[Roadsters] Compressor mounting--was that hard to get to nut

[Pat]

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

Thusly spake Tim:
> The problem with raising the compressor is that mine needs to be bolted to the floor as it is a 60 gallon tank and is a 240 volt hard wired unit. The bolts I used are long enough that I can raise it up about an inch and a half and then install a different drain valve that is easier to use. I may even put install a pipe coming out of the drain hole and run it out of the bottom of the base so I can get to it even easier.
>
> Tim
> Belleville, WI.
> '70 SPL AND SRL
> Still clueless but always learning
>
> ---- Graeme <graemes at internode.on.net> wrote: 
>
> =============
>   The space under the compressor was so small I could barely get one finger
> tip on the nut of the valve. Can you say "time to modify the drain valve"?
>
> I've got the same problem although my hands are not huge.
> Try sitting the compressor on a couple of house bricks to get more space
> around the drain valve.
> I've got one under each wheel and a slightly narrower one under the foot so
> the tank slopes towards the valve ; )
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