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I'm working on an old Speedaire 60gal 5HP set up. I paid $50 for it with a blown up pump. I'm finding out I probably would have been better off buying a new compressor. Oh well. Too late now.
There's been some parts robbed off of it that I need to replace. I'm going to need a new pressure switch, check valve, and unloader.
The old set up had the unloader hooked to a secondary 1/8"" copper line hooked directly to the pump. The new pump does not have the small secondary line. I'm hoping I can just go from the pressure switch to the check valve. Does this sound doable.
What my main concern is the in tank check valve. My old one is 1/2"x1/2". It is getting blocked by the new pump. And there's the whole going from 1/2" tank bung to 3/4" outlet on the pump restriction thing. I do have a 3/4" bung on the side of the tank. If I could put a new check valve there, it would make my life easy.
I can't find a rating on the old check valve. The new one that I found is rated for 450 psi. Does the check valve rating have to match the tank max pressure rating. If so, I'm screwed. My tank is rated at 165 psi.
I know this is a lot of rambling. I'm just hoping you guys that have been through this can help me figure it out. Thanks
There's been some parts robbed off of it that I need to replace. I'm going to need a new pressure switch, check valve, and unloader.
The old set up had the unloader hooked to a secondary 1/8"" copper line hooked directly to the pump. The new pump does not have the small secondary line. I'm hoping I can just go from the pressure switch to the check valve. Does this sound doable.
What my main concern is the in tank check valve. My old one is 1/2"x1/2". It is getting blocked by the new pump. And there's the whole going from 1/2" tank bung to 3/4" outlet on the pump restriction thing. I do have a 3/4" bung on the side of the tank. If I could put a new check valve there, it would make my life easy.
I can't find a rating on the old check valve. The new one that I found is rated for 450 psi. Does the check valve rating have to match the tank max pressure rating. If so, I'm screwed. My tank is rated at 165 psi.
I know this is a lot of rambling. I'm just hoping you guys that have been through this can help me figure it out. Thanks