Hi folks - looking for advice from someone knowledgeable about petrol (gasolene) compressors as opposed to electric motor driven ones.
I have just bought a BAUER PE100 (petrol) and filled a couple of tanks from it. It was very noticeable that (as you would expect) I could smell the exhaust fumes from the motor as I was stood near the compressor,so I decided to test the final tank fill for CO levels.
The sensor I used (an Analox CO EII) gave a reading that fluctuated between 0 and 1 parts per million CO, so was I suspect reading a trace of carbon monoxode in the breathing air in the tank.
The compressor was operated outdoors, in a slight breeze, with the extended air intake fitted, so was right within how BAUER say it should be operated. The analox sensor did not fluctuate in the open air, only when sampling from the tank. So I guess my question is, how normal is it to detect a trace of CO from a cylinder filled from a petrol compressor, and what is a safe/normal limit to expect it to read.
I am going to drain the tank down and refill it again making religiously sure that all possible steps to prevent CO being drawn in are followed.
I cant see anywhere where it says what to expect - is it a case of no CO at all, or is 1 ppm not a reading worth bothering about?
Cheers
P
I have just bought a BAUER PE100 (petrol) and filled a couple of tanks from it. It was very noticeable that (as you would expect) I could smell the exhaust fumes from the motor as I was stood near the compressor,so I decided to test the final tank fill for CO levels.
The sensor I used (an Analox CO EII) gave a reading that fluctuated between 0 and 1 parts per million CO, so was I suspect reading a trace of carbon monoxode in the breathing air in the tank.
The compressor was operated outdoors, in a slight breeze, with the extended air intake fitted, so was right within how BAUER say it should be operated. The analox sensor did not fluctuate in the open air, only when sampling from the tank. So I guess my question is, how normal is it to detect a trace of CO from a cylinder filled from a petrol compressor, and what is a safe/normal limit to expect it to read.
I am going to drain the tank down and refill it again making religiously sure that all possible steps to prevent CO being drawn in are followed.
I cant see anywhere where it says what to expect - is it a case of no CO at all, or is 1 ppm not a reading worth bothering about?
Cheers
P
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