02-12-2024, 12:31 PM
I wouldn't want to be in a room with it when it failed.
There are places which test pressure vessels (there have to be, as there is a mandatory schedule of maintenance for larger / industrial ones). I'm sure if you Google it you'll find someone nearby. More than likely they will take one look at its age, or the slightest trace of corrosion, and condemn it. People find it cheaper to buy a new compressor every couple of years than to shell out for the inspections. On the plus side, if it's a few years old it may well be made of heavier gauge steel than those on the market today.
I don't know if your premises allow for it, but there's a lot to be said for building a "compressor house" on the back of your workshop. The noise & clutter is then taken out of your workspace. And if you do wish to continue using this device, if it does go 'bang' it will not be in the same room as you.
There are places which test pressure vessels (there have to be, as there is a mandatory schedule of maintenance for larger / industrial ones). I'm sure if you Google it you'll find someone nearby. More than likely they will take one look at its age, or the slightest trace of corrosion, and condemn it. People find it cheaper to buy a new compressor every couple of years than to shell out for the inspections. On the plus side, if it's a few years old it may well be made of heavier gauge steel than those on the market today.
I don't know if your premises allow for it, but there's a lot to be said for building a "compressor house" on the back of your workshop. The noise & clutter is then taken out of your workspace. And if you do wish to continue using this device, if it does go 'bang' it will not be in the same room as you.