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COMPRESSOR FIRE!!!!!!
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03-02-2009, 07:15 PM
"Gee Dad...If you wanted a new air compressor. Alls you had to do was ask."
Great heads up! Me....I'd probably run upstairs and grabbed a pack of hot dogs....
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87 I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations. 
03-02-2009, 07:54 PM
Lets see here, first this fire was in a shed behind the house. Where wood shop and mechanics tools are. Neither of which get used much any more. Oh yeah that is where what some call Les's hardware store is. So no running upstairs for hot dogs. And my son said.Whats with you and fire lately? What I don't think I told you guys is. I set wooded area next to my house on fire about 2 weeks ago. Had to call 911.
Now for next question yes it was an accident. Lastly I am glad it was only the compressor also. Oh yeah don't even ask about other fire 
Les
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03-02-2009, 11:48 PM
Les: Nice to know you use a Campbell Hausfeld compressor. I have one that I've been using for years. It's just a little 2 gallon model but does what I need it to do. Back when I had a cat the poor thing was sitting near the compressor when the air discharge valve opened. The air discharged with a hissing roar and the cat hit the ceiling! She never went near the compressor again.
15 year veteran fire fighter
Collector of Apple //e's Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
03-03-2009, 08:02 AM
I have 2 other larger compressors. one craftsman that is portable / on wheels, The other I don't know the brand. It is stationary and has I will guess at a 40 gallon tank. this thing is ancient and very quiet. the one that burned up, literally. I kind of inherited when my Father past away 2 years ago, it was a Campbell Hausfeld. The one my son got me is a Campbell Hausfeld. Man I have got to move that thing. It is by my right foot and when it kicks on my heart stops. The first time it did I almost said a bad word.
Les
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03-03-2009, 08:19 AM
I have a small CH compressor. I'm guessing fairly similar to yours too. Should I be worried?...
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03-03-2009, 09:06 AM
I don't know. It started with an odor that smelled like the motor was burning up, not as in fire but as in kicking the bucket. That just made me think of Red Skelton. You young pups don't know what I am talking about, ask your Dad. Any ways back to compressor, if I would have done what I should have as in just throw it out there would have been no fire. But no not me I have to fix it. Man did I ever fix it.
Les
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03-03-2009, 10:32 AM
Glad your OK. I hope you kept the tank ( if it had one ) Les. You can plumb the tank in and use it for a reserve.
Loren
I got my first train when I was three,
put a hundred thousand miles on my knees. 
03-03-2009, 10:34 AM
tetters Wrote:I have a small CH compressor. I'm guessing fairly similar to yours too. Should I be worried?... I wouldn't worry. Lester's compressor caught fire only because he cleaned it, and did not allow enough time for all of the cleaning solvent to dissipate into the air. All electric motors will tend to arc a little bit, so will contacts when they make or break as well as any switches. If you use a cleaning solvent on anything electrical, always allow plenty of time for it to dry before plugging in the item and turning it on. Likewise, if electrical equipment ever gets wet from any sort of water leak, unplug it and let it air dry for 24 hours before attempting to use it or even plug it in to see if it is still good. A little water doesn't really harm an electrical device, unless it soaks long enough to cause rust. It is just that the water can create a short circuit until it dries out.
03-03-2009, 10:53 AM
nomad Wrote:Glad your OK. I hope you kept the tank ( if it had one ) Les. You can plumb the tank in and use it for a reserve.Yes I kept the tank and regulator.
Les
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03-03-2009, 01:35 PM
Lester: What was it that made you think of Red Skelton?? I have a whole collection of Red's shows, and highlights. I don't think I ever missed one of his shows!! He was absolutely the best comedian, ever!!
I only know what I know, and I don't understand very much of it, either.
Member: AEA, American Legion, Lions Club International Motto: "Essayons" 
03-03-2009, 02:01 PM
nomad Wrote:Glad your OK. I hope you kept the tank ( if it had one ) Les. You can plumb the tank in and use it for a reserve.If the tank was exposed to heat, I wouldn't use it anymore. The heat may have weakened the integrity of the metal, and could potentially rupture during filling...
03-03-2009, 04:39 PM
The fire was not a big one and it was not hot or in contact with the tank.
 all fires are hot but I think you know what I mean.
Les
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