Air compressor

[Rolled Ranger]

I have been looking for an air compressr for the house for a little while now. I just picked up a used one. It is a few years old and LOUD but I got a sweet deal on it. The guy said he hadn't used it in a year or two. I pulled the drain plug and got a little brown sludge and the about a cup of rusty water. Is there a way to clean rust out of these things? Should I even worry about it? Also, there is no filter on the air inlet. If I find some kind of filter would it help quiet it down? I have a ton of air tools at work that I want to use at home but this is my first air compressor. Any advice would be appriciated.

 

[Captain Ledd]

Put a smaller pulley on the motor or a larger on one the compressor. It'll take the compressor speed down some and you'll loose some CFM so you might have to wait until the compressor charges back up a bit. But, it will run much quieter.

All compressors will deliver enough air to run air tools, sand blast, or whatever, the CFM rating is how easily the compressor keeps up.

Drain it under just a little bit of pressure to make sure the drain isn't clogged. Might have to do it a few times before it's all dried out.

 

[--weezl--]

i usually turn the compressor on, and crack the bleeder valve on the bottom... keep it bleeding till there is no more dripping or mist coming out... might take a while...

no you can't clean them, and don't bother... the motor will most likely burn out long before you rust the tank out

 

[Mahgongo]

X2 on weezl.

Note iPad tries to make weezl into wreck lmao

 

[Rolled Ranger]

Thanks guys. I will just leave the tanks alone then. I was thinking about trying to fill it with some kind of cleaner and then drain it a couple of times. I will just get it wired up and keep on top of draining the water so it doesn't get any worse. I will pull the covers off the motor so I can see what I can figure out about the pulley.

 

[--weezl--]

yeah, any moisture you put INTO the tank, is more cause for rust... depending on the size and what brand tools you use, you might want to look into a water separator (goes inline, and catches all the water vapor before it hits your tool) and even an auto oiler, which adds oil to the airline, and makes you not have to oil them every day...

additionally, you should be draining the tank (to get the rusty water out) atleast once a week... usually you would do it friday night before taking the weekend off (at a commercial shop)