I borrowed some landscaping tools from my brother in law and he offered his old air compressor since he doesn’t use it. Broken tube. Easy normal part to replace.

Got a air compressor accessories kit on the way home. Replaced the hose and tip. Plugged it in outside. Left it for 10 minutes…

Never turned off. Hmm. Might be one of those that have a release valve and not auto shutoff.

20 PSI? That’s odd. Unplugged it. Hissing…
Air coming out the bottom. Maybe a puncture?

Found the spot. Got 80 grit sandpaper and 3300 PSI rated epoxy. Sanded and found rust.

Patched it and my spidey sense went off while looking at the epoxy…

Did a search:

A leaking air compressor tank—especially with a leak on the bottom where corrosion is likely—can be extremely dangerous, even if “repaired” with epoxy or other sealants. The primary risk is catastrophic rupture under pressure. If the integrity of the tank is compromised (for example, by internal rust or a patched-up hole), the tank can explode with explosive force, launching shrapnel and causing severe injury or death, as well as property damage

When tanks rupture, the velocity of air and shrapnel can be lethal. For example, a 60-gallon tank at 150 PSI can explode violently, creating 680 mph air blasts and extremely loud noise, both of which are highly hazardous for bystanders

Nope! Tossing it!
Dodged a nearly literal bullet there.

Bonus shots:

  • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 month ago

    I’m trying to learn conversions from the freedom units i grew up with. I’m pretty solid on miles/km and F/C, so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.

    Do I understand correctly that 15psi is about 1 bar, or 100kpa? If i use that back of the napkin math will I be close, at least in the 1-100psi range?

    • wieson@feddit.org
      2·
      1 month ago

      I dont know the conversions, cause my life is fully metric by luck of being born in it.

      I know that atmospheric pressure is 1 bar (the normal air around us), my car tyres need 2.5 Bar and my bike tyres 4 Bar.

      But you seem to be correct, it’s 14.5 lbs/"²

      • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

        by luck of being born in it.

        You and 95% of the globe, you lucky devil

        Okay, and thank you on explaining what 1 bar is, that makes perfect and intuitive sense. If humanity ever leaves for the stars bar will go the way of inches, but until then, it’s intuitive. Pascals are a little harder, but it’s 7ish (6.8 and a bit) per 1psi. I can math that close enough

        Also I will push back against lbs/"² in the same way I push back against “proper English”. Language is about being understood, and psi is understood by most US citizens. That’s ~350 million people.

        The bigger issue is not adopting the global standard of metric. Stuff like this is why ISO exists.

        And it’s pronounced GIF