> I try to turn my air lines off when I leave the shop.
I forgot once, and got a rather panicked call from the housekeeper. The
fitting had popped off the end of the hose, and the hose
was whipping around everywhere, making a terrible racket. Fortunately didn't
do any serious damage; and it has never happened
again; but it still seems like a good enough reason not to leave the flexible
lines under pressure.
My long term plan is to install a motor-operated ball valve at the compressor
(along with a contactor to kill power to the motor)
and connect it to a wall switch in the garage. But for the moment, I just walk
out and close a manual valve.
-- Randall
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