Modified My HF Oil Drain

[Matt M PA]

Without getting into the gory details...last Fall I took everything out of the garage for a clean-up..mopped the floor and all. I figured it would be a good idea to take some of the oil out of oil drain at the same time. In use...I put more pressure in than I needed...and well....more oil was evacuated than I was prepared for. It didn't spray like a hose...but it gently kept coming.

Now when I put the drain unit together, I put a quarter turn valve on the air inlet side in order to regulate the pressure.

Evacuating some oil a couple weeks ago, I had an idea to bleed the extra pressure off fast...and be better able to control the oil flow.

So, some 1/4" *******, a "T" and a quarter turn valve later...I think I've got it!

 

[srmofo]

So.... did you decide to mop the floor before or after you discovered that your new HF drain needed a way to quickly bleed off the extra pressure?

correct me if Im wrong but cant you just unhook the hose with the valve open to dump pressure?

 

[zollster]

Good idea, like it.

 

[Matt M PA]

I never even thought about needing a way to dump pressure quickly. I did out a valve on the inlet to allow some control...and I never had it "wide open". But, as I found...it's hard to judge how much pressure you need for how much oil you want out.