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Re: [ST] Air Compressor



Thats funny.....the instructions with my compressor very clearly say to use teflon tape... why is it a no no ?

Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Jeremy Witt wrote:

-That's the first thing I was told when I asked about compressors. Stay
-away from the oil-less units, they are loud as heck and are throw-aways,
-as you mentioned.

I'm gonna have to double-check now to see but I was thinking my little C-H is
an oil-less design, and it's been in service darn near 5 years.

I was also surprised to learn that teflon tape is a no-no in air applications
per the review of the Porter-Cable unit on Amazon - what is this "joint
compound" they refer to using instead?


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