What does the inside of the tank look like? I would pour some damn penetrating oil in the tank and let it come thru the top of the plug, then hit it with your ugga dugga a day or two later.
Had something similar to this on an old ass air tank I wanted to daisy chain with a new one to hopefully run a sandblaster. I just took it to a small mechanic shop and talked it up, they took it as a challenge and 20 minutes and $100 dollars later it was out. Saved me from buying a new impact.
that does not look rusted through. if it rusts it should just get a leak somewhere and loose its pressure not explode.
So how dangerous is it just to never drain a compressor?
Or is worst case i just lose it?
Essentially, whats wrong with continuing to use the compressor in ops condition and just taking what it has left?
if you never drain the usable (air) space will become less and less.
eventually it will become completely full of water,
if it is completely full and explodes it shouldn't be bad anyways because water is not compressible, this is why you pressure test tanks with water and not with air.
If you are talking about the big plug on the bottom, those are an absolute b***h to get out. Last one I did I ended up cutting through it most of the way through and then chunking it out with a chisel if I remember correctly. Then bought a new plug to put back in... Really unless it is already fricked royally I wouldn't bother pulling it. There should be a small pipe port for the drain valve that will be all you really need.
I tried heating it with a propane torch but it didn't budge.
What does the inside of the tank look like? I would pour some damn penetrating oil in the tank and let it come thru the top of the plug, then hit it with your ugga dugga a day or two later.
try some 3/4 drive shit
Had something similar to this on an old ass air tank I wanted to daisy chain with a new one to hopefully run a sandblaster. I just took it to a small mechanic shop and talked it up, they took it as a challenge and 20 minutes and $100 dollars later it was out. Saved me from buying a new impact.
Try a 24" pipe wrench
I don't think I'll get it out. The 70 year old mechanic nextdoor said he never got a rusted one out before.
I'm already into it too deep. I wanted to make sure that the tank was good enough to invest $14 for a new switch.
I have a plasma cutter but a new plug would cost almost as much as the switch.
Just fricking drill it out
I suspect you even tried. You sound like a quick quitter.
So how dangerous is it just to never drain a compressor?
Or is worst case i just lose it?
Essentially, whats wrong with continuing to use the compressor in ops condition and just taking what it has left?
The moisture in the tank rusts it from the inside out and it turns into an unstable steel balloon until it pops and fricks somebody up.
that does not look rusted through. if it rusts it should just get a leak somewhere and loose its pressure not explode.
if you never drain the usable (air) space will become less and less.
eventually it will become completely full of water,
if it is completely full and explodes it shouldn't be bad anyways because water is not compressible, this is why you pressure test tanks with water and not with air.
Weld a bigger nut to it
3/4" breaker bar while still cooling
Try hitting it with your purse
Just have your husband do it, Nancy.
If you are talking about the big plug on the bottom, those are an absolute b***h to get out. Last one I did I ended up cutting through it most of the way through and then chunking it out with a chisel if I remember correctly. Then bought a new plug to put back in... Really unless it is already fricked royally I wouldn't bother pulling it. There should be a small pipe port for the drain valve that will be all you really need.