Leaving this air compressor on

[rowyco]

Would I be okay if I have this Husky 26 gallon air compressor in my garage with airlines hooked up to it and I left it on? I know it stops filling the tank when it gets to whatever psi I set it to, but I wasn't sure if it would be bad for the compressor if I left it on all the time.

Husky 26 gal compressor

 

[TwoInch]

you can leave them on all the time. as long as you have no leaks that will cause it to cycle often. i leave mine on pretty much all the time ready to go, and it will sit for a week without cutting on.

 

[Delray]

We never left an air compressor on in the shop overnight for the fact that if it got an air leak it would run steady. I was told fires were caused this way.

 

[KevinFox]

No harm whatsoever, the compressor doesn't "know" it's on until the pressure drops of so if you don't have any leaks it should just sit there until you cause the pressure to drop through use .

 

[TAMPAGT07]

you can leave them on all the time. as long as you have no leaks that will cause it to cycle often.

This.....If you get a leak (major), then your motor will run constantly and eventually burn out....Not a good idea, even for a comercial shop..

 

[dbonne]

I used to be all for no leaks and leaving it on, until I came in to the shop on a Monday morning with air blowing out of an air dryer bowl that had split and a compressor that was about 300 degrees. I now have a switch by my light switches for the shop that shuts down the control circuit for the compressors and a electric solenoid that shuts off air to the distribution system.

Paranoid? Maybe. Safe? Yes.

 

[rowyco]

The more and more I think about it, I'm thinking I might just include an air shutoff near the compressor. That way, if there are air leaks, the tank will still remain full for next time use and it won't blow out an air line overnight.

 

[TwoInch]

The more and more I think about it, I'm thinking I might just include an air shutoff near the compressor. That way, if there are air leaks, the tank will still remain full for next time use and it won't blow out an air line overnight.

good idea. but might as well flip the switch on the compressor if you must flip the lever on the valve anyway, right?

 

[Letsgobowhunting]

I leave mine on for the convenience of it. I have black pipe plumbed around the garage and it will bleed off and kick on about once a day. If it burnes up it will be a good reason to buys bigger one.

 

[Davefr]

Don't do it!! My IR compressor had a reed valve fail and that caused it to leak down, trigger the start relay and then never build up enough pressure to shutoff. It ran continuously until I got home and shut it off.

That could have easily caused a fire.

 

[sberry]

Mine is a matter of time,, ha been on 20 yrs. I should rig up a Murphy with pressure drop.

 

[ford guy]

I had a slow air leak, so the compressor would start once a day....no problem...right???
Well, a belt broke one night, and the compressor ran for 2 solid days before I went back into my shop.
I know, I know, it's hard to believe 2 days could go by without getting out in the shop....but it does happen.
I replaced the belt (and bought a spare), and still leave the compressor on...I guess I didn't learn my lesson.

Bob

 

[Farmall450]

If you do, shutoff air to any pipes/hoses in case they blow out!

 

[Lightfoot]

i wouldn't -but wife tells me i worry too much.
I think it would be safer to just run an on/off switch around the wall next to the light switch and turn them all on when i went in the shop if i wanted. I just plug mine in when i need it, but i don't use it every day.

 

[JJThrasher]

I have a valve immediately off of my compressor that I flip.

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