Husky 671-049 - Draining the Tank; Daily Tank Draining

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OPERATION
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WARNING
Always disconnect the air supply and power supply 
beforemakingadjustments,servicingatool,orwhena
toolisnotinuse.
DRAINING THE TANK
See Figure 6-1, 6-2.
Tohelppreventtankcorrosionandkeepmoistureoutoftheair
used,thetankofthecompressorshouldbedraineddaily.
To drain:
gTurntheaircompressoroff.
gPull the ring on the pressure relief valve to release until
 pressuregaugereadslessthan20psi.
gReleasethering.
gOpenthedrainvalveallowingairtobleedfromthe
 tank.(6-1)
gNOTE: Condensateisapolluting materialandshould be
 disposedofincompliancewithlocalregulations.
gIf drainvalveis clogged, releaseallairpressure,remove
 andcleanvalve,thenreinstall.
WARNING
Unplugthe aircompressorandrelease all airfromthe
tankbeforeservicing.Failuretodepressurizetankbefore
attemptingtoremovevalvemaycauseseriouspersonal
injury.
gClosethedrainvalve.(6-2)
Figure6-2Figure6-1