BearKiller
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This may be old news to some of you, but I thought it may be useful to put here.
Several years ago, I put together a short length of air-hose that has a MALE coupling at both ends, and a ball-cut-off valve.
I parked the portable air-tank next to the air-compressor and quik-coupled it to the air-supply on a line that is regulated to not exceed the portable tank's capacity.
The portable tank is now always FULL and ready to go; I just close the ball-valve and un-couple it from the shop air.
An added benefit is it adds some capacity to the system, before the compressor kicks in.
When time allows, I am going to fix a shelf/cradle that will hold the portable tank UPSIDE-DOWN.
I will devise a water-trap with drain in the air-line below the tank, such that any water will drain from the portable tank and can be bled off.
I have a seldom used outside air connection that I coupled to the other day; it blew pure water for probably five minutes; lesson learned = always hook an open-ended air-nipple to that connection and let the water out, before connecting something that don't need to be wet inside.
Along the same line of thought, back in 1975, they ran the air lines under the concrete floor of the families base-ment tire-shop (new tire sales room upstairs, shop downstairs with drive-around).
Being buried under the concrete, there is no way to drain the water out of the air lines, so making a quik-couple results in getting a shower.
Those that make the decisions didn't learn a thing; they built a large addition beside the old one, this time at ground level, and the air lines are still buried in the floor.
ALWAYS run any air lines high over-head so they can drain.
Several years ago, I put together a short length of air-hose that has a MALE coupling at both ends, and a ball-cut-off valve.
I parked the portable air-tank next to the air-compressor and quik-coupled it to the air-supply on a line that is regulated to not exceed the portable tank's capacity.
The portable tank is now always FULL and ready to go; I just close the ball-valve and un-couple it from the shop air.
An added benefit is it adds some capacity to the system, before the compressor kicks in.
When time allows, I am going to fix a shelf/cradle that will hold the portable tank UPSIDE-DOWN.
I will devise a water-trap with drain in the air-line below the tank, such that any water will drain from the portable tank and can be bled off.
I have a seldom used outside air connection that I coupled to the other day; it blew pure water for probably five minutes; lesson learned = always hook an open-ended air-nipple to that connection and let the water out, before connecting something that don't need to be wet inside.
Along the same line of thought, back in 1975, they ran the air lines under the concrete floor of the families base-ment tire-shop (new tire sales room upstairs, shop downstairs with drive-around).
Being buried under the concrete, there is no way to drain the water out of the air lines, so making a quik-couple results in getting a shower.
Those that make the decisions didn't learn a thing; they built a large addition beside the old one, this time at ground level, and the air lines are still buried in the floor.ALWAYS run any air lines high over-head so they can drain.
