All tanks as far as I know are steel and willl rust inside. Therefore the need to blow the water out regularly is true. The period of regularity depends on how much the compressor is run and the temperature and humidity in the room it draws air from. I owned one compressor for over thirty years and after I used it for a lot of continous running it got quit n loud when it ran and also didn't have the capacity I was needing so I sold it for $50 and bought a larger one about 9 months ago. I asked him last week if it was still running and he said just fine. So there you go. I think Don or someone last week on the handyman show was talking about one he had that the welded seam rusted through and blew out so there are tow sides and most are probably in the middle somewhere. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:36 AM 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]
