Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Gunner wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 22:02:50 -0700, "Steve
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The white stuff is water mixed with a tiny tiny bit of oil with a bunch
of air mixed in with it. Its common with EVERY air compressor. Period.

The water of course is from condensing air and thats why any good tech
puts an automatic drain system on every air tank in use. Remote tanks,
local tanks, etc etc. Unless one has a decent "dryer" pre tank...IE...a
dryer hooked up between the output of the compressor head the storage
tank.

Gunner

If you don't want to grovel in the presence of your machines you can connect
a hose to the bottom fitting and raise the drain valve to a more dignified
location.

I replaced the drain valve with an elbow and a
short length of hose.

Occasionally, I press the button on the attached
blowoff nozzle to drain the tank. Cheap and fast.

Clears the driveway of cats.

What's not to like?

--Winston