130 psi compressor for winterizing?
Hi - looking at at a Viair 400p compressor to carry al0ng for airing up tires, etc. It is capable of putting out 130 psi and 2.3cfm which is desirable for filling up the truck tires. Another use I a...
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It should work if you do it very cautiously. The Viair, while it will put out high pressure, is still a low volume air compressor.
Open all of your faucets before turning on the Viair. Then start the compressor, let it run for a moment until water and air are blowing out the faucets. Let it run fur a while.
After about 5 minutes, shut one or two of the faucets. Watch how hard the air is blowing out of the rest of the faucets. You want to judge that the air coming out of the faucets is no more than 45PSI that can hurt the plumbing.
As I think about this more, the Viair being a high pressure but low volume compressor, it might not put out enough air volume to blow out water lines?
Whatever you do, don't shut all of the valves. If all the valves are closed it will develop enough air pressure to rupture things.
Bill
Open all of your faucets before turning on the Viair. Then start the compressor, let it run for a moment until water and air are blowing out the faucets. Let it run fur a while.
After about 5 minutes, shut one or two of the faucets. Watch how hard the air is blowing out of the rest of the faucets. You want to judge that the air coming out of the faucets is no more than 45PSI that can hurt the plumbing.
As I think about this more, the Viair being a high pressure but low volume compressor, it might not put out enough air volume to blow out water lines?
Whatever you do, don't shut all of the valves. If all the valves are closed it will develop enough air pressure to rupture things.
Bill
