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RISK OF BURSTING
AIR TANK:
THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS
COULD LEAD TO A WEAKENING
OF THE TANK, AND
RESULT IN A VIOLENT TANK EXPLOSION
AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE OR SERIOUS
INJURY.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
HOW TO PREVENT IT
1.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY DRAIN CONDENSED
WATER
FROM THE TANK, CAUSING RUST
AND THINNING
OF THE STEEL TANK.
2.
MODIFICATIONS
OR ATTEMPTED
REPAIRS TO THE
TANK.
3.
UNAUTHORIZED
MODIFICATIONS
TO THE
UNLOADER
VALVE, SAFETY VALVE, OR ANY
OTHER COMPONENTS
WHICH CONTROL TANK
PRESSURE.
4.
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CAN WEAKEN THE AIR
TANK AND CAUSE RUPTURE OR EXPLOSION.
ATTACHMENTS
& ACCESSORIES:
EXCEEDING
THE PRESSURE
RATING OF AIR TOOLS,
SPRAY GUNS, AIR OPERATED ACCESSORIES, TIRES AND
OTHER INFLATABLES CAN CAUSE
THEM TO EXPLODE
OR FLY APART, AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
DRAIN TANK DALLY OR AFTER EACH USE.
IF TANK
DEVELOPS A LEAK, REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY WITH A
NEW TANK OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPRESSOR.
NEVER DRILL INTO, WELD, OR MAKE ANY MODIFICA-
TIONS TO THE TANK OR ITS AI-£ACHMENTS.
THE TANK IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND SPECIFIC OPER-
ATING PRESSURES.
NEVER MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
OR
PARTS SUBSTITUTIONS
TO ALTER THE FACTORY SET
OPERATING PRESSURES.
FOR ESSENTIAL
CONTROL
OF AIR PRESSURE,YOU
MUST INSTALL A PRESSURE REGULATOR AND PRES-
SURE GAUGE TO THE AIR OUTLET (IF NOT EQUIPPED)
OF YOUR
COMPRESSOR.
FOLLOW THE EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS
RECOMMENDATION
AND
NEVER
EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
PRESSURE RATING
OF ATTACHMENTS.
NEVER
USE
COMPRESSOR
TO
INFLATE SMALL LOW-PRESSURE
OBJECTS
SUCH AS
CHILDREN'S
TOYS, FOOTBALLS, BASKETBALLS, ETC.
RISK FROM
FLYING OBJECTS
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
THE COMPRESSED
AIR STREAM CAN CAUSE SOFT TIS-
SUE DAMAGE
TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN PROPEL
DIRT, CHIPS, LOOSE PARTICLES AND SMALL OBJECTS
AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR
PERSONAL INJURY.
HOW TO PREVENTIT
ALWAYS WEAR ANSI Z87.t APPROVED SAFETY GLASS-
ES WITH SIDE SHIELDS WHEN USING THE COMPRES-
SOR.
NEVER
POINT ANY NOZZLE
OR SPRAYER
TOWARD
ANY PART OF THE BODY OR AT OTHER PEOPLE OR
ANIMALS.
ALWAYS TURN
THE COMPRESSOR
OFF AND BLEED
PRESSURE
FROM THE AIR HOSE AND TANK BEFORE
All'EMPTING
MAINTENANCE,
ATFACHING
TOOLS
OR
ACCESSORIES.
D21850
4 - ENG
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