Why are you guys so bloody mean with your $s? Obviously you've never seen
the results of a catastrophic failure of a pressure vessel.... For Pete's
sake how much does a basic compressor cost in the US? Two parts of bugger
all...... Get rid of the old clunker and probably save you life in the
process.
Murray Arundell
On 18/08/2012, at 12:01 AM, Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net> wrote:
> I experienced this failure twice now, on a 35 year old 1hp unit and a much
newer 5hp. They were not catastrophic, just noisy and wet (indicating why
they failed). I found an identical tank for the 5hp, hopefully with less/no
rust, at a flea market for $10. I plan to weld in a replacement patch on the
1hp to try to save it, cutting back to where the tank is still solid. The
little one has sentimental value, I've had it so long.
>
> On 8/16/2012 4:02 PM, Richard Ewald wrote:
>> I would not do this.
>> You have no idea of the condition of the rest of the walls of the
>> compressor. Patch one pin hole and you might then get a catastrophic
>> failure of the entire tank.
>> A pressure vessel with a rust hole is scrap IMHO.
>> Rick
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM,<DMatt21502@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If the hole is just pinhole size I would try sanding around it and using
JB
>>> Weld. Mine has held for 20 years!
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