Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears 16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?

Thanks,

Mike

On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears 16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?



Thanks,



Mike

I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight and it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could keep working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out any water once a week or so.

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:28:03 -0700 (PDT), "SonomaProducts.com"
wrote:

On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears 16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?



Thanks,



Mike

I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight and it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could keep working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out any water once a week or so.
On mine I have a 5/16" copper tube with a ball valve, and a U shape
bend in the tube after the valve, pointing down. I grab a water
bottle, hold it over the end of the tube, and blow it off every once
in a while.

On Monday, September 23, 2013 8:06:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:28:03 -0700 (PDT), "SonomaProducts.com"

wrote:



On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:

Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears 16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?







Thanks,







Mike



I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight and it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could keep working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out any water once a week or so.

On mine I have a 5/16" copper tube with a ball valve, and a U shape

bend in the tube after the valve, pointing down. I grab a water

bottle, hold it over the end of the tube, and blow it off every once

in a while.

Is there any special kind of ball valve I need to get?

Thanks for the tip.

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:43:40 -0700 (PDT), Michael
wrote:

On Monday, September 23, 2013 8:06:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:28:03 -0700 (PDT), "SonomaProducts.com"

wrote:



On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:

Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears 16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?







Thanks,







Mike



I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight and it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could keep working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out any water once a week or so.

On mine I have a 5/16" copper tube with a ball valve, and a U shape

bend in the tube after the valve, pointing down. I grab a water

bottle, hold it over the end of the tube, and blow it off every once

in a while.

Is there any special kind of ball valve I need to get?

Thanks for the tip.
Nope. Any valve that can handle 150PSI will do. Weatherhead brass
fuel shutoff valves do the job just fine, but are not ball valves. Any
W.O.G. rated valve will work (Water Oil and Gas)

Michael wrote:
On Monday, September 23, 2013 8:06:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:28:03 -0700 (PDT), "SonomaProducts.com"

wrote:



On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:

Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears
16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?







Thanks,







Mike



I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off
water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight and
it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could keep
working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun
nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out any
water once a week or so.

On mine I have a 5/16" copper tube with a ball valve, and a U shape

bend in the tube after the valve, pointing down. I grab a water

bottle, hold it over the end of the tube, and blow it off every once

in a while.

Is there any special kind of ball valve I need to get?

Thanks for the tip.

This should go without saying but the ball valve should be metal, not one
of the cheaper plastic ones.

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
On Monday, September 23, 2013 9:42:56 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Does anyone have a decent setup for a water drain valve for a Sears
16471 compressor? Preferably some kind of foot pedal?



Thanks,



Mike

I bought an automatic drain valve setup that is supposed to bleed off
water when pressure drops or something. Bought it at Harbor Freight
and it failed in about a week. As an emergency measure (so I could
keep working) I had the parts to just add a short hose with a air gun
nozzle. I just left it like that for years and manually sprayed out
any water once a week or so.

Echo that experience. I tried the HF automatic drain valves twice and they
failed in short order both times. My compressor gets used a lot more than
most in this group, and these valves just do not hold up to moderate to
heavy use. The plastic line that comes with the valve melts away from the
heat of high use, and has to be replaced almost immediately, and then after
that the valve itself fails within weeks.

I went to a simple ball valve plumbed into the bottom of my tank so I can
easily reach it to drain it periodically.

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-Mike-