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Automatic air tank drain

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David R

10-28-2000 05:47:54




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Does anyone know of who makes or sells reliable auto drain for compressor tank water? These are in service 24hrs aday 365 days/yr , seems no one can remember to drain them till gallons of water build up, always more to do.
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chuck

10-31-2000 20:10:17




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 Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to David R, 10-28-2000 05:47:54  
a cheap alternative. diesel trucks with air brakes have air tanks that need frequent draining. there are drain valves that have a cable attached to them so you don't have to crawl under the truck, just pull on the cable. these valves are cheap, they hold up pretty good in truck service, and are available through NAPA. The valves are not automatic but do eliminate the need to get on your hands and knees to drain the compressor.

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Will look into it. Many thanks. No Text. David R

10-30-2000 18:19:25




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 Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to David R, 10-28-2000 05:47:54  

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Roger Prosper

10-28-2000 16:31:50




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 Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to David R, 10-28-2000 05:47:54  
If it were my compressor, I would install a timed, electronic auto-drain. They have a timer and solenoid operated valve. You can set the time the valve is open and the interval between cycles. Usually, they have their own internal strainers which keeps the larger particles from entering and ruining the valve. They are self-lapping with use, so they rarely ever leak. They can cycle in the millions of times before failure. Usually in 1/4 or 3/8 NPT thread, which allows you to pipe it in directly to the drain on the tank. 110V.

Most mechanical auot drains fail very quickly, due to the needle sized orifice that drains out the water. They are cheaply built and there will always be some water left in the mechanism, due to the fact that they cannot drain themselves 100%. Kaeser makes some very very sturdy mechanical auto drains with a magnetically actuated drain valve, but they are very expensive.

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Roger V.

10-29-2000 14:55:31




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 Re: Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to Roger Prosper, 10-28-2000 16:31:50  
Where can these electronic types be bought and for how much approximately? Roger V.



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Roger Prosper

10-29-2000 17:56:59




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 Re: Re: Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to Roger V., 10-29-2000 14:55:31  
We used to sell them for about $125 CAN when I was in the business. You should be able to get them from any compressor repair shop in your area. Go to www.pneumaticsonline.com. There you can do a geograpichal search for compressor shops all over N. America to find a supplier/repair shop in your area.



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Roger V.

11-01-2000 10:02:19




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to Roger Prosper, 10-29-2000 17:56:59  
Thanks for the info! Roger V.



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John in Abq

10-28-2000 09:53:51




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 Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to David R, 10-28-2000 05:47:54  
ENCO sells a couple of models.

A plant that I worked at (some years ago) had them on about 30 large compressors. Would scare the you-know-what out of you when they cycled. Then if you opened the manual drains, there would still be lots of water in the tank. Don't know if they are worth the expense. Also you tend to rely on them instead of checking the tank yourself.
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John



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AD

10-28-2000 07:19:06




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 Re: Automatic air tank drain in reply to David R, 10-28-2000 05:47:54  
Use your search engine and type in "automatic air drain valve" and you will find more than you relly want to know. There are tank drains and inline drain valves. Let your pocket book be your guide. AD



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