08-12-2024, 01:12 PM
(02-12-2024, 01:37 PM)Austin in the Shed Wrote: Saw a picture of one on the internet which had split open but my opinion for what it’s worth it’s likely to pin hole with rust first. More chance it would be at the bottom where the water sits when not used.
My old compressor (an Italian SIP, direct drive 3hp) failed this summer in exactly the manner quoted above. I noted water on the garage floor some months before, co-incident with the tank no longer holding pressure. The air leak became worse and eventually the tank went "Phut" one day, as I was starting up. Examination showed that the bottom of the tank was extensively pin holed through and the "Phut" noise was a 1p sized piece of steel, bending out.
No drama, no explosion, no insurance claims, just a new compressor needed.