Water Fountain Compressor Keeps Running

Locate correct terminal plug in to cold control.

Water fountain compressor keeps running. My drinking fountain or water cooler is leaking from the spout. Power lost to outlet. Compressor is making a loud knocking or grinding noise. Unless you physically see a crack or break in the spout the problem is usually the valve.

The water level in most fountains can be used to control the sound of the water falling. Fan is not running. You can run the water level lower to give your fountain a little more of the soothing white noise. 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.

Wire terminal not plugged in to cold control. 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. The fountain pump is a small compressor that draws in water from the basin and forces it through the fountain nozzle. Compressor or inside of water cooler is hot.

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. The water falling from the face has less distance to travel before hitting the water in the basin. If the compressor starts without the intake filter replace the filter and see if that fixes the problem. This forces a stream of water to rise up from the fountain and come crashing.

This is most likely a sign that there is not enough water in your fountain. A compressor needs oil to run properly pure and simple. 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. So here s a page about troubleshooting your compressor with links to pages with questions and answers that cover many compressor problems and solutions.

This can cause a serious loss of water very quickly. Water cooler or fountain model other then previous listed. Compressor is room temperature fan will not run. Restore power to outlet.

Oil doesn t last long enough. When i push the push bar the water continues to run when i let it go if you have a slow steady dribble from the spout it is not a problem with the spout. Compressor is room temperature fan will not run. The extra load can sometimes stall the motor.

Typically the more water in the basin the quieter the fountain. Fan is not running. Compressor or inside of water cooler is hot. Fan is blocked by a tube.

Hac or emabf series water cooler. 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.