Seeing the gunk on the threads, I think you have rust and sediment in the bottom of the tank. If you have all the air out of the tank, poke something up into the hole to see if the there is anything obstructing it.
you have a filter regulator combo The filter is upside down and is not gonna trap any water the way it’s position it needs to be up and down vertically.
That thing will take off like a rocket when it rust a hole through it. It happened to my dads 30 gallon compressor he had up in the rafters…not good. It obviously rots from the in side out. Be careful man. 😬👍
At my old job we always had about 10 psi in the tank before draining the water, we usually just kept a milk jug by the compressor and every Wednesday we drained what little was in the bottom.
@@ryanbarsness the question is what was the blockage from , I currently have a 30 gallon my son was to lazy to drain , I now get chunks of rust coming out of it after using it and draining it , to the point now I won’t use it but it is a 15 yr old compressor , just be careful and monitor it , if it continues stop using it .
@@ryanbarsness what happening is the is the inside of the tank is rust scaling so bad that when it’s running the vibration from running is knocking the lose on the inside , the structural integrity of the tank is already compromised at this point . People have lost their lives with compressors air explosions it’s not worth it but I’ve been on the receiving end and have been lucky once you cheat death once you learn fast .
One is there still pressure in the tank when you removed the plug? If not turn on compressor with plug out and see if it builds pressure. The water trap is all wrong for keeping moisture out of lines and needs to be changed not big enough and in wrong location.
Put a better plug in this time. Replace it with some nipples, an elbow, and a ball valve. I’ve had to do this with mine before. I just didn’t need to stick a flathead screwdriver into it. I flooded the whole damn barn😅.
@ryanbarsness remove the plug from the bottom and turn the compressor on water will flow out of the bottom let the compressor run for awhile with the plug removed after the water flows out to blow dry the inside of the tank.
You might want to put something under it to catch water probably 2 water bottles worth in there maybe more just don't want the shop to flood to much btw I subscribed because you took the time to read my comment I'm glad I could help
I just did this for the first time on my 7+ years old 5 gallon air compressor and ohh my fucking God. Soo much rust!!! How should I clean it? I was thinking of putting rocks in the tank with a solvent of some kind to kinda scrape it but I don't know what solvent I should use, or if I should even do it that way
It's done, throw it out brother. Had a buddy with a compressor who insisted things were just fine after having allowed rust to set in on the tank. One afternoon she finally gave up at around 90 psi..... Blew every window out of the garage and the truck parked inside as well as crushing the sheetrock along a 6 foot stretch of the wall closest to it. It was so loud that people more than a block away were calling 911 thinking a bomb had gone off nearby. Scary shit.
Sludge is blocking the drain hole.
Seeing the gunk on the threads, I think you have rust and sediment in the bottom of the tank. If you have all the air out of the tank, poke something up into the hole to see if the there is anything obstructing it.
I checked. Nothing.
@@ryanbarsness Strange!
I get water in my air compressor in a day. Something is plugged.
Couldn't said it better. First thing I thought was well
It’s you didn’t tip it while draining, rust sludge is blocking it or you didn’t have the necessary 30ish psi necessary to drain it.
His air tank is lined with a thick layer of corrosion preventing air from draining through the bottom.
Dig it out its probably built up with rust if u build up some pressure and poke around the air should push the rust out
you have a filter regulator combo The filter is upside down and is not gonna trap any water the way it’s position it needs to be up and down vertically.
That thing will take off like a rocket when it rust a hole through it. It happened to my dads 30 gallon compressor he had up in the rafters…not good. It obviously rots from the in side out. Be careful man. 😬👍
Thanks
At my old job we always had about 10 psi in the tank before draining the water, we usually just kept a milk jug by the compressor and every Wednesday we drained what little was in the bottom.
Tank is shot , 4 years of never draining , pull the plug and nothing comes out , you’re risking your life using that thing from here on .
It drained fine. Plug had blockage so I had to break it loose
@@ryanbarsness the question is what was the blockage from , I currently have a 30 gallon my son was to lazy to drain , I now get chunks of rust coming out of it after using it and draining it , to the point now I won’t use it but it is a 15 yr old compressor , just be careful and monitor it , if it continues stop using it .
@@ryanbarsness what happening is the is the inside of the tank is rust scaling so bad that when it’s running the vibration from running is knocking the lose on the inside , the structural integrity of the tank is already compromised at this point . People have lost their lives with compressors air explosions it’s not worth it but I’ve been on the receiving end and have been lucky once you cheat death once you learn fast .
Did you try to clear out the hole? After 4 years there could be obstructing debris. That gunk in your drain plug kind of says it's got another "plug"
One is there still pressure in the tank when you removed the plug? If not turn on compressor with plug out and see if it builds pressure. The water trap is all wrong for keeping moisture out of lines and needs to be changed not big enough and in wrong location.
And separator is upside down
Yes I know that. I unscrewed it a bit to relive pressure from the tank
Put a better plug in this time. Replace it with some nipples, an elbow, and a ball valve. I’ve had to do this with mine before. I just didn’t need to stick a flathead screwdriver into it. I flooded the whole damn barn😅.
Did you ever get it drained? I guarantee its full of water. You can even see the rust sludge on the bolt lol
@ryanbarsness remove the plug from the bottom and turn the compressor on water will flow out of the bottom let the compressor run for awhile with the plug removed after the water flows out to blow dry the inside of the tank.
You might want to put something under it to catch water probably 2 water bottles worth in there maybe more just don't want the shop to flood to much btw I subscribed because you took the time to read my comment I'm glad I could help
I just did this for the first time on my 7+ years old 5 gallon air compressor and ohh my fucking God. Soo much rust!!! How should I clean it? I was thinking of putting rocks in the tank with a solvent of some kind to kinda scrape it but I don't know what solvent I should use, or if I should even do it that way
It's done, throw it out brother. Had a buddy with a compressor who insisted things were just fine after having allowed rust to set in on the tank. One afternoon she finally gave up at around 90 psi..... Blew every window out of the garage and the truck parked inside as well as crushing the sheetrock along a 6 foot stretch of the wall closest to it. It was so loud that people more than a block away were calling 911 thinking a bomb had gone off nearby. Scary shit.
To be clear I mean the tank. If the compressor is fine just get a new tank. No need to throw out a perfectly good compressor.
They make things you put inline with the tool to filter out water
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