air compressor tank leak

[gmcgeo]

i have a question, i already kind of no the answer.. i bought an old compressor tank looked ok. drained about 2 gallon of water out of it. its an 80 gallon tank
after a week i found some water bubbling out of the bottom of it, so i have a pin hole


can i weld a patch over it or is this thing a bomb now

 

[930dreamer]

That's a cool compressor, but one hole might lead to another. I've found some good deals on modern used tanks. Replace the tank.

 

[gmcgeo]

That's a cool compressor, but one hole might lead to another. I've found some good deals on modern used tanks. Replace the tank.

its a curtis 2 stage has not ran in 25 years and has great compression and pumps very fast but youre right one hole there has to be more coming

 

[RacerX]

Bomb.
Get rid of it. Save a life, it might be yours!

Plenty of tanks around with failed pumps and motors.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

 

[malibu101]

Weld it up and then run PVC airlines from it.

Seriously, like was said above, the tank is compromised and most likely very thin in other places.
Sad but safe truth is- the tank is garbage as a pressure vessel.

 

[gmcgeo]

Weld it up and then run PVC airlines from it.

Seriously, like was said above, the tank is compromised and most likely very thin in other places.
Sad but safe truth is- the tank is garbage as a pressure vessel.

ooook thought so

 

[crugg65]

Cut it in half so no one else gets any bright ideas [emoji362]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[MoonRise]

Scrap or condemn it.

You no longer have a viable compressor air tank there, but you have the makings of some yard art or a BBQ grill or smoker. Or some scrap steel.

 

[Wrench97]

As said trash it pressure tanks are not something to play with.

 

[gmcgeo]

Thanks everyone I picked up a new tank tonight

 

[FTG-05]

 

[rsanter]

I would make the old tank into a vibrating tumbler