I am considering a Tuxing twin cylinder compressor much like this one. I see your original post is from 2020. Has it continued to give you good service? Any major repairs required? Also, how's the noise level? Have you measured the decibel rating?
Seriously???? What's going to corrode, the aluminum? What are car motors made out of???? OH yeah ALUMINUM. Antifreeze is anti corrosive and it's ANTIFREEZE. If you are dead set, yeah blow air through it, be sure to open the low point.
That is the same model I have, the Electronic Control unit died in under an hour, they sent me a new one and a bunch of other parts. In my case the ECU died and the only way to shut off the compressor was to pull the plug. If you have an issue hit me up off line and I'll give you the joys of swapping it out without tearing the thing apart to get at it. Oh and don't use that %^$# Royal purple it smokes, if you really want to I've got a new bottle, unopened I'll send you for shipping.
I reached the same conclusion but Brian is suppose to be the most knowledgeable on these. I added antifreeze a couple of days ago when it got down to 29deg F.
I've had mine for less than a month, functional for an hour or so of use, my timer doesn't appear to be functional, it activates on movement, trying to avoid hardwiring one but....open to other ideas and something other than Royal Purple oil. Oh I used 50/50 premix coolant
The hour meter on my compressor is vibration activated and it has a way to reset the amount of vibration (or movement?) so it activates only when the compressor is running. Maybe yours can be adjusted?
Nope, it's sealed and I mean sealed, but I have two of them so, let the unsealing commence. Which meter do you have?
If you have a simple way to get to the control please let us know. I intend to wire in an hour meter and put my thermostat cutoff back in. Ideally will wire in a digital pressure gauge at the same time. I remember last time it was a pain to put in the thermostat because the little box holding the electronics doesn't drop far enough down to get your hands in there.
Inexpensive hour meter from Amazon.
There is nothing simple about it, it's a tight fit, as an fyi the spade fittings are weird, or metric, or at least to me, I have a good collection but...didn't have that size. So that said, the cover on the air/water filter side comes off, then the two screws on the top drops the box, NOW the fun begins, you and your 3rd hand has to compress the clips on the power switch and on hand pry's it up a little and it'll come out allowing access to the spades under it mine has contacts on both sides so easy to wire in a meter. Fish your wires up and then reinstall. You'll need small hands, the ONLY was to get the box out is to pull the water separator's, a non-starter for me. IF for some reason you need to fish a wire through the grommet on the right side, you need to take the grommet out and get creative with a screw drive then work it back in. Metric spade connectors...https://smile.amazon.com/Twidec-Assortment-Connector-Insulating-Electrical/dp/B07VSD3HDM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3FNE1XI836QIW&keywords=metric+spade+connectors&qid=1668566764&s=industrial&sprefix=metric+spade+connectors%2Cindustrial%2C220&sr=1-4
Rats, I almost bought that one. I may just hardwire one in, always wanted to buy metric spade connectors.
Looking at this thread where you plugged the original gauge port with 1/8" x close nipple. I thought all of the fittings were M10x1.0. The 1/8" would close it I assume but would probably corrupt the M10 threads. Your thoughts? I have one of these on the way and want to make sure I do everything properly.
