eagle river6 gal ~I ahve a brand new air compresssor and cannot get it to work and take air.

by James
(Colorado)

Turn it on and air blows out bottom of tank from some part it has no plug or valve on it justa nut and hole. What is this and how can I get my compressor to work thanks it is a eagle river6 gal

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Bill says...

James, look on the site map for tank drain and have a look at these pages.

From what you are telling me, your tank drain is missing the valve.

To fix it, measure the thread diameter. Go to the NPT page and compare your measurement to the sizes there to be sure that it's an NPT thread in the drain.

Go to your plumbing store and by a brass 90 degree elbow that fits this hole. Add a foot or so of copper tube (1/4" is lots) and then add a shut off valve at the end of the tube.

You can now shut off your tank drain, and it's easily accessible to drain the water from the tank each time you shut down your compressor.

Cheers,

Bill