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should oil be coming out of the drain hole of the tank of a new
compressor when you unscrew it after use......thought it should only be water??? |
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On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:48:21 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote: should oil be coming out of the drain hole of the tank of a new compressor when you unscrew it after use......thought it should only be water??? If it's new you might be loosing some oil past the rings (assuming an oiled piston compressor), till it runs in? Or it could be the residue of any protective oil from the inside of the tank? shrug Or it might be broken and you are trying to run a big single cylinder, one-shot diesel? ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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On Saturday, 13 July 2019 12:48:23 UTC+1, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
should oil be coming out of the drain hole of the tank of a new compressor when you unscrew it after use......thought it should only be water??? You do get oil"carryover" on air compressors. Has to be removed if you intend to spray paint. There are "oil free" compressors that have diaphragms instead of pistons As the compressor runs in, the situation may improve as the piston rings bed in. https://www.google.com/search?q=oil+...ome&i e=UTF-8 And conversely. http://pages.norgren.com/uk-new/air....BoC6c0QAvD_BwE (For air operated power tools) So you might want to eliminate or add oil to your compressed air depending on what you use it for. There are also water eliminators. |
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thanks both ...
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