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Just drain any accumulated water from the tank (drain valve at bottom) after each use, depressurize the tank, unplug and you are good to go.

Also, how does this heater work for you and how expensive is it to use? Mine is 4800w as well but my garage is 10 x 20, so it will warm up quicker. Well insulated new home (designed to R2000 specs)

9' ceiling in garage. I guess an idea is to make a shelf for it to put it on when not in use and just set on the floor when in use.... Have thought of this but was trying to get more creative and reducing that extra step in the winters. Yes, some screw in I-hooks and chains is an option. Power...

Just got this 230VAC heater this afternoon - preparing for the long cold winter months ahead. Thinking of ideas to mount it to the ceiling/floor, so it is not taking up valuable floor space in my 10 x 20 garage. I have a fully finished ceiling and walls so hanging from the trusses does not...

Absolutely agree on safety valves. Good info on the the intake silencer and pulley mods. Thanks This is what I will do, if taking this route. Cheers!

Thanks for the feedback. I am going thru with the idea. In the meantime, I have found a friend of a friend, who has put together an old school compressor and may be up for selling it since he is moving to the opposite coast (British Columbia). Meeting with him this week and may be able to work...

Fumoto drain valve is the way to go! Have it on my 2005 Tacoma. Last time I did an oil change on the truck was in -25C ambient weather on my driveway and it took 5 minutes :) It would have been painful without the valve.

Beautiful! That will be fun to restore. Keep us posted. Great find!

One of the tools I am dreaming of having is my garage - one of the many obsessions I have developed thanks to this site, is an old-school low rpm compressor sitting in the corner of my shop going chug-chug-chug while I go about my business in the shop. I am thinking something around 20-30...

Great idea! I was saving used engine oil to use as under spray on my truck this fall (winter salt protection) and you just gave me more ideas. Keep us posted on how it holds up.

Beautiful!

Yes it running...but I realized there may be additional issues with it. Now after the the leaky O-ring is fixed, it starts up and beautifully pumps up to 80psi and then sits there and runs forever... I did some searching around and found that people with these compressors have found 2...

yes finding an O-ring may take some time. I am going to use some of that nasty Toyota FIPG (Form in place gasket), give it a day to cure and see if it holds. thanks for all the resposnes

thanks mayday. makes sense. swapped gauges and it turned out to be right on. took the check valve apart and found that the O-ring is too beat up to make a good seal. I believe that is the problem. Need to score a replacement and that may be the start of me using compressed air to serve me! cheers

Thanks Steevo. Armed with this knowledge, I am ready to disassemble and start digging in to it.

ok, could not wait till 6PM. Swung by the garage over lunch and did some quick diagnostics. Fired up the compressor and it came up to 60 psi in a couple minutes. Shut the power off and noticed a continuous hissing air leak sound (pretty significant). Putzed around with some soap water and found...

Good point. I will certainly swap the gauge and check for accuracy. Although this is not the main problem, because it is the pressure switch (set at 110psi) that would be the turning the motor off when the tank reached 110psi, irrespective of what the gauge is reading. Cheers

Welp, picked this up over the weekend and excited about it as it fits perfectly in this spot I have in my 10x20 workshop. It is a Central Pneumatic 21 gal, 3 hp oil lubricated, 110VAC air compressor. Owner bought it 6 years ago and it saw very little use. This summer he tried to use it and it...

Thanks for the ideas/feedback everyone. Good stuff to know before I jump into the install. Stay tuned for install pics coming later this month. Cheers

Beautiful work with the floor! Cant wait to see your build progress.