I did it! Changed to winter air.

eljefino

eljefino

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Not a troll post, I swear. 😁

Had a dew point of six degrees F while the ambient air was still above freezing. Perfect time. Put a jack under the affected corners so I wouldn't pinch any sidewalls, pulled valve stems, let all the humid summer air out. Could audibly hear water "spitting" at the valve stem.

This was on tires I mounted this summer. The rubber is soft and pliable-- I use the HF manual changer-- but I trapped some 70 degree dewpoint swamp air in there. It can cause corrosion, it condenses on the tire and rim, and water vapor changes pressure with temperature way more dramatically than air alone.

I must note, that I only got 2/3 of the air, as normal air in a deflated tire is 14.7 PSI anyway just being at sea level.

It goes without saying, that I drained my compressor tank and purged the air line before going to work.

How will I know if I had a benefit? How does anyone at BITOG know their hare-brained routines work? 😁 Would still recommend for anyone too cheap to pay for nitrogen.
 
I have a drier on the compressor line, and drain the compressor daily (or more, if it’s getting heavy use) so I’m thinking the air in my tires is decently dry…
 
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I used my card in an air machine at my local Speedway back in Oct. I think the original ? Firestone Affinitys are aging out on the 64Kmile 16 Camry. I know they hydroplane and are hard as rocks. It hasn't rained much so..:cool:
 
dubber09 said:
Doesn't qualify as a change, more like 'drain and fill' at most and even then, if.
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How many D&F's will it take to get a BITOG approved 99.9% of the old stuff out? :ROFLMAO: I have a tire that I've been slowly doing this with... yup, it's got a nail somewhere. :(

That reminds me, I should drain my compressor tank, these days it gets used once a year, just to blow out sprinkler lines.
 
eljefino said:
How so? It's a closed system so once the water gets vaporized it's done absorbing heat.
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I think it's a play on words--dryer as in clothes dryer, as opposed to a line drier.

Beats me, wife usually hangs laundry out to dry.
 
Does Costco charge for their Nitrogen air stations in the parking lot? You could bring your jack there and do a 3x on each tire.

I have one of the desiccant line driers for my compressor. I normally drain the compressor after each use and leave drain open. Mine sit idle 98% of the time. I'll need to look at different hook up for it if I ever get a M18 inflator.
 
Astro14 said:
I have a drier on the compressor line, and drain the compressor daily (or more, if it’s getting heavy use) so I’m thinking the air in my tires is decently dry…
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When I worked at a Goodyear shop closing up shop every night the compressor got drained. Amazing to see how much moisture spit out of it.

I guess if the tires were installed first thing in the am then they will have lower moisture content?
 
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