Hill EC 3000 PCP High Pressure Compressor Problem
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- The Hill EC-3000 started having a problem building pressure after only 3 weeks of ownership and less than an hour of use. With the help of Stacy at Pyramyd Air and the Hill team I was able to get it working again.
Thanks for this very informative video !
I just unpacked and started using my brand new EC 3000 for the first time. Filled up my 170cc cylinder in under 40 seconds from 180 to 250 BAR in 40 seconds! very happy about that.
When filling (Toping off ) the bigger cylinder (13 cube/ft. )( 1.5) liter , at first was flawless, it'll runs until it reaches 75 then will stop and cool down till reaches 65 and then will start again.
But unfortunately after few cycles now it STOPS when reaches to 65 instead of 75 , and starts again once reaches down to 60/61 which is not acceptable. so now my window
is too small meaning it stops and runs again with in 4 or 5 degrees ONLY !!! All this happened after using it for about 30 minutes for the first time ever !
According to the manual and posts on Airgun Nation forum and youtube videos here and there it needs to operate between 65 to 75 ( within 10 degrees ) , but mine now operates within 4 or 5 degrees !! Any idea what could be causing that ! TIA
@HPK1555 That sounds like the heat sensor is bad on your unit. You should reach out to the company that you got it from and ask them to exchange it.
Thanks for the response I have emailed hill and the retail store as well couple of days ago so far nothing. That's a shame it's a brand new unit.@@bluecollarsportsman613
What makes them good is they are excellent at CS. They have rebuild kits 50 and 100 hours. The engineer there responded in minutes. (thanks Ollie) Mine came from Pyramid as a used and rebuilt model. It ran 3 hours because it was NOT rebuilt. Two valves had worn out parts, Orings were dinged and it was extremely dirty inside. -great pumps because they are so easy to work on...
@kaosv1 did it have a warranty being rebuilt
Bits of metal flying around inside can not do any good, glad to hear they extended your warranty (it's the least they could do),
Hill should be getting this right , they have been doing compressed air for a long time, I hope someone (from Hill) follows up with some info as to what those bits where and to what ends they (the bits) with matter or not.
Thanks Kenneth for showing, all good info.
Dam brand new and you had to fix it.. the good thing is that you could fix it yourself.. keep it safe 👍👍
It is hard to believe that Hill has any problems with a new compressor. Do they do any quality testing of their products?
@Dale Keith They replaced it and no trouble with the new one. I still have it and it's still going strong.
Hi everybody.
Today I received a hill ec 3000 COMPRESSOR and immediately after the first start at about 52 bars, air was also leaking from the overpressure valve as it is on the exhaust, I am disgusted by it and the main thing is that I ordered it from Spain from Barcelona and I am from Slovakia, come on now I'm curious how long the claim will take and if at all, and they can't even send an invoice for the purchase of the compressor hmm that will be fun.
@Rado Ujooo Sorry to hear that. Hill does stand by their products but man you ordered from another country, you maybe better off trying to contact Hill.
An early crank case oil change might be a good idea too.
That's a great idea considering I didn't even think about that. I will do that.
Ey I’m having the same problem with my, about 60 bar is bleeding air from the same parts, do what exactly you did to fix it, thank you for the video, look like you just remove that silver piece of metal, is that right?
@Jorge Amaya Your looking for anything loose or foreign in the cylinder.
@JA Home and recreation Sorry I just saw this. It was two pieces of metal in there, removed them both. Did you get yours fixed?
Hello! Considering this unit for my first air compressor. Would you still recommend it? How has it been performing since the fix? Any other problems? Thanks for sharing.
No problems with it but I sent it back to them after owning it a year. I have another one they sent when this one messed up and it's my only compressor so yes I would recommend this compressor.
@David Massey You may also want to consider this one, it's now cheaper than the hill, at least on this website. www.airguns4patriots.com/pcp-compressors/pcp-compressors-en/omega-air-charger-compressor-4500-psi/
@@bluecollarsportsman613 Thank you, sir. I will check it out.
@@bluecollarsportsman613 Update: my EC-3000 is on the way. Very excited. By the way, what is the blue filter at the end of the fill whip, near the rifle? Additional filtration? Is that something you would recommend as essential? Thanks.
@@daveyJ213 yeah it's a moisture trap.
Set pressure bar 200 not get pss57 bar help
So if you set it to 200 bar shouldn't it fill to 200 bar?? I don't know but it seems to me it is not calibrated very well if set to 200 bar and it only fills to 189bar
@Michael Butler. That was a fluke it's been dead on for a long time now.
@@bluecollarsportsman613 How long have you owned the Hill now? I am looking at buying my 1st compressor the hill is at the high end of what I want to spend. I have a PCP fill need for my avenger 180cc 4350psi. Considering a CX on the below end and an Omega trail a little less than the Hill.
@@michaelbutler4961 It was shipped Aug 18th 2020
You may be angry, but think of all the people you have helped
@Paul Groth Thanks Paul sometimes you don't think about that. But honestly that what its all for, so I can document my experiences and people can make an informed choice.
You also have Yong Heng compressor, how would you compare it with Hill?
@Kreso Bukvic The Hill has more pluses than the Yong Heng.
Yong Heng
1. Fast
2. Long cycles ( dependent on use and water mixture)
3. More Maintenance, faster oil changes, must monitor for heat.
4. Most parts come from China
5. Just now gets a warranty
6. You must pay extra for auto shutoff
7. Fills Bigger tanks
Hill
1. Air cooled
2. Auto stop and start but temp
3. Will fill upto a 4L tank but recommended for diect gun use.
4. Heavy
5. In the beginning not as fast as the Yong Heng but due to it being air cooler it's cycle time is shorter so if you are filling a 3 to 4L tank it's just as fast if not fast than the Yong Heng.
6. 4L tank is Max recommended size
7. 1 yr warranty from a reputable dealer
8. Very very low maintenance.
If anyone hates pry marks or scratches or, better yet, having to take apart something they just purchased, then send that crap back quick A.F. That will solve that issue.
Metal shavings would scare Me Too! ✌🇺🇸👍
@@carlmiles884 "no one listens to him" I do, you do.
Sweet
You know that's terrible hear you got a brand new he'll compressor and you've already had to take it apart to fix it and you paid $1,000 for it looks like to me the little red compressor wins out on this you had that one now for 2 months and you haven't had to take that one apart and it doesn't produce as much water I'm glad I got the little red one and didn't buy the hill compressor and you know for what you paid for the hill compressor you could have bought two of them little red compressor
Looks like something that’s come off the pipe or compression fitting
All I know is that it shouldn't have been there.
In this video, your crank oil is actually a little low.
If you want a 200 bar fill, you need to set it to 210 and so on.
Go to 57 bar and no further help
@grahamashmore6197 Have you made sure the bleed valve is tight? Is this a new compressor?
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That piece falling in the hole, that could exactly happen to me !
@bram r Yours do something similiar?
I can understand you being tee'd off, it looked to me like that silver piece was swarf that wasn't cleaned out properly during the manufacture. Here in the UK, they are about £850.
Here is link of someone giving it a good review, perhaps you had a Friday afternoon one, people waiting for 5 o'clock to come so they could go home. Good video thank you for posting. th-cam.com/video/XVCkrpceYtw/w-d-xo.html
@Malc Tulloch The replacement so far has been awesome. I'll keep you guys updated.
Sorry. Not impressed with the unit for the $. Takes too long and did not even give you 200BAR.
@Cheng, I've had it for about a year now and I like it a lot. You should give it a chance.
@@bluecollarsportsman613 been toying with the idea. Waiting for upgraded model. Any idea of when theyll improve on current design? My airhogger is the FX 357 cal with 580cc CF bottle. It eats air like crazy!
@@chenglo8999 I know mine are the second version but I seen the one Mike @Mikes Backyard Eh! has and I notices a few differences on his, even it's just color. I believe the upgrades on this will come in Software upgrades.