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farmboya
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Registered: 12-06-08
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i heard one time a person had an air compressorin durring the winter and the relase valve and switch froze and the tank finle blew and took the side of the building off
thelightworks
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Registered: 02-03-08
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the air is heated when it is compressed, and coolsed when it expands - I tried to run an air compressor in cold weather and the intake valves froze open - no compression.
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