The new supply is in to the garage, a nice piece of armoured cable to a steel fuse box wired back to a 40A 30mA RCD. I've split the garage 13amp sockets into 2 seperate rings both under fused using 16A type B breakers and the Hydrovane has it's own 2.5 T+E feed to a 16A socket fused by a 16A...
The first Hydrovane I bought was a single phase 1.1kw tripod type that I linked to a 50 litre tank. It worked well but was only a lower pressure type (8 bar?) but that started me looking for the higher airflow type.
I don't really know how much such an item would be new. From what you've...
Yes I did. I found it minutes after he listed it and asked if would be adding a BIN price. He said not so I thanked him for the reply and said I'd be having a bid on it. The next day he sent me an email saying that he'd had so much interest he was adding a BIN. So I snapped it up. He was a nice...
The guy I bought it off threw in a cooler unit too - I doubt I'll ever use it but it was a nice gesture. I just need to sell the 150 litre tank that I used with the Hydrovane 5, it's taking up a lot of room.
Steve.
Hi Gary,
I followed you advice and kept my eye out for a receiver mounted one. On Saturday I collected a 2.2KW single phase receiver mounted type (Hydrovane 15 it says on the head). All I need to do now is sort out the power to the garage.
I cleaned the air filter but intend to change it's...
It's the worst thing I ever did buying a blasting cabinet, this lead to the purchase of a better compressor and then one better than that, all to clean a few parts =0)
Anyhow I bought exactly the same cabinet and have exactly the same problems as you found. I was thinking along the same lines...
Hi Gary.
Thanks for the info. I noticed about 30 mins ago whilst Reading the manual you sent me that it's not a just a valve that's needed. Maybe I should by a tank mounted one and sell the one I have. I don't know if this is a silly question but how does a 2.2 kw compare to a 1.1 kw. Are...
Hi Gary.
Thanks for the info. The HV has a fully printed label that shows a tripod mount and a receiver mounted one with the numbers 7 & 10. I'll run it up tomorrow when the air filter should be dry and post what it says. I think the Nutool was 120 psi but I'll check tomorrow. I'll send a PM...
The one I bought cost an arm and a leg but I decided to bite the bullet, I've already got a small selection of air tools and a small blast cabinet so I splashed out. In the end I thought well if I paid £350 for a new compressor you wouldn't get much worth having and anything quiet seems to be...
Hi Graham,
Thanks for the link, that's one of the threads that came up during a search I did. Did you buy a Hydrovane?
Hopefully I can find out more info to help connect mine to the tank.
Steve.
Hi All,
I've been searching the forum for posts on these compressors and come up with some info but would like to know what is involved in connecting up a tripod mounted Hydrovane 5 to a 50 ltr receiver.
I have a Nutool 2 HP 50Ltr compressor that is too noisy so I've bought a Hydrovane 5...
I'm here! I wish I'd been in IT support since leaving school. Sure beats flogging your guts out all over the country for a pittance. Maybe horses for courses? And to think I wanted to be in Engineering when I left school but the YTS schemes had just started and most manufacturing was heading...
There's several things I can't understand, the members were really taking the mickey but he didn't seem to care, he's either lying about burns and arch eye or he's got a very high tolerance to pain.
Reading his postings was hard work.
Steve.
Personally I'd at least start the course before shelling out. That way you have some idea what you're looking for in a welder. Don't get me wrong £200 won't buy you a commercial class welder but at least you'll have some idea as to how important a good wire feed is, etc. Also you'll know whether...