm the pump is producing.
yeah its not threaded, a square two bolt mount. it is a 3450 motor.
i have a feeling its nothing like the cfm it made new. ill time the performance this evening, its crazy hot right now.
 
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