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On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:29:09 -0700, "Pico Rico"
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:30:32 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
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Might take four or five complete turns (counter

clockwise) to release the air.



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There isn't much to them. Just a hose/pipe connected to a tank with a
valve and pressure gauge. One thing, is he sure he's really filling it?
If you had
a gauge before a closed valve, it would read whatever pressure it's
connected
up to, but no air would go in the tank. If it's really filling, he
should
see the pressure slowly climb. And if air goes in, it can't be clogged.

Also don't know what me means by tried it with the hose, but no nozzle.
The typical air disconnects, if there is no attachement, the hose
connector
stays shut, no air will come out.



I'll try to be more speific. The tank has a gauge on it which read
80PSI before I successfullly added air to a 120PSI. I accomplished
that through a air fitting in the valve assembly on the top of the
tank which allowed the air to be added after I rotated a small knob a
bit. When I then closed that knob i could not add any more air. That
was simple.

Now then, I have a 20' air hose to take air from the tank. I added a
'blow gun' to the hose similar to that at:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...ct_42497_42497

to a coupler similar to :

http://www.airhoseshop.com/site/932654/product/IP4F-S

I get no air out of the gun, nor out of the coupler when I remove the
gun. The latter I expected.

The valve assembly on the top of the tank has a second knob under the
gauge on the outlet hose side of the assembly, which I expect controls
air going out. I have rotated that knob counter clockwise, first a
little bit, then a lot, to see if air would then come out. It does
not.

Is the hose clogged? I thknk not. I have a second large compressor,
and tried the hose on it. Works fine.

Obviously I have missed something trivial here.

John

I don't know what that second knob is, but I am pretty sure you have to
have
the valve that you used to fill the tank OPEN when you want to take air
out
of the tank too.



You are so right. There are two knobs, one associated wth the input,
one with the output. Not only do they both have to be open, but for
some reason they must be open to a specific point, no more, no less.
Anyway it works now/ I still feel stupid.
Thanks for help
John

you are welcome. Now write up some instructions for your future reference.
seems like a pretty odd design.