[AT] OOOPS - Do as I say not as I do

[Mike Sloane]

I don't turn off my compressors when I am done with them, but I do shut 
off the valves to the lines and bleed the hoses out to release the 
pressure on them. If I were to shut off the big compressor every day, it 
would take an hour to come up to full pressure and use a LOT of 
electricity.

Mike

Dean VP wrote:
> Dodged a bullet yesterday, I think.  Was using the 5HP Dual stage 60 gallon
> Air compressor night before last and got called into the house for a phone
> call. Didn't go back out to clean things up. Mistake. Yesterday afternoon my
> wife tells me she hears air leaking in the barn.
> 
> Hmmm.  Oh my God, I forgot to turn off the power to the compressor and
> didn't shut off the air line valves. Sure enough the compressor is running
> and the rubber hose has sprung a leak. 
> 
> Quickly shut off the compressor power. God only knows how long it had been
> running. The room where the compressor is in was very warm so it had been
> running for some period. 
> 
> Hopefully no damage has been done to the compressor. 
> 
> So, just a friendly reminder. Shut the power off when leaving air
> compressors unattended. Getting forgetful in my old age. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290

> 

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