Tornador Black starts with low power, spins up to full than drops again

[KirkH]

I have the 30 gallon portable. I caught it on sale.


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[LSNAutoDetailing]

Thanks... tested Tornador on a good compressor today, worked like a champ... so it's definitely the compressor.
I'll have to keep an eye out for the 30 Gal on sale. Most reviews were good except oil changes appear to be a PIA. Thanks!

[Duy]

How do you like your Tornador? I've been on the fence with that and an extractor. Trying to keep business expenses down til next year if I decide to pull the trigger on an extractor of some sort. I'm not a fan of doing interiors but I hear the Tornador can make interior details a breeze.

[PaulMys]

Hey, Paul.

I didn't see anyone mention this, so I'll just ask: Did you make sure the air tank was drained off all the condensation?

Kind of a dumb question, but I worked on a buddies A/C once that was low on power (psi), and the tank was almost half full of condensation water. He had no idea there was a petcock under it.

Just a thought.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Hey Paul, yes... tank was drained. I store it with valve drain open


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[LSNAutoDetailing]

How do you like your Tornador? I've been on the fence with that and an extractor. Trying to keep business expenses down til next year if I decide to pull the trigger on an extractor of some sort. I'm not a fan of doing interiors but I hear the Tornador can make interior details a breeze.

We have both Extractor and Tornador. I love the Tornador!!


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[PaulMys]

Hey Paul, yes... tank was drained. I store it with valve drain open


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Thought so. Figured you would.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Picked up this bad boy... Followed the instructions, ran it for 30 minutes with the drain plug open.
Shut it down, closed the drain plug and ran it.... It has auto stop, but I was playing with the Tornador so much that before it reached peak PSI it was still running.

Q1 - With only 2.0 HP does anyone have an idea how long it will take to fill 30 GAL before it auto-stops?
Q2 - 30 GALS of air is a lot... should I drain the air after each use? The manual states one should or condensation will build in the tank. But I'm wondering if worrying about a little condensation (in a cast iron tank) is more risk than constantly running the motor until the tank fills.







I will add that that the Tornador Black is a SCFM / PSI hog. Even with the regulator set to 100 PSI, when I gun the Tornador the PSI drops to 70.... but the Tornador never ran better...

[PaulMys]

Nice buy Paul!!

I'm not sure on Q1, but I would think it should only take about a minute or two for that to fill up.

As for Q2, and this is JMO, I would drain it after every use. Especially with the difference in AZ between the ambient air temps.

I've always found the hotter the outside air, the more condensate was created in our compressor tanks.

[KirkH]

Q1. havent timed it but im going to estimate 3 minites.


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