Water In the Air tank

[RodUSMC1962]

That is not likely, and if it did your low air buzzer would go off as you lost air.

 

[TacticalDoc]

That is not likely, and if it did your low air buzzer would go off as you lost air.

ah... good point about the buzzer

 

[m16ty]

If the semi is releasing every minute or so it sounds like the air drier is clogged and needs to be serviced.

Air dryers exhaust every time the compressor kicks out. It doesn't matter if there is water in the system or not or if the dryer is clogged. At least that's the case with every air dryer I've been around.

If your air dyer is releasing every minute or so I'd say you have a fairly large air leak.

 

[porkysplace]

I put the drain with pull wires so I don't have to climb under the truck. The only thing that bothers me about them is that I dont want somethning that I drive over tocatch on them then drain my tanks leaving me w/o brakes.

Along with the buzzer you should notice the gage drop also.

 

[TacticalDoc]

I'd still rather do it by hand. that way I know its working and not clogged or broken. No point in making something simple more complex I guess.

 

[quickfarms]

We route the cables so they are not hanging down.

If you are woried about them catching on something you can attach the cable to the truct with a small zip tie that that if it snags something the zip tie will break and the cable will just hang free.

Another issue i Have seen is the drains getting knocked off of the bottom of the tank. GL aims for thos things.

 

[TacticalDoc]

We route the cables so they are not hanging down.

If you are woried about them catching on something you can attach the cable to the truct with a small zip tie that that if it snags something the zip tie will break and the cable will just hang free.

Another issue i Have seen is the drains getting knocked off of the bottom of the tank. GL aims for thos things.

they dont really hang down but a branch could work its way up and snag them

I dont think its an issue because the buzzer would go off and let you know you lack air pressure

but, that is a good idea too

 

[quickfarms]

I think you are over thinking this if you are worring about a branch snagging the air drain. First off if it tugged the line you would not lose enough air to notice it and if it got stuck up there and kept the drain open then the buzzer would go off.

But there is a lot of stuff up there that could get hit.

I try to keep everthing tucked up so it is not hanging down and watch where you drive.

 

[wsucougarx]

What you're draining, specifically, is condensation. When the air compressor compresses the air, it heats up (air molecules are being pushed closer together, causing friction). The compressed air is stored in the tanks on your truck. When that compressed air is used (brakes, air tools, CTIS, whatever), it decompresses, causing the air to cool off (air molecules are allowed to move farther apart, resulting in less friction). When air cools, the humidity in the air condenses. What you're seeing is absolutely no different than the condensation on the outside of a glass of iced tea. It's just contained in the air tanks of your truck and needs to be drained occasionally (and by "occasionally", we mean daily).

phil

Yep, exactly what he said