On 2014-05-30, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus25175 fired this volley in
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Joke taken, but I paid $40 for my 160 gallon tank. It had a huge,
weird mounting base, thatI scrapped and got my money back.


They come and they go. I got one that was never used, hot-dip galvanized
_inside_ as well as out (including the threaded fittings, which had to be
chased), and 100-gallons, just for the hauling. The woman who had the
facility just "wanted it out". I didn't even know they galvanized them on
the insides.

You just have to keep your eyes out. What goes to the scrap yard
_becomes_ scrap very shortly after, even if they don't crush it. You've
got to stop it before it gets there.

Lloyd, did that galvanized tank have an ASME label?

I have a huge 500 gallon galvanized vertical tank in my yard right
now. It looks great and seems well constructed, however it used to
hold water, not air, and has no ASME label. The water pressure gauge
on it is graduated only to 30 PSI. Consequently, I believe that this
particular tank is not suitable for compressed air service. This is
what made me ask my question.

i