Generally I open the drain cock every time I finish using the air compressor, but water continues to come out even with the last bit of compressed air. Today for grins with the drain still open I turned on the air compressor for a minute, but the air coming out of the drain was never “dry.” Is there an extra detail that will get out all the moisture? Is the remaining moisture too little for concern? Am I even asking the right questions? Thanks.
Don Stephan
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Don,
There is no practical way to remove all of the moisture from the inside of the tank, there are always droplets of moisture covering all of the interior surface. Tanks almost always finally rust out at the bottom where the moisture accumulates to form puddles in which the rusting becomes much worse. Blowing out the tank daily, as you do, is the best you can do.
Equally important is to never leave an unattended compressor plugged in, to prevent the machine from running continuously if a leak does develop in the tank or fittings. If a compressor runs continuously it will eventually destroy itself and can burn up.
John W.
"Equally important is to
"Equally important is to never leave an unattended compressor plugged in....." Ooops!
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