Air Tank Add-On Allows For Easier Drainage, Storage

Air Tank Add-On Allows For Easier Drainage Storage FARM SHOP Maintenance Hans Strayer of Grapevine Texas has upgraded his vertical air compressor for easier drainage “Being a disabled Army veteran turning my vertical air compressor over to open the drain valve was becoming a real problem ” he says “I had a couple of extra air chucks and repurposed them into an extension so I don’t have to turn the compressor over I simply reach down and turn the valve handle ” Strayer also made a wooden box that he bolted onto the front support bracket He keeps a small toolbox within this additional storage space for all his air tools Mounted on the outside is a reel with 100 ft of air hose “It took me longer to find the parts than the time it took to assemble it ” Strayer shares He had all the necessary parts from older projects and didn’t need to buy anything though he estimates the cost would have been about $25 Overall the project has streamlined the process of draining the tank “The original drain valve was so difficult to use that I drained it once a week but now I drain it daily because the new valve extension is so easy to use ” he says “With the male end on this one can attach a section of air hose and run the water discharge away from the tank However since the tank is on wheels I usually roll it outside my shed and drain it in the grass ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Hans Strayer hpfstrayer@hotmail com

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