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- From: Frank.Mallory@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory)
- Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
- Path: sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Air Compressor Wisdom
- Message-ID: <714866422.F00002@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:06:06 -0500
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- SB> I recall reading that old compressors should be inspected and
- SB> pressure-tested, that releasing compressed air will (of course) cause a
- SB> temperature drop, which can cause moisture to condense in the tank
- SB> itself. (Yes, compressing the air will raise its temperature, but as
- SB> the tank sits, it will tend to equilibrate with the outside
- SB> temperature.)
- SB>
- SB> Anyway, the danger is supposedly rust formation on the inside of the
- SB> tank. True, in folks experience? Where does one bring a compressor to
- SB> be inspected? The compressor I'm personally asking about is a Sears
- SB> unit, but I don't know that I'd trust the Sears service department to
- SB> do more than wave a wrench in its vicinity, especially if I can't come
- SB> to them with something more than a vague story.
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- Most compressors, including your Sears, will have a drain plug on the tank. They
- should be drained of water periodically; and if the water that comes out has a
- lot of rust in it, it would be a good idea to have it checked. But I don't know
- how/where to do that.
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