[Shop-talk] Air Compressor

[David C.]

The ones I have seen have been a whimper, not a bang.  The corrosion 
finally weakens the tank and it starts to leak and won't hold pressure. 
  I think the chances of a catastrophic failure due to corrosion are 
pretty low.

Richard Beels wrote:
> If you really worry about it, don't...
>
> Compressed air doesn't have _that_ much force. It's not explosive. It's
> just, well, air. It's not like it's a steam boiler sputnik wannabee. :-O
>
> More flash-bang than bomb. I've seen a couple go off and the compressor
> doesn't even move...
>
>
>
> At 05/22/11 at 09:24, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Wayne's keyboard
> and said:
>> On 5/22/2011 10:26 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
>>> I always wondered how long my 40-year-old Craftsman air compressor
>>> tank would last, and how destructively catastrophic would the failure
>>> be? Turns out to be 40 years, and not very.
>>
>> So... just how did it fail? I worry about mine, and it sounds similar.
>> 1971 (5 years younger than me) vintage 2hp 40-ish gallon that dad
>> bought back in the day. I drain the water occasionally but leave it
>> pressurized full time. It lives in the basement / garage and I worry
>> it may explode up through the floor some day.
>>
>> -Wayne
>
>
> Cheers!
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