I never owned one that blew, but I was at a shop one day some 30 yrs
ago when one did blow. No one was in the building at the time,
thankfully. It made a mess of everything in the path of the
pieces. I was never so glad to be on the other side of a concrete
wall in my life. If anyone had been in the building at the
time.................
Bill
At 10:58 AM 12/27/2006, Elton E. (Tony) Clark wrote:
>Related subject: I have a wonderful old upright DeVilbliss compressor that
>I've owned for 20 years and I bought it from a busy shop which had purchased
>it new . . . . IN 1947!!! This unit has been in continuous use, with normal
>maintenance, for nearly 60 years! The motor and compressor are
>original, the pressure control valve and regulator are fairly new. I'm
>happy with everything about it but I do worry a bit about the tank. I drain
>it regularly but I gotta think it's been rusting a bit for 60 years. I've
>never heard of a catastrophic failure of a compessure tank but I guess 125
>psi could do some damage if the weld seam failed. Anyone ever hear of an
>old tank blowing up?
>Tony
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William H. Engle, Sr., CHBC, EA
Medical-Dental Business Consultants, LLC
1930 Bishop Lane, Suite 404
Louisville, KY 40218-1925
502-459-5255
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