I almost never blow my tank off though I do occasionally open the drain at the bottom and drip any water out of it. Some time ago I turned it over and poured an ounce or two of oil into the tank which settles to the bottom, My thinking was that since oil floats on water it would keep the lower part of the tank more or less oiled and possibly protected.
The other thing is that I often forget to turn the compressor off after a week-end it may cycle every 6 or 8 hours for a couple of days when I am at work, I reason that I may need it some evening and the pressure will be there. My tank is 22 Imperial gallons I think so it takes a little time to charge at start-up. Now I am not recommending this procedure. My compressor doesn't get a lot of work either, I have had it probably 7 years now maybe 8. Sometimes when I shut it off I blow it off too but often I forget. So far it serves me well. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Compressor question: to blow or no. All: The operating instructions that came with my cheap compressor advise that you bleed off the tank if you're not going to be using air for over an hour. I understand this is to prevent the tank from rusting due to the condensation in compressed air. I know of some guys to do this religiously, and others who don't really worry about it, and I've never heard of rust being a problem, though that's not to say that it isn't or couldn't be. So, what do you folks think about this? Do you all blow out your tank regularly? This just seems like a real waist of energy to me, and I'd a lot rather keep air up so I can use it when I need to rather than have to fill the tank every time. Are some tanks made of metal that doesn't rust, and mine is not? Any thoughts will be appreciated. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
