Recent content by Rob Hannon

I typically do close the valve on the compressor, but the older i get the more forgetful I am. I did find another leak. Pressure gauge was leaking. I replaced that and the bad t fitting. Chasing other leaks down now further in the setup, but that took care of the bulk of it. I like the idea of a...

Loss was overnight, but also isolated from the compressor and drain. I was surprised at how little loss I had from a full day of the condensate drain going on schedule with the compressor turned off. Only lost about 15lbs from the tank. Some of my loss is from the 1 bad fitting and a small...

In my shop probably 1 long day a week and maybe 3 or 4 more days a week that I am in for things that take an hour or less. Not sure how often my compressor cycles with my current setup. I have a timed drain so every 45 min from 8am to 7pm it opens for about 5 seconds. The compressor is also on...

I know ideally no loss is what I should shoot for, but what is realistic in a home shop setup? Right now just from charging my line, valve to my tank is closed, I lose about 40 PSI over a 12 hour period. I have 1 leak in a cast tee that I am not excited about replacing. It is in about the worst...

Moving over to a big compressor in the shop and was noodling on ways to pre-cool the air before it goes in the tank. I have some 6' long baseboard hydronic heat pipe i saved from a remodel. It is all 2" schedule 40 black steel pipe with fins going the length of them. From my little research the...