Air continuously leaks out of the unloader valve on your air compressor and this is a problem.
Air compressor leaking check valve.
These are air leaking from the compressor.
The check valve is an important part of any air compressor.
The air compressor check valve can be found on almost any compressor out there check valves are used for example on reciprocating piston compressors rotary screw compressor and scroll compressors.
The tank check valve an image of one which is shown below is typically located where the air line from the pump head enters the compressor air tank.
There are a few things that you can notice if you have a damaged check valve in your compressor.
Also helping understand what check valve t.
A video on air compressor check valves telling information you need to know about replacing them and installation.
If it is no longer keeping the air in the tank due to it leaking then the tank full of compressed air flows out of the unloader valve too until the tank pressure drops to the cut in pressure.