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31/07/2004 3:11 PM

Breathing air from oilless compressors

Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have a Gast
oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.


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MO

"My Old Tools"

in reply to [email protected] (Greg) on 31/07/2004 3:11 PM

31/07/2004 3:20 PM

Depends on where you're going to breathe it. Minor contaminates at 1
atmosphere can kill at several atmospheres (underwater). I wouldn't.

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Ross
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"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have a
Gast
> oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.
>

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to [email protected] (Greg) on 31/07/2004 3:11 PM

01/08/2004 12:42 AM


"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have a
Gast
> oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.
>

This type of question is better asked directly of Campbell Hausefeld than a
usenet newsgroup. Imagine what the results of bad advice could be at 100ft
below sea level...
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-Mike-
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b

in reply to "Mike Marlow" on 01/08/2004 12:42 AM

02/08/2004 7:32 PM

: On 01 Aug 2004 01:07:50 GMT, [email protected] (Greg) wrote:

:>I have a Gast hookah that I do use at +1 atmosphere or less but I am really
:>just interested in a spray mask used at sea level +10 feet here.
:>I know CH may have an answer but I didn't want to repave that rocky "press 1 if
:>you have a pulse" road, if someone here had done it.


: For that type of application, I suspect you don't even need an air
: compressor. Get a good squirrel cage blower and some ductwork to the spray
: mask. Mount the squirrel cage where you would have the compressor (well
: away from the spray booth). It should easily be capable of maintaining
: positive pressure without the danger of oil in the airstream.

Or use the output of your shop vac.

gG

in reply to [email protected] on 02/08/2004 7:32 PM

02/08/2004 8:48 PM

>Or use the output of your shop vac.

Maybe a brand new one but I am certainly not breathing the air out of MY shop
vac. It has a lot of the same crap in it that I wear a respirator for in the
first place.
I am starting to think rebuilding my Gast may be the best path and put it on an
electric motor.

gG

in reply to "Mike Marlow" on 01/08/2004 12:42 AM

01/08/2004 1:07 AM

I have a Gast hookah that I do use at +1 atmosphere or less but I am really
just interested in a spray mask used at sea level +10 feet here.
I know CH may have an answer but I didn't want to repave that rocky "press 1 if
you have a pulse" road, if someone here had done it.

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to "Mike Marlow" on 01/08/2004 12:42 AM

31/07/2004 6:50 PM

On 01 Aug 2004 01:07:50 GMT, [email protected] (Greg) wrote:

>I have a Gast hookah that I do use at +1 atmosphere or less but I am really
>just interested in a spray mask used at sea level +10 feet here.
>I know CH may have an answer but I didn't want to repave that rocky "press 1 if
>you have a pulse" road, if someone here had done it.


For that type of application, I suspect you don't even need an air
compressor. Get a good squirrel cage blower and some ductwork to the spray
mask. Mount the squirrel cage where you would have the compressor (well
away from the spray booth). It should easily be capable of maintaining
positive pressure without the danger of oil in the airstream.

JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to [email protected] (Greg) on 31/07/2004 3:11 PM

02/08/2004 12:41 PM

Lawrence Wasserman wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> Greg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have a
>>Gast oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.
>>
>
> I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
> I went sponge fishing.

I suspect that the question was aimed at the use of the compressor to
support air-supplied respirators.

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

lL

[email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman)

in reply to [email protected] (Greg) on 31/07/2004 3:11 PM

02/08/2004 3:46 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
Greg <[email protected]> wrote:
>Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have a Gast
>oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.
>

I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
I went sponge fishing.
--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]

JJ

in reply to [email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman) on 02/08/2004 3:46 PM

02/08/2004 1:55 PM

Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 3:46pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
(Lawrence=A0Wasserman) wisely sayss:
<snip> I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
I went sponge fishing.

Yeah, I'd be nervous about that long electric cord, out to the
boat, too.

Same principle as questions about glue I guess. Why read the
label, and call the 1-800 number, when you can ask here? If you got
bad, or wrong, advice from the manufacturer, you'd at least have someone
you could sue.



JOAT
The highway of fear is the road to defeat.
- Bazooka Joe
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b

in reply to [email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman) on 02/08/2004 3:46 PM

02/08/2004 5:45 PM

On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:55:51 -0400, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 3:46pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
>(Lawrence Wasserman) wisely sayss:
><snip> I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
>I went sponge fishing.
>
> Yeah, I'd be nervous about that long electric cord, out to the
>boat, too.


just make sure it's an "outdoor rated" cord....


<G>

pp

patriarch <[email protected]>

in reply to [email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman) on 02/08/2004 3:46 PM

03/08/2004 4:33 AM

[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:55:51 -0400, [email protected] (J T)
> wrote:
>
>>Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 3:46pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
>>(Lawrence Wasserman) wisely sayss:
>><snip> I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
>>I went sponge fishing.
>>
>> Yeah, I'd be nervous about that long electric cord, out to the
>>boat, too.
>
>
> just make sure it's an "outdoor rated" cord....
>
>
> <G>
>
>

And seal the connections with Titebond III!

<g>

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to [email protected] (Lawrence Wasserman) on 02/08/2004 3:46 PM

03/08/2004 1:46 PM


"patriarch [email protected]>" <<patriarch> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:55:51 -0400, [email protected] (J T)
> > wrote:
> >
> >>Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 3:46pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
> >>(Lawrence Wasserman) wisely sayss:
> >><snip> I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
> >>I went sponge fishing.
> >>
> >> Yeah, I'd be nervous about that long electric cord, out to the
> >>boat, too.
> >
> >
> > just make sure it's an "outdoor rated" cord....
> >
> >
> > <G>
> >
> >
>
> And seal the connections with Titebond III!
>

Bahhh! Duct tape!

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-Mike-
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MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to [email protected] (Greg) on 31/07/2004 3:11 PM

02/08/2004 6:31 PM


"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Lawrence Wasserman wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Greg <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>Are the Campbell Hausefeld compressors rated for "breathing" air? I have
a
> >>Gast oilless that is rated, but it is getting old.
> >>
> >
> > I'd sure want to directly ask CH about the specific model before
> > I went sponge fishing.
>
> I suspect that the question was aimed at the use of the compressor to
> support air-supplied respirators.
>

It'd probably still be better to check with the manufacturer wouldn't it?
--

-Mike-
[email protected]


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