Compressor

Hands up, how many of us have a model boiler ?

Hands up, how many of us have them tested regularly - yes of course all of us.

How many of us have a compressor in the workshop - quite a few of us. Anyone had theirs tested lately ?? I ask this as my Aerograph filter / regulator 'exploded' this afternoon - well it is at least 60 years old, and it did have a central steel tube which held the filter pot on, and that had rusted through. But what I ask of the air reservoir? How often should we hydraulic test these ?

If the reservoir catastrophically failed, you could say 'au revoir' to the workshop and probably oneself.

What's your take on this subject ??

That's a real issue with the thin walls on current imports. Old models had an inspection port and very thick walls so you could get a clue as to their condition. Nowdays you can't look inside much and you can't tell if the inside is well painted. Perhaps the only easy thing is the state of the drain water, if it is rusty then worry.

Billy.

It used to be -and probably still is, I don't know if the regulations have changed over the years - for air receivers in industrial, factories or working premises, to have a statutory through examination every two years plus a working examination.

I have had the experience of being near a compressed air cylinder when it exploded and it was very frightening.

I worked in a premises in London and the place next door had a compressor in a shed in the space between buildings, these were 4 storey buildings.

One morning we heard a loud bang and the floor jumped, scared the life out of us, I ran straight upstairs to where our compressor was but it wasn't ours.

next doors one in the shed had blown, the roof had leaked and the safety valve had rusted and the pressure just went up and up until something went.

this was before health and safety was even thought of and the guy next door just came in , switched it on and forgot about it.

just after that one of my guys came in and said "look what just came over the roof and landed in the main road"

It was a lump of the exploded tank!

If that had hit someone.................................

Roy