Conditioning and Monitoring Checklist for Compressors

A "standard" check sheet that you are asking for will either be too generic/watered down to be of any use, or have too much irrelevant information.

You would be better off providing more details on your compressor to get a good answer:

• what type of compressor? (reciprocating, centrifugal, hermetically sealed, ...)
• what are you compressing?
• what size/volume? (horsepower, number of cylinders, ....)
• what speed/rpm?
  
• how is it driven? (electric motor, integral internal combustion, ...)
• how is it connected to the driver? (direct coupling, gearing, belts/sheaves, ...)
• how is it cooled? (air, water, ...)
• are there intercoolers)
• ...
• ..
• .
  

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/40092#comment417641

Please refer to this thread. I would not recommend this practice daily, but it should be worked into the preventive maintenance schedule (possibly monthly)

Oooops I think that was the wrong thread. Ok here is the old fashon copy paste method

The compressor must feed a receiver or tank of a known volume. (stamped tag on tank)
To conduct the test, close the valve that isolates the receiver from the plant's distribution system and turn off the compressor. Vent the receiver down to approximately 30 psi and turn the compressor back on. Study the pressure gauge on the receiver and use the stopwatch to time how long it takes for the pressure to build from 50 to 100 psi. Use the following formula to calculate the flow (scfm) of your compressor:
0.45 V_R t = O_C
where:
V_R is receiver volume, gal
t is time, minutes
O_C is Compressor output, scfm
Dividing the results of the test by the manufacturer's flow specification will indicate what percentage of the original capacity the compressor is operating at.
As an example, lets say a 712-hp compressor has a factory rating of 28 scfm and an 80-gal receiver. It takes 2 min and 6 sec to build the pressure from 50 to 100 psi. Then:
0.45 80 2.1 = 17.1 scfm, and
17.1 28 = 0.61
So the compressor in the example is operating at only 61% of its original capacity.

This would indicate that the compressor is operating at a severely diminished capacity and repairs are needed.

I hope this helps somewhat.

As far as a SPECIFIC maintenance schedule, you need to provide much more detail as indicated earlier.

If the unit incorporates other equipment that was not furnished by the compressor manufacturer, you will certainly need to add this as well. (Motor, engine, coolers, etc)