Maintaining your compressed air system

To allow your compressed air system to work at its optimum and maximize your compressed air up time and efficiency, it is vital to carry out routine maintenance on your compressed air system.

“Preventative maintenance keeps your system efficient, reduces downtime, and saves on costly repairs.”

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Benefits of air compressor maintenance

  • Increase production and work efficiency
  • Reduces downtime
  • Decrease and lower unnecessary repair costs
  • Reduce equipment breakdown, deterioration and failure.

Key Takeaways

Regular Maintenance is Essential

Prevents breakdowns, extends equipment life, and ensures consistent performance.

Australian Conditions Demand Care

Heat, dust, humidity, and coastal air make proactive servicing critical.

Preventative Steps Pay Off

Monitoring data and servicing filters, dryers, and drains reduce costly failures.

Professional Support Matters

Compressors, dryers, and pressure vessels need expert inspection beyond daily checks.

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Practicing preventative maintenance

  • Scheduling maintenance tasks and assigning a staff to monitor if these tasks are being done
  • Recording the results so you can measure and monitor performance trends
  • Calling a professional promptly for help and repairs when parts break or wear out.

Pilot Air services

  • Scheduled maintenance and preventative checks
  • On-site breakdown repairs
  • In workshop repairs
  • Installation services

Your compressed air is one of the most important energy sources you have in your factories, plants or workshops. Those routine checks, preventative maintenance is what’s going to drive the machineries lifespan, your ongoing efficiency and minimize your downtime. Watch the video below for some tips on how to maintain your compressed air system.

“Pilot Air provides Sydney businesses with local service, spare parts, and expertise to keep compressors running reliably.”

Air Compressor Products

From air compressors through to compressed air storage, treatment and distribution, our extensive range of compressed air products ensures we have the right solution for your business needs, no matter the industry or application. We also offer custom-built packages and compressed air systems that are fit for purpose and tailored to your budget.

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All of our Italian made reciprocating compressor pumps come complete with flywheel and ensure longevity and system efficiency.

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Pilot Air’s range of pressure gauges allows you to check system pressure at a glance to ensure the correct air pressure in your system to optimise efficiency.

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The Pilot Air Team

Our compressed air experts are the best in the business. Committed to outstanding service delivery, our team and network of over 50 specialist technicians are with you every step of the way.

Compressed Air Products

We have Australia’s most extensive range of air compressor solutions, from high-performance models to portable and compact units. We also manufacture the latest air storage, air treatment and air distribution solutions. We offer a complete inventory of spare parts and on or off-site servicing and maintenance and can customise a complete compressed air solution for any business. 

Best suited for industrial applications to meet the ever-changing demands of the industry.

Rotary Screw
Compressors

All the reliability of a Pilot Air product, in a quiet package.

Silent Air
Compressors

Tailored for trade, professional or industrial applications.

Reciprocating Air
Compressors

Horizontal and vertical air receivers to complete a compressed air system installation.

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Storage

100% pure oil-free air, designed for applications where air quality is critical.

Oil-Free Air
Compressors

A range of products that offer safe, clean air, free from impurities.

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Treatment

Ideal for clients with small, specialist compressed air requirements.

Compact Air
Compressors

Efficient and easy to install, with high-quality components.

Compressed Air
Distribution

Perfect for noise sensitive environments where air demands are constant.

Portable Air
Compressors

Perfect for noise sensitive environments where air demands are constant.

Portable Air
Compressors

Complete solutions, including horizontal and vertical air receivers.

Compressed Air
Storage

Ideal for clients with small, specialist compressed air requirements.

Compact Air
Compressors

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is regular maintenance critical for compressed air systems in Australia?

Routine maintenance boosts uptime, prevents failures caused by heat, humidity, and dust, and ensures efficiency. Pilot Air’s Maintaining Your Compressed Air System page explains how preventative checks reduce downtime and repair costs.

What are the key preventative maintenance tasks I should schedule?

Essential tasks include checking filters, replacing worn parts, inspecting and servicing dryers, monitoring performance trends, and ensuring that condensate drains are clear. Pilot Air’s Services & Maintenance supports customers with scheduled and preventative checks.

How often should I record performance data, and how does it help?

Regularly recording data (air pressure, temperature, output, leak rates, etc.) — such as monthly or quarterly — helps detect declining performance or developing issues. Pilot Air emphasises this in their Maintaining Your Compressed Air System content under “practicing preventative maintenance.”

What parts of my system require professional attention, not just daily operator checks?

More complex or safety-sensitive components like compressors, dryers, pressure control valves, and pressure vessels should be inspected by professionals. Pilot Air offers on-site breakdown repairs and workshop repairs as part of their Service & Maintenance offerings.

How does Pilot Air support local customers in Sydney with compressed air system maintenance?

Pilot Air provides Sydney-based maintenance services, a large spare parts inventory, professional installation, and custom package designs. Their System Design and Install plus Service & Maintenance pages describe how they ensure reliable, well-maintained systems for local conditions.

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