On Tue, 17 Feb 2015, john niolon wrote:
> David... I agree with Eric... I've got two... one commercial unit from a
> fire hose company and one from Harbor freight... neither leak but the
> hoses do... I put a ball valve before each and a drain stub under each. I
> just flip the lever off when I don't need air for a few minutes then back on
> when I need it... it goes off when the job is done and I don't lose my
> tanks charge... The really good commercial ones are VERY expensive..
My 'shop' is really a 2.5 car attached garage, and I have the
compressor in a shed outside. Copper line runs into the garage on the
rear wall, right by the entry/exit stairs to the house. There's a ball
valve there with a big orange handle at eye level... I still don't always
shut it off when I should ;) Sometimes I think I'm going inside for just
a minute, and wind up done for the day, etc. I might not get back out
there for a few days.
It's not a huge deal if it leaks, but I'm kind of picky, and I feel
like if we can land a probe on a comet, we ought to be able to build a
hose reel that doesn't leak. At least not when it is brand new.
And I already had to replace one ball valve that developed a leak in
about a year, defeating its entire purpose.
Thanks.
--
David Hillman
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