solutions (2026) FDNY A-35 Supervision of Air Compressors
(Citywide)
Air compressors are used to?
Power industrial equipment and construction tools.
Air Compressors enable?
The efficient repair of all types of vehicles and facilitate their safe operation.
Air compressors are important in?
Manufacturing and are central to product development and creation.
A FDNY permit is required if a compressor is?
Used to compress any nonflammable, corrosive or oxidizing gas, including air
to a pressure exceeding 100 psi. (Outdoor air compressing does not require a
permit
unless it is a fair or festival)
What does an air compressor do?
It takes the air in a room and forces it into a container under pressure.
, Compressed air is used to power?
Pneumatic wrenches and lifts in automobile service stations. Heavy
machinery and paint spray booths in industrial plants.
What are the different types of air compressors?
Reciprocating, centrifugal, rotary and scroll compressors.
What is the difference between air compressor types?
How they compress air.
What is the most used air compressor?
Reciprocating.
What are air compressors sometimes called?
Air pumps.
How can air compressors be powered?
Electric motors, internal combustion engines, and steam turbines.