Compressor & cold weather question

Since I cannot get the compressor downstairs for my sandblaster, I would
like to put it in the garage & run the hose inside.
Our winters can get pretty cold - perhaps -32 C or F.
Would this damage the compressor? Would it run?
The oil part is on top of the tank. I was going to insulate it to a
certain degree but should it be heated also?
Many thanks for any insights.

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:28:04 -0500, WillMore wrote:
Our winters can get pretty cold - perhaps -32 C or F.
Would this damage the compressor? Would it run?

I'm just talking out my anal orifice here, but it would seem to me that
if it succeeds in starting, it'll run just fine. If it doesn't succeed
in starting, it'll probably blow a breaker. That's what my little 8-gallon
compressor does when it doesn't start, anyway.

The oil part is on top of the tank. I was going to insulate it to a
certain degree but should it be heated also?

I'd be careful even insulating it. That part of the compressor can get
pretty hot when it's running; all those fins aren't there to make it look
all space-agey. An air compressor is just like an air conditioner. Ever
notice how cold the nozzle of your sandblaster gets? All that heat has
to go somewhere, and keeping it penned up once it gets there sounds like
a bad idea. If you do heat or insulate it, make sure to turn off the heat
or remove the insulation once the compressor starts making its own warmth.

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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 23:28:04 -0500, WillMore wrote:
Our winters can get pretty cold - perhaps -32 C or F.
Would this damage the compressor? Would it run?

I'm just talking out my anal orifice here, but it would seem to me that
if it succeeds in starting, it'll run just fine. If it doesn't succeed
in starting, it'll probably blow a breaker. That's what my little
8-gallon
compressor does when it doesn't start, anyway.

The oil part is on top of the tank. I was going to insulate it to a
certain degree but should it be heated also?

I'd be careful even insulating it. That part of the compressor can get
pretty hot when it's running; all those fins aren't there to make it look
all space-agey. An air compressor is just like an air conditioner. Ever
notice how cold the nozzle of your sandblaster gets? All that heat has
to go somewhere, and keeping it penned up once it gets there sounds like
a bad idea. If you do heat or insulate it, make sure to turn off the heat
or remove the insulation once the compressor starts making its own warmth.



I would be awful cautious due to the condensate water inside the tank that
occurs during the compressing of the air in the tank. I drain my tank every
third day, and a bit of water does run out.
The air is heated during the compression stage and is warm inside the tank,
as it cools it causes condensation on the inside walls.

In your temps, it would be freezing inside the tank, not good. I would
find a way to get it "downstairs", and insulate it for sound, and leave it
there. Put a pan under it for drainage, and leave it there piping the air
to where you need it.

WillMore wrote:

Since I cannot get the compressor downstairs for my sandblaster, I would
like to put it in the garage & run the hose inside.
Our winters can get pretty cold - perhaps -32 C or F.
Would this damage the compressor? Would it run?
The oil part is on top of the tank. I was going to insulate it to a
certain degree but should it be heated also?
Many thanks for any insights.

No. Yes. No, and don't insulate it. If it's below freezing, crack the
drain cock slightly and leave it that way to continuously drain the
condensate. Crack it just enough to where you hear a slight hissing. You
won't notice the slight air loss. Each time you use it check to see that
it is hissing. If not, it has frozen and you need to thaw it to drain
the water.
--
Jack


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period is remarkable...
It is a better and more important story than
losing a couple of soldiers every day."

Republican U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, Oct 13, 2003

If thr air copressor is so important then put it in a heated area. If
this is not possiable then build a closet around it and heat that area,
Also an air drier is available to be installed on the air line.
Now for your quote by george nethercut.
If memory serves me right is he not the
the person who said he would only serve two terms? Then after two terms
said he was only jokeing? Who said politicans dont lie? Was it Nixon,
Agnew, Hyde, Bush ( The daddy ) (remember read my LIPS no new taxes )
Bush ( The drunk )
(wepons of MASS destruction) Cheney,
Reagan ( Contra deal ) Oh and yea Clinton ( I did not have sex with that
woman)
Guess they lie so much even they don"t know when they are Not being
truthfull

O D wrote:

If thr air copressor is so important then put it in a heated area. If
this is not possiable then build a closet around it and heat that area,
Also an air drier is available to be installed on the air line.
Now for your quote by george nethercut.
If memory serves me right is he not the
the person who said he would only serve two terms? Then after two terms
said he was only jokeing? Who said politicans dont lie? Was it Nixon,
Agnew, Hyde, Bush ( The daddy ) (remember read my LIPS no new taxes )
Bush ( The drunk )
(wepons of MASS destruction) Cheney,
Reagan ( Contra deal ) Oh and yea Clinton ( I did not have sex with that
woman)
Guess they lie so much even they don"t know when they are Not being
truthfull



Actually George senior said "No gnu taxes", and he kept his word.

Jack