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What value is there in air compressor tank sizes?
If I bought a 2 gallon air compressor or a 200 gallon air compressor, what is the difference, why is it important?
I understand that the compressor would have to run more often on a smaller tank, but is this a bad thing?
By having the sure volume of air you can operate your tools better, say your blowing out a water sprinkler system, the 2 gallon of air will not do it as theres not enough air to clear the pipes, and the compressor running will not deliver enough volume to do the job, same as an air tool that takes 90 psi to run, having 200 gallons of air will run the tool say 5 min without waiting for more air to run the tool, and the 2 gallon would only turn the tool for say 15-20 seconds before you have to wait for more volume of air to pump up…………..
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By having the sure volume of air you can operate your tools better, say your blowing out a water sprinkler system, the 2 gallon of air will not do it as theres not enough air to clear the pipes, and the compressor running will not deliver enough volume to do the job, same as an air tool that takes 90 psi to run, having 200 gallons of air will run the tool say 5 min without waiting for more air to run the tool, and the 2 gallon would only turn the tool for say 15-20 seconds before you have to wait for more volume of air to pump up…………..
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Been running air tools for 48 yrs now
Just to add to the other answer, a large or small tank is not bad or good. It is the use. If you only use an air nail gun the 2 gallon tank is great. If you change tires, you need a bigger tank and heavy duty pump on it. You can not effectively connect several small tanks on one small compressor for more volume. Yes you get more volume but the small compressor pump runs forever to fill it. Just look at for what purpose it will be used and purchase accordingly. I built my house with 2 air nailers on a 2 gallon compressor. I could move the compressor upstairs and down and all around the house. The last 2 nails out of the gun when it was time for the compressor to kick on, I had to hammer down flush.
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The tank is a buffer. It lets you use more air than the compressor can deliver for a short time. If you get too small a tank you won’t be able to use more than the compressors output for as long.
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