Nitrogen Generator Installation and Maintenance

Nitrogen generator installation starts with us sizing the system and providing the drawings. The generator, skid-mounted or a cabinet model, then ships to your site with the buffer tank, which is set in place separately on site. Your mechanical and electrical contractors, or a rigger, set the generator and tank in place, connect compressed air and electrical power, and run the nitrogen line to the point of use. We supply the commissioning procedure and operator training, and the built-in oxygen analyzer confirms purity before the system goes into service.

Because the generator arrives skid-mounted or as a cabinet model, already assembled, there is no field fabrication of the unit itself. The on-site work is mainly setting the generator and tank in place and making the connections, which on average takes less than one day. The exact timing depends on your facility and your contractors' schedule. We provide the drawings and compressed-air requirements up front so your contractors can plan the connections before the system arrives.

Nitrogen generator maintenance is light. The recurring task is replacing the particulate, coalescing, and carbon filter elements on the schedule in the system manual. Beyond that, keep the compressed-air supply clean and dry, drain condensate, and watch the built-in oxygen analyzer. The adsorbent media inside a PSA generator is designed to run for 20 years, so there is no routine media replacement.

Filter replacement follows the interval in your system manual, which is set by the generator size and how clean and dry the inlet air is. The filters are inexpensive consumables that we keep in stock and ship to you. The built-in oxygen analyzer is a useful backstop: a gradual drop in purity is often the first sign that a filter is due.

In normal service, no. The carbon molecular sieve in a PSA nitrogen generator is designed to run for 20 years, as long as the upstream air stays clean and dry. That is why filter changes, not media replacement, are the maintenance item to plan around. Membrane systems have no adsorbent media at all.

No. A service contract is not required. The customer performs the routine filter changes, and Gas Generation Solutions supplies the replacement parts and provides technical support by phone whenever you need it. Many customers run their systems for two decades on filter changes and clean air alone.

We design and supply the system, and your own qualified mechanical and electrical contractors handle the physical installation. This keeps the work with licensed trades who know your site and local codes. If you would prefer not to coordinate it yourself, installation can be quoted as a clearly defined line item on request.

The customer provides floor space and sets the generator and buffer tank in place, using a rigger if needed, plus a clean and dry compressed-air supply, electrical hookup by a licensed electrician, and the piping that carries nitrogen to the point of use. A compressor can be included in the system scope when your existing shop air is not enough. We provide the sizing, drawings, and compressed-air requirements so all of this can be planned in advance.