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Dental compressor installation for UK practices: an oil-free compressor and dryer sized to your chairs, a ventilated and quiet plant position, pipework to every surgery, and the paperwork the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 require before the system goes into use.
Sizing, siting, pipework, electrics and noise control handled as one job.
Air delivered into a patient's mouth should be clean, dry and oil-free. We install oil-free dental compressors from established manufacturers and are authorised and factory-trained for Cattani (our Tirana project uses a Cattani system), so there is no lubricant in the compression chamber to reach handpieces or bonding surfaces.
Anti-vibration mounts, flexible connections and an acoustic cabinet or a separate plant room keep compressor noise out of surgeries and away from neighbours, which matters in converted high-street buildings.
A dryer matched to the flow rate, filtration and condensate drainage, so the air reaching the chair is dry enough not to corrode handpieces or carry water into restorations.
Compressors give off heat. Without enough ventilation they overheat and trip in summer. We size inlet and outlet openings for the unit and add a thermostatically controlled extract fan where needed.
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Survey, preparation, installation, commissioning and handover. A single compressor is typically installed in a day once preparation is complete.
We look at plant positions, ventilation, distance to the chairs, electrical supply and noise paths, then calculate air demand from your chair count and procedures.
Base or plinth, dedicated electrical circuit and isolator installed to BS 7671, pipework to each surgery with isolation valves, and ventilation openings formed.
Compressor set on isolators, dryer and filters fitted, condensate drain run, electrics connected and new pipework pressure-tested before the chairs are connected.
Pressure settings, flow at each chair, dryer performance, noise in the surgeries and a leak check on the pipework.
Your team is shown the gauges, alarms and drain routine. You receive manuals, the installation record and support to put a written scheme of examination in place before first use.
Common questions about dental compressor installation in the UK.
Lubricated compressors put oil aerosol into the air stream and filters do not catch all of it, especially as they age. Oil in the air line shortens handpiece life, can interfere with bonding, and ends up in the patient's mouth. An oil-free compressor removes the source rather than relying on filtration.
From the air demand of each chair, how many chairs run at once, and other users such as lab equipment, plus a margin for growth. Oversizing wastes energy; undersizing makes the compressor run constantly and wear early. We show you the calculation before recommending a model.
Site it away from treatment rooms where possible, mount it on anti-vibration feet with flexible connections, and use an acoustic cabinet or a treated plant room. In a terraced or shared building we also think about neighbours.
Regular draining if there is no automatic drain, periodic filter and dryer service, and examination under your PSSR written scheme. Our compressor servicing page covers this in detail.
Other services often booked alongside this one.
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