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| CliffBraun |
 Dec 7 2008, 12:50 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 26-April 06 From: San Luis Obispo,ca Member No.: 5,933 Region Association: None  |
A friend of mine called me about an old craftsman compressor on CL for $30 earlier today. Needless to say I was at the guy's house before I got off the phone. It had oil that may or may not have ever been changed (certainly was very dirty), and a small leak in one of the fittings.
Mysteriously at some point the fitting reseated itself properly and now there's a TINY leak on either side of the water trap. I now have a 1HP, oiled compressor to drive the air tools I bought and I paid only $30. I'm a very happy 914 owner right now. (IMG:http://lolinter.net/fail/Compressor/scaled.IMG_2015.JPG) Clicky pop image now. |
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| CliffBraun |
Dec 8 2008, 02:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 26-April 06 From: San Luis Obispo,ca Member No.: 5,933 Region Association: None |
Ow, my ears. I just decided it was a good time to take a compression tester and see how high the thing can go, the gauges read up to like 200 PSI. I screwed with the relay setup a bit until I figured out how it worked, adjusted it to off at some unknown high quantity. Turns out the dump valve gets stuck open at 140 PSI and won't close til about 100 without being pushed back in.
I've calibrated the regulator to 90PSI which is the max recommended for my air tools, but I figure tank pressure should be as high as I can get it to increase initial longevity. Any suggestions as to how to make the relief valve seal for longer? Am I risking blowing up the tank? Gauges read to 200 PSI and are high by about 5%. Relief sticks open at like 115 actual pressure. |
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| Cheapsnake |
Dec 8 2008, 08:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 15-November 07 From: Door County, WI Member No.: 8,341 |
QUOTE(CliffBraun @ Dec 8 2008, 12:05 AM)  Am I risking blowing up the tank? YES YES YES! My brother-in-law blew two tanks up on compressors. On one, the relief valve stuck closed and overpressurized the tank. On the other, accumulated water in the tank rusted a weld. In both cases he was lucky enough to avoid injury but the overpressure incident blew the entire end cap off the tank and took out a rear quarter panel on his car and knocked his garage door frame off the sill plate. Had he been in the way, it would have been a very serious injury and worse. Lesson here? Don't f**k with the relief valve and drain your tank regularly. Good luck with your new compressor and stay safe. Tom |
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CliffBraun Yay! I have a compressor Dec 7 2008, 12:50 AM
sww914 So now you can USE your air tools but they won... Dec 7 2008, 11:10 AM carr914 Ait tools are the best. I can't believe I wait... Dec 7 2008, 01:14 PM Vacca Rabite Replace the filter and water trap, and run it to s... Dec 7 2008, 03:52 PM
CliffBraun
Replace the filter and water trap, and run it to ... Dec 7 2008, 05:24 PM '73-914kid Nice looking compressor. Mine finally went out aft... Dec 7 2008, 05:02 PM Vacca Rabite Do not try to get it to hold more air then the rel... Dec 8 2008, 07:24 AM highways Find a local compressor shop and by a fresh relief... Dec 8 2008, 07:21 PM sww914 I disagree with the girly men above. I say epoxy t... Dec 8 2008, 07:40 PM CliffBraun
I disagree with the girly men above. I say epoxy ... Dec 8 2008, 10:15 PM scrz914 New compressors come with a warning to "drain... Dec 8 2008, 07:49 PM CliffBraun
New compressors come with a warning to "drai... Dec 8 2008, 08:14 PM jd74914 Nice deal.
That's a rather interesting setup... Dec 8 2008, 08:34 PM dw914er good deal. Def don't test the limits though, l... Dec 8 2008, 10:36 PM stephenaki Very nice, I have a small pancake compressor that ... Dec 9 2008, 02:09 AM |
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