Keith,
I've heard of these valves, but never seen one. I was told by a
compressor repair fellow that they "were no good" because the air needs
to cool in the tank before the water will condense out, but I figured
that while that may be true, the next time the compressor runs it will
get rid of that moisture, which is more often than most compressors get
drained.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Keith0alan@aol.com:
> At a garage sale a couple years ago I found an automatic valve to do
> that. It plumbs into the pressure relief port on the head and the
> drain. Every time the compressor starts or stops it goes POP and spits
> out water from the drain. I never see water coming out but I've got a
> big rust stain where it spits.
>
> keith
>
> In a message dated 7/2/2008 5:41:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com writes:
>
> I also have a 60 gallon compressor, bolted to the floor. I added an
> electrically operated valve to the drain line and plumbed it
> outside. I
> planned on putting a timer on it that would allow the water to be
> drained each night, but haven't gotten that far yet. I just have a
> push
> button on the wall for now that I hit each time I think about it.
> Sure
> beats getting down on the floor to clear the tank!
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
>
>
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