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Nebraska Cowman

11-05-2004 17:21:29




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The air compressor in your shop gets moisture in it and the tank needs to be drained regularly, Ya, like I knew that! :( but I neglected my duties and the water froze and split the drain pipe. Now I gotta fix it!




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RickL

11-07-2004 06:16:19




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
I plumbed an air line into where the drain plugs were. I know use this hose as an out let also. This really helped keeping the moisture out alot more. I just let the moisture go before putting the coupler I need on the end. RickL. I also have 5 drops below the airline running along the one wall of shop. Have two eighty gallon tanks hooked together now. Really like the setup



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Leland

11-06-2004 22:33:57




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
A guy around here a couple of years ago found the out hard way, tank rusted out and compresser exploded and killed him.



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lee

11-06-2004 13:16:56




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
I unplugged mine this afternoon. I gotta drop that drain also.



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catmandoo

11-06-2004 20:10:24




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to lee, 11-06-2004 13:16:56  
my dad had a shop for 25 years ,we had 7 in ground hoists and 4 mechanics and the comp got a really good work out,and we would drain it about once a week and get at the most i ever saw about a gallon,but at the shop i have now that is only heated when i'm there,i think the most i have ever got is maybe enough to fill the cap of a rattle paint can.



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John M

11-06-2004 10:55:05




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
Graiinger has/had these little valves that mounted on the drain pipe,every time the compressor cycles,it dumps what water got in there between cycles,or you could set it to dump after shutdown by simply wiring it in to the contacts.We had them at one time at work,but they kept going bad or burning out.We had them set to dump when the power was killed.



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Ron in Nebr

11-06-2004 07:56:29




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
I used to work in a tire shop in a very old building in Chadron NE and we had two huge ancient compressors. It was standard practice to shut them off and drain them every single night. Probably that was part of the reason why they lasted so long. Here at home though, I'm also guilty of forgetting to regularly drain our compressor. Good thing it's in a heated shop!



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Chris Brown

11-06-2004 17:03:16




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Ron in Nebr, 11-06-2004 07:56:29  
Just because it is in a heated shop does'nt mean you don't need to drain the tank. We have two huge compressors at work and everyday when we shut the plant down we drain the tanks ,sometimes theres only a little spew of water ,but on real wet or humid days there can be a gallon or so come out. Just a good habit to get into after you are done using it to drain the tank.



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TedD

11-06-2004 05:25:12




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
Cowman, That is good advice often you get busy and forget about important things. I don't think you were looking for alot of responses to your tip but I can't resist telling this story. Several years ago across the street from my mother-in-laws house my wives uncle started his air compressor on a cold morning and went back into the house letting it run. I believe the release valve froze causeing the compressor to burst. A large section of the tank went threw the garage roof flew threw the air across the steet and landed on the roof of my mother-in-laws garage. Fortunately there were no injuries. Air compressors are handy tools but can be dangerous bombs if not treated carefully. Thanks for the reminder Cowman.

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CNKS

11-05-2004 18:27:43




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
I drain mine each time I use it -- because I use it for painting, and water and paint don't mix too well. I have a heated building, but the heat is off at night to keep me from going broke buying gas. Anything critical that might freeze, I set a light bulb beside.



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Paul in Mich

11-05-2004 17:33:28




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:21:29  
Well, dag nab it anyway. Y"ought to know better than that, cowman.....



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Nebraska Cowman

11-05-2004 17:53:49




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Paul in Mich, 11-05-2004 17:33:28  
I do "know" better, just gotta "do" better ☺ ☺



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Dick Davis

11-06-2004 00:53:00




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:53:49  
I've got some bad news. Knowing right,doing right, and remembering both gets harder every year. I try and remember to leave the drain open when I shut my compressor down. But my doctor told me that senility was not forgetting to zip up afterwards, senility was forgetting to unzip before. My nickel Dick Davis



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rustyfarmall

11-05-2004 21:46:04




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 Re: Drain your compressor! in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-05-2004 17:53:49  
Yep, that's why the drain valve was put there, I'll have to find out if mine will still open.



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