On 6/21/2012 1:00 PM, Paul Schiller wrote:
On Jun 20, 7:28 am, Ecnerwal
wrote:
In article ,
Me at least 3 for keeping it outside to
minimize noise and the extent of bad things that can happen (borrow from
boiler houses and design your shed with strong walls and a weak roof if
you want to be even more cautious about tank explosions.)

Hey all,

Air compressor tanks exploding???

Is that a real problem???

In my limited experience, when compressor tanks go bad, it has been
with a "hiss" rather than a "bang".

I'm all for keeping them in a shed outside for the noise, etc.
though.
Wish I could here, but my neighbors would be awfully ****ed I'm sure.

Steam Boiler's are a whole different thing. Of course they can blow up
with great force.

Curious if you all have horror stories of "exploding" air compressor
tanks?

Should I be a lot more worried about sitting next to a 60-gallon,
vertical, 2-stage pump/tank that's at about 165 PSI right now?

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T'Care
PaulS


Usually you WILL just get a hiss but just be aware of what can happen
and make sure the tank doesn't rot from the inside. Why are you running
165? Crank it down if possible, it takes a lot more energy to get those
last 50 psi that the first 100. I run 95-120.