A bonehead mistake

[blackdiesel]

I made a bonehead mistake today. I was filling tanks and on the fourth tank, I forgot to open the valve from the compressor. By the time I noticed, the pressure from the compressor was at 7000psi. The relief valve opened but the pressure was still rising. My burst disk is set for 8k psi so I got to it just in time.

 

[jwrabbit123]

WOW , I had it happen on a older one i had , it sounded like engine was surging and then stopped except it was not a gas engine , after it cooled it still worked fine

 

[Skip-in-WV]

It was just your turn.

 

[2manyAirGunz]

It was just your turn.

Or, as Grandmama would say: "It wern't yo' turn".

 

[PigeonMan]

It doesnt have an auto stop? Imo always get one that had an auto shut off. So doesnt matter if you forget to open the tank valve or walk away. It will shut off at the pressure you set it to. My hatsan lighting has an auto shut off. I set to 4500 psi . Go shopping and come back and it would auto purge every 10 mins and shut off at 4500 psi. It hasn't fail me yet. Also if the auto shut off did fail for whatever reason, there is also burst disc set to 5k. So it would never even go above 5k. Idk why you even have a 8k burst disc when most compressor and tank can only do 4500 psi. 

 

[Matt247365]

Nice save, BD!

7K WOW that's a lot.

Might want to but a lottery ticket tonight

Matt

 

[blackdiesel]

It doesnt have an auto stop? Imo always get one that had an auto shut off. So doesnt matter if you forget to open the tank valve or walk away. It will shut off at the pressure you set it to. My hatsan lighting has an auto shut off. I set to 4500 psi . Go shopping and come back and it would auto purge every 10 mins and shut off at 4500 psi. It hasn't fail me yet. Also if the auto shut off did fail for whatever reason, there is also burst disc set to 5k. So it would never even go above 5k. Idk why you even have a 8k burst disc when most compressor and tank can only do 4500 psi.

No auto shut off, it has two relief valves and burst discs for safety. I have a heavy-duty Shelden compressor. It can fill the large 6000 psi cascade tanks so it's not unusual for it to have an 8k burst disc. The hose is rated for 10k psi so no real danger of damaging the compressor, just blowing the burst disc.

 

[Eaglebeak]

You have learnt a valuable lesson. Vigilance is a must when playing with these things. I'm glad that your gear was strong enough to withstand the overloading. It would be prudent to install a more appropriate burst disc.

 

[biohazardman]

I would have to agree with eaglebeak, unless you have some reason to fill to 8K a reduced PSI burst disk could save your hide or equipment some day in the future. Congrats on the save!!