Recent content by quidger

Good call, Uncle Bob. I unscrewed the bowl and it was a simple fix. The brass plunger that seats into the drain valve had come out. Simply put it back into place and screwed it back together. Works like a charm. Thanks for the suggestion.

I bought a new Milton 1/2" combo set up of regulator and filter. I hooked it up to my compressor in the correct configuration - tank, filter, regulator. All of the air coming from the tank is released from the valve on the filter. I thought that the valve was in the open, drain water position...

Am I crazy? I am looking for a air hose reducer fitting that I assumed would be fairly common. Virtually impossible to find. I'm been on the Internet and in all of the hardware stores and cannot find. I am looking for a 1/2" NPT female - 3/8" NPT male reducer fitting. I just want to run a 6'...

Thanks for all the great responses. I can see that the compressor was the inexpensive part of the "habit". The tools, accessories and add-ons are where the real money starts to come in to play. One of the guys asked if I had hard lines or if I am running a hose directly out of the compressor. I...

Hey to All. My brother-in-law told me about this site. He says it's the best with a lot of knowledgeable guys. I bought my first larger compressor (at least large by my standards) and now I have some hook up questions that I hope I can get some help with. Up until now I've been using a small...