Askland09 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Might sounds like a dumb question but how long should I let my air compressor acclimate before using it? My wife aired up a tire a couple days ago and left it out In our unheated garage. Temp has been a warm 0 to 14 degrees lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted January 25, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 I wish I had something to tell you. I've never heard of acclimating an air compressor, but if it ever got that cold here, I wouldn't be working anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 6:25 PM, Tom King said: I've never heard of acclimating an air compressor I’m not sure it really is a thing or not? I just need it inside to do some trim work in the bathroom but don’t want to burn the motor out or cause enough pressure from it expanding too cause a crack or anything. Or it’s quite possible I’m overthinking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 I had a dewalt 4 gal compressor it wouldn't start on cold days, if I was going to use it I would bring it in the house the night before. Or I would heat up the shop and check it every once in while it seems to me it would warm up enough in about 1-2 hrs your mileage my vary. My new compressor doesn't seem to mind the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 If it were me, if it turns on I’d use it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 My compressor is in an unheated garage, I have an overhead heater that I use when working in there, the only issue I have is condensation in the tank from it going to cold to warm every day, I pump it up and pull the tank drain and let it blow off to get rid of the water in the tank but it runs every day no problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 I'd say 27.63 seconds. That's about how long it'd take me to walk from my garage door to where I was using the compressor, to set it down, and plug it in. You may need more or less time depending on the distance from your garage to your work space. Also some more time if you have to unplug around 50 cell phone chargers because your wife is obsessed with having 2 in every outlet. I wouldn't worry about it. Drain the water in the take and put it to work. They heat up when they run so the temperature change from cold to work is probably designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 8:06 PM, treeslayer said: My compressor is in an unheated garage, I have an overhead heater that I use when working in there, the only issue I have is condensation in the tank from it going to cold to warm every day, I pump it up and pull the tank drain and let it blow off to get rid of the water in the tank but it runs every day no problem ^^^ This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 If there is any concern, run it under no load to heat any lube before having it do any compressing. I worked to sub zero for a decade with issues only on the first cycle of the day. No load worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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