On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:49 AM, nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk> wrote:
> I have an 11 gal portable air tank, think it came from Northern Tools
> last century, which gets used for the sort of thing such things get used
> for. Looking at the underside the other day I noticed " Discard after
> Mar 2007" stamped in the metal. Are the manufacturers covering
> themselves against abuse and neglect or do these things have a
> measurable lifespan? FWIW I drain it off after each use with an open
> ended hose in an inverted position, hoping to shift any build up of
> condensation.
There's a standard lifespan for them. It's 10 to 15 years, as I
recall. It's not as though they blow up when the date comes around.
It's somewhere between CYA and lifespan.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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