How to Choose the Right Air Compressor Tank Drain

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In this video, Jamie takes you through all of the different styles of tank drains that are available for compressors, including the pros and cons of each style. To view all of the drains that were featured please visit our website: compressor-source.com/collect...
And feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions about these products - 888-396-8676.
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Table of Contents
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Thread Sizing
1:08 - Knurled Twist Drains
2:15 - T-Handle Drains
3:06 - Ball Valves
3:36 - Cable Pull Drains
5:11 - Electronic Timer Drains
7:55 - Contact Info

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Комментарии : 11

@465maltbie 2 года назад

I have one of the electronic drains and it works really nice. Had it for about 3 years. Charles

@ben_r_ 3 месяца назад

Is regular interval draining (as with the electronic option) important if using an aluminum tank?

@diablo-km2ot Год назад

thank you so much for posting you are a life saver. dont understand why its called a 1/4 when the thread diameter is 1/5 inch

@David-hm9ic 11 месяцев назад

The 1/4" NPT OD is actually about 0.5" or 1/2" OD. You have to go back to pipe production in the 1800s for it to make sense. At that time metallurgy was not what it was by the early 1900s. Using 1/2" pipe as an example, early 1/2" pipe had in inside diameter of 1/2" but the pipe walls were thick. In the 1920s better metals allowed for thinner walls but in order to fit earlier fittings, the O.D. had to remain the same so the ID became much larger. That's true across all common plumbing sized pipe; it's just a carryover from early mass production and we're still using the system.

@avflyguy 10 месяцев назад

I think I would tie that power switch on the tank drain into the circuit when the compressor kicks on. Then set the auto drain to every 1 or 2 minutes (While the compressor is running). Then set the drain time to maybe bleed of a couple short bursts like every few seconds or so. That way, everytime the compressor starts, so does the auto drain switch. When power goes off on the compressor switch, it also shuts off the auto drain switch.. Then, it's not popping off every 45 minutes during every 24 hour day. I don't know why the timer is only a max of 45 minutes....should be hours or days, not minutes.

@cgpd7507 5 месяцев назад

Any thoughts on the zero-loss magnetic drains that don't require power?

@ChevyGuy70 2 года назад

Is there a system out there designed to catch the water drained from the air compressor? I have it in my garage and it makes a mess unless I role it outside. Can you make a video on this or how to make something to catch the water?

@donsmith9081 2 года назад

I know someone makes extension kits. You could pipe that outside or in a container.

@LynxStarAuto Год назад

Yeah that started after ridiculous regulations state the water drained from the compressor is damaging to the environment.

@David-hm9ic 11 месяцев назад

Late response: You should only get a mist and not solid water. If that much water is coming out you're either in an incredibly humid area (I'm on the Texas Gulf Coast) or you're not draining often enough or both.