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Money saving Tip!
Gilligan:
--- Quote from: Nation03 on September 29, 2021, 10:03:39 AM ---You don't drain it daily? Last thing I did before leaving the shop every night was open the valve to let all the water out. Most manufacturers recommend to drain daily or at least weekly to prevent premature tank rot. If you don't have an auto drain definitely drain it daily in my opinion.
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Word, I'm baffled by some of the stories here.
I don't do it "regularly" but I bleed out different sections from time to time as I'm standing around doing whatever. Each drop is designed to collect in the bottom which has a purge valve that I crack open from time to time.
My auto drain stopped working a long time ago, so I just crack it open out back when I happen to be back there... no more than a cup drains out when I do it.
bimmridder:
I tried to do it right when I did the air system here 14 years ago. 2 Kaeser towers (for redundancy and growth) with internal chillers.Additional external chiller. Auto drain on all three units. Polished aluminum air lines throughout the building. I can add to, cap off, add drops, isolate areas, etc as I want or need. Depending on season and use, I can fill a five gallon bucket in a week. I rely on my local Kaeser folks to do my maintenance. I used to do it myself, but I've passed that along to them. More peace of mind. No more "when I get around to it"
Sbrem:
Our lines are copper, couldn't tell you the specifics, but it was installed by our plumber of 25 years, while he was plumbing the gas lines, we know he's good.
Steve
PVC? Yikes, that would scare me.
1964GN:
--- Quote from: 3Deep on September 30, 2021, 12:11:52 PM ---Well I'm doing the big NO NO ::) I got thick 1/2 pvc pipe running from the compressor to the chiller, buttttt the outside pipe is inside a metal pipe and the pvc running on the inside shop is wrapped in a foam sleeve, so far no problem with anything busting. I didn't want to run metal because the fear of rust over the years, but I do need drain my tank more often.
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The key words here are "so far" :)
Pangea:
You all don't dump your air when you leave every day/night? Last thing we need is a compressed tank sitting at the shop over night.
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