Compressor Issues

[ARAMP1]

I’ve had my Craftsman air compressor for a couple months now. I have not drained the water out of it until tonight. When I did, I noticed there was oil in the water. I’m thinking that it may just be from the compressor being new and not fully sealed. I checked the oil and it is not low. What do you guys think?

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

ARAMP,

Did you buy this new?

Normal Oil coming past rings, nothing to worry about, helps lubricate things. If you are going to paint, make sure you have a good oil and water trap!

Obviously, you know by now that you should drain your tank every day after you use it.

-BWP

 

[ARAMP1]

ARAMP,

Did you buy this new?

Normal Oil coming past rings, nothing to worry about, helps lubricate things. If you are going to paint, make sure you have a good oil and water trap!

Obviously, you know by now that you should drain your tank every day after you use it.

-BWP

Bought it new. That's what I was thinking.

Yeah, I know better too. Thanks.

 

[Uncle Buck]

What you describe is not unusual, my dad bought a CH new years ago that drained milky looking water from day one, that was at least twenty years ago and the same compressor is still working just fine!

 

[Ruger44]

Not trying to hijack this thread but this brings up a question I have been wanting to ask. I will be getting my first compressor (joy-joy) very soon.
Anyway, I guess the proper thing to do is drain it EVERY time you finish using it. Remember I just a rookie

 

[maa139]

I would. In fact I crack the drain just about every time I'm in the garage - whether I use the compressor or not. I know it's overkill, but I look at it as being better than underkill!

Matt

 

[ARAMP1]

You got to figure that if you put your tools up after every time you use them (and I figure that since we're here, most of us care enough to do that), than it's pretty easy to add draining the water out after every use to the routine.

 

[Jay H 237]

I've heard of some people that leave the drain slightly cracked open all the time. Just enough to where you hear a very slight hiss and water never builds up in the tank.

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I would. In fact I crack the drain just about every time I'm in the garage - whether I use the compressor or not. I know it's overkill, but I look at it as being better than underkill!

Matt

I know it is expesive but I got an electric solenoid blow down with adjustable time between blow downs and time period for blow down and it goes off every 45 min for about 15 seconds I think it is money worth having in that it samve the tank from rust out. Ed ke6bnl