-> outside in a shed. What design considerations are there with this
-> type of setup? Bear in mind that I live near Philly and it has been
-> known to snow... ;-)
Mine's out in the shed. It's wonderful. You have to wait for it to
unfreeze before you can drain the tank, though. Fortunately it seldom
stays below freezing in Little Rock for more than a week.
I got tired of crawling under the tank to drain it, so I installed an
elbow and a hose barb and ran a piece of 3/8", 200psi rated reinforced
plastic hose about four feet long, with a 3/8" ball valve on the end.
Now I can just point the valve out the door and blow out the water. I
could have done the same with rigid tubing, but that's what I had on
hand at the time.
I leave the compressor on all the time so I don't have to wait for it
to pump up every time I need some air. I use a lot more air now.
<grin> The compressor tends to use a little oil every now and then, it
doesn't seem to be strongly related to how much I remember using it
though. Don't forget about the compressor being out in the shed and let
it run dry! I try to remember to check it every Saturday. I also found
it's convenient to write the oil change dates right on the tank with a
grease pencil.
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