Freeze Up

carpkill

how do you guys keep your compressors and nailers from freezing up when its -20 is there a certaim oil you use? let me know thanks

RobertCDF

kill frost... Polyurethane hoses help too. Keep them out of the snow. Add an inline dryer so you have no mosture in the hose.

Most important... DONT WORK WHEN ITS THAT COLD!!!

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carpkill

what do you mean by kill frost

rino1494

I've seen guys stack plywood around the the compressor and generator forming a box. The heat from the exhaust will help keep them warm.

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dkillianjr

Thats the best money I ever spent was some 1/4" flexxeel polyurethane hoses, they are the best there is hands down. They never get stiff and light as a feather.
Usually what I do is either put my compressor in the back of the truck and close the cap to keep the wind rain and snow off it or put it in the customers garage or something, I really haven't had to many freeze up problems. I also have an inline dryer.

Dave

RobertCDF

http://www.speedynails.com/Merchant2...egory_Code=acc kill frost

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skylands

"Most important... DONT WORK WHEN ITS THAT COLD!!!

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Oh! That'd be the logical thing to do

.......but we're contractors and logic doesn't apply!!

Cole

I was just asking myself who would want to work in -20 degree weather.

Oh btw- it was 64 today in Dallas!

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wizendwizard

71 in S.C. today Lovely weather were having, But FT.WORTH got some snow last week!!

tinner666

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curapa

Down here in Ga all I have to do is put the hoses by a fire for a while to thaw them out on the coldest mornings. Never had a compressor freeze up. On the coldest working days its usually around 30 degrees. Snow?, maybe once every couple of years.