Service
Dental compressor servicing
Servicing that keeps the air supply to every surgery clean, dry and dependable: filters, dryer and drainage, leak and pressure checks and running conditions, with a service record and next due date.
Who this is for
For practices that rely on one compressor for every surgery and want it serviced on time, with the difference between servicing and the statutory pressure-system examination made plain.
The compressor is the one piece of plant every surgery depends on. When it struggles, handpieces lose power, moisture reaches the air line and eventually the whole practice stops. Routine servicing keeps it efficient, keeps the air clean and dry, and shows you when it is losing capacity before that happens.
A service covers the filters, dryer, drains and controls, the leak and pressure checks and the running conditions, to the manufacturer's schedule. Each visit ends with a record of what was done, the readings taken and the next service date.
What we check
- Plant room ventilation, ambient temperature, clearance and cleanliness
- Intake, inline and bacterial filters, replaced to the manufacturer's schedule
- Dryer operation, condensate drainage and automatic drain function
- Air leaks at the receiver, fittings, pipework and isolation valves
- Pressure cut-in and cut-out, safety valve function and alarm operation
- Pressure build time, and unusual noise, vibration or heat
- The manufacturer's service kit, fitted where it falls due
What happens during the visit
You tell us
the make and model, where it is installed and anything the team has noticed.
We confirm
that we can support the model, what examination evidence you hold, and the scope: routine service, fault investigation, or a first service on an inherited machine.
On the day
the visit is planned around sessions, because the air supply is interrupted while the compressor is serviced.
The work
filters, dryer, drains, controls and leaks, to the manufacturer's schedule. Anything beyond the service is explained before you decide.
Before we leave
a run test confirms pressure build, cut-out, dryer operation and alarms, and the status is agreed with you.
Afterwards
a service record with readings, tasks, observations, the examination dates you hold and the next service date.
What you receive afterwards
A clear record of what was done, what needs attention and what is due next.
- A service record: model and serial, tasks completed, service kit and parts used
- Readings: cut-in and cut-out pressure, build time and other results
- Operating status with the reason, and condition notes on the receiver, pipework and plant room
- The pressure-system examination status as held by the practice, recorded separately
- The next service due date and any repair or replacement planning, with priority
Need compressor servicing?
Tell us the equipment and what it is doing. We will tell you what we can do and what it is likely to involve.
- info@dynamodental.co.uk
- WhatsApp us
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
More about compressor servicing
Common problems we investigate
- The compressor runs continuously, or cycles far more often than it used to
- Pressure builds slowly, or the surgeries lose air during busy sessions
- Moisture is appearing in the air line or at the handpieces
- The dryer or pressure alarm is showing a fault
- The plant room is hot, or the compressor is louder than it was
What is included, and what is not
Outside this service
- The Written Scheme of Examination and the examination by a competent person under PSSR: duties the practice arranges, or that we coordinate where agreed
- Air quality testing to a standard: we do not certify air quality
- Repairs beyond the service scope, quoted once diagnosed
- Fixed electrical work, pipework alterations beyond the plant area and building ventilation
- Medical gas systems
- Models for which service information or parts are no longer available; support is confirmed for your specific machine before booking
Included
- Manufacturer-specified service tasks
- Filter replacement to schedule
- Dryer and drain checks
- Leak, pressure, safety valve and alarm checks
- Plant room observations
- Run test and written record
Routine compressor servicing is not a Written Scheme of Examination or an examination under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000. Those require a competent person and remain the practice's duty; the service record shows the examination dates you hold alongside ours so both are visible together.
In more technical detail
Why oil-free compressors need routine servicing
Dental compressors are oil-free so that no oil mist reaches the patient, and they rely on filters and a dryer rather than lubrication. Filters load up, dryer membranes lose efficiency and automatic drains stick. The result is moisture in the air line, longer running times, higher temperatures and eventually a machine that cannot keep up with the surgeries.
The receiver
The receiver is a pressure vessel. During a service we observe its external condition, test the drain and check the safety valve, and record that as an observation, not an examination. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 set out what the user of a compressed-air system must hold.
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Questions
Questions about compressor servicing
Is a compressor service the same as the PSSR examination?
No. A service keeps the compressor working to the manufacturer's schedule and produces a service report. Where a system falls within PSSR, the practice must hold a Written Scheme of Examination and have the system examined by a competent person: a separate document from a separate role. We record the dates you hold and can coordinate a competent person where agreed.
The compressor runs constantly. Is it safe to keep using it?
Do not open covers or bypass any control. If the pressure at the chairs is unstable or the machine is very hot, report the fault to us; we will tell you what is safe to check and whether it should be switched off until we attend.
How often should a dental compressor be serviced?
Follow the manufacturer's interval for the model, normally annual for oil-free dental compressors, with filter changes at the intervals the manufacturer specifies. A hot or poorly ventilated plant room may justify more frequent attention.
Do you test air quality?
We replace filters and check dryer operation, which is what keeps the air clean and dry in practice. We do not certify air quality to a standard; that is a separate test and we can advise who carries it out.