Old Air Compressors-Safety Hazards-Heads Up
I was planning to use a 20+ year old garage-type air compressor to add 75psi air to a soft motorhome tire. My son had bought it used, for cheap, ten years ago and who knows how long previous users had...
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When I was working part time for a small municipality a few years ago, the insurance company sent an inspector to check all the Pressure Vessels used by the water and sewer plants.
This included a small consumer grade air compressor that was only used occasionally to sweep the floor with air.
The inspector said, 'you would be amazed at how often they explode and the damage they cause when they do explode.'
This included a small consumer grade air compressor that was only used occasionally to sweep the floor with air.
The inspector said, 'you would be amazed at how often they explode and the damage they cause when they do explode.'
