What will happen if the air compressor does not drain water for a long time?

Long-term waterproof of air compressor will greatly increase the water content in compressed air, which has little effect on gas quality, and will also have a certain impact on post-processing equipment that needs gas.

For example, the effect of oil-gas separator becomes worse, the pressure difference becomes larger, and parts will rust. The most serious thing is that some industries are sensitive to gas humidity, such as textiles, food, electronics, paper printing, pharmaceuticals and other industries.

If the air humidity of the air compressor used is too high, the products produced are likely to be scrapped, which will bring economic losses to the enterprise and affect the trust of customers. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly drain the air compressor.

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Causes of water intake in air compressor:

When the air compressor works, the internal temperature of the screw head is very high, and the moisture in the inhaled natural air will form water vapor during the operation of the air compressor.

Another reason for water production is the gas storage tank. The high-speed airflow hits the inner wall of the gas storage tank to produce confluence, which makes the temperature of the airflow in the gas storage tank drop rapidly in the tank. When a large amount of water vapor is liquefied, condensed water will be produced.

The weather is also a factor in the water production of air compressors. If the moisture in the outside air is relatively high in humid weather or winter, more condensed water will be produced.