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Old 06-13-2008, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BruinMan
Nice find on that Costco compressor! From what I understand the maintenace on oil compressor is a lot of work. Unless you use it a lot.
Best you go for the oil-free compressors. I read that these units don't need to be drain from the water on the bottom of the tank.
Oil free (meaning that lubricating oil does not come in contact with the compressed air) is fine, but it is different than draining the water out. Water comes from the humidity in the air; it collects, causes maintenance problems in the tank and the tools, and so on.

I don't know if I would say maintenance is a lot of work, but lack of maintenance can cause a lot of problems. Maintenance is relatively simple, it is just critical that you do it.
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