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I've had the same one for.. closing in on a decade now. Its been left outside for probably most of its life and I've never had to replace a seal or anything, should do you well.
You should be able to run one of those off a 30a 240v circuit if you wanted to put a new electric motor on it.
I can get a new twin cylinder pump head AND a motor for cheaper than it would be to get all that power ran to where I'm gonna keep the thing I'm thinking lol.
I was envisioning cobbling some pressure switch type thing into the motors kill switch circuit, so once the tank hits its pressure it kills the motor.
The unloader valve releases pressure from the compressor during startup so your motor is not trying start up while pushing against output pressure.
Are there manual options for this? Rig up something with a lever that I need to press/pull while I start the motor?
A huge lever would work. It needs to be one of those really long ones with the ratchet, and you’ll need to get a steam engine. A handlebar mustache and one of those floppy hats will be mandatory.
I’ll take it off your hands if you don’t need it…
I'm not sure what the easiest way would be. It's been a long time since I've messed with one. First, look up specs on the machine and see if it's already built-in. The problem with something manual, is that you would want to actuate it every time the motor stops/starts. Even electric compressors often have unloader valves. It reduces the starting current of the motor by removing the load during startup.
Might find it when looking for something else, especially since you bought a new one. That's been my experience.
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