One way to improve the functioning of your small air compressor is to add an air tank to build up compressed air that can be drawn out when you use compressed air tools that exceed the capacity of the compressor. I have no idea whether it is even possible to equip the compressor with air tanks, or whether this is a good idea. Pull the plug on your compressors and drain the compressed air tank atmosphere by opening the tank drain valve.
Compressor tanks are available in a number of different types of air compressors, as well as in many other air compressor models.
The discharge valve works when the compressor is running, and the check valve keeps air in the tank when it is stationary. If you have a portable compressor, you may need to get a larger tank for your older compressor. Assuming that the piston is a compressor, the pistons shake with a piston valve while running and a discharge valve is actuated.
Pair the two tanks together and make sure they are behind the check valve. I propose that the filling time be re-evaluated and, if necessary, re-evaluated before adding a second tank.
If you notice a significant increase in filling time, your piston-driven compressor may wear out and require a rebuild. Also note that the compressor emits hotter air than normal, which can cause more moisture to enter the air duct.
We strongly recommend adding a good water separator or filtration system to remove moisture from the air around your tools.
The use of an air receiver tank can also allow the use of a smaller HP compressor for larger tasks. The uneven use of compressed air leads to uneven demand for the air compressor, which leads to the need to switch the compressor on and off to meet current requirements. An air receiver tank supplies your compressor control with a steady flow of air, eliminating short-term pressure exertion by cycles.
This provides a compressor pump that can produce more CFM than is used, and each time the system is turned on is called a cycle. Once the tank is filled, a large tank compressor must run so much to get the CFM. It is better to keep the supercharged motor on the cycle as long as possible.
If you want to use an air tool that requires continuous air, think of a larger tank, but if you use air tools that require only intermittent operation, then your compressor should have a smaller tank size. It is important to have a tank or pump of sufficient size to produce the CFM you plan to use for your tool. If you plan to use an air tool that only requires continuous air, consider larger tanks.
An additional tank means that you now have a larger tank to use the next time you encounter a high demand pneumatic tool.
The pipes would have to be modified so that the air compressor pump flows through the tank in the same direction as the pressure switch on the top of the pump. One of these pressure switches on your air compressors would monitor the pressure in your tank and shut it down when the pressure reaching the tank is reached. If it works satisfactorily, select the back pressure to the point where it works at the lowest possible pressure. Either way, you install one of these pressure compressors that will be turned on and off.
This maximizes the life of your compressor tank and allows the compressor to fill up until all the air is used up. Once you have reached the "pressure drop" stop on your air compressor, adding an air tank increases the amount of air that is precompressed.
The disadvantage is that if you fill several tanks, your compressor will have to work longer and you will lose some pressure. If you use an auxiliary tank with two long hoses and two long hoses, you could work with up to 200 compressors. The additional tanks attached to the two hoses allow the user to maximize the distance between the compressor to minimize friction loss.
The icing on the cake is that AIRKEG can go where compressors cannot, as on a gable roof where they cannot. There is not always a magic answer, but this idea could work well enough to use twice as much air without waiting for the compressor to refill.
If you connect two or more air tanks, you can actually use more when the compressor is running. This is especially true if your compressor is a low CFM output compressor that runs longer when you fill the tank it comes from. It will also take longer for pressure to build up in the two tanks, rather than in one. This means that the compressors run longer, get hotter and possibly overrun themselves.
