/compressed-air-fail-dew-point-bump/ Tips, Trends, Resources, News and Information Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 /compressed-air-fail-dew-point-bump/#comment-426377 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:55:11 +0000 /?p=8772#comment-426377 The daily blow-down of condensate was important, but it was often unnoticed among all of the shop noise, and so not missed. This was a problem.
Then I suggested doing the valve opening every day at exactly quitting time.
Not only was the whole place quieter, but soon all of the workers recognized it as the quitting time notification.
The result was that if ever it failed the shop foreman was notified almost immediately and very reliably.
Never another missed drain cycle.
This was probably the cheapest and simplest problem solution ever.

]]> /compressed-air-fail-dew-point-bump/#comment-426376 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:44:29 +0000 /?p=8772#comment-426376 Verification of correct drain operation is important, as the article states. Too often it is ignored as just another shop noise.
The solution I came up with at one business was to set the drain operation exactly at quitting time, so that all of the hourly people would pay attention to it, and if it was not heard the foreman was always notified right away. That was probably the cheapest problem solution I ever created, as well as being welcomed and appreciated.

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