Suggestions on a good compressor auto drain

[rslaback]

I've got a 60 gallon compressor on a mezzanine in my personal shop. I'd really like to get an auto drain of some kind set up for it. My preference would be a float style as the compressor goes days in between uses and there is only 220vac so a timed valve which usually uses a 110vac circuit would require some electrical work.

I have read semi good things about the Harbor Freight unit but also that I should expect it to fail in a year's time. Similar reviews were found for a Beduan drain on Amazon. We have really nice EZ-Drain style units on the air compressors at work but I can't justify one for my use. Is there a prosumer grade float style drain that I can expect to last?

 

[b-dog]

If your compressor and/or outlet has a neutral, could you hook up the 110v version to the motor side of the compressor using only 1 leg of the 220v? Then it would cycle on (purge) every time the compressor started up and only while the compressor was running.