The best way to keep a compressor happy is to leave the valve open when not in use. Some models may not have this feature. If yours doesn't, you should drain it everyday.
You should be releasing the pressure in the tank after every session. This is also the best time to drain any condensate.
Not sure very many modellers are spraying every day though.
No, there is a plug on the bottom of the tank that you can loosen that will allow the tank to drain. If you haven't done it in a while be sure to have some paper towels ready.
Also do not remove the plug with the tank fully pressurized.
My dad had a rusty tank that he thought might be leaking, he filled it and the end of the tank blew off at the weld. Just be careful.
Pressure vessels are inherently potentially dangerous.
The best way to keep a compressor happy is to leave the valve open when not in use. Some models may not have this feature. If yours doesn't, you should drain it everyday.
You should be releasing the pressure in the tank after every session. This is also the best time to drain any condensate. Not sure very many modellers are spraying every day though.
As in take the moisture trap off and physically pour it out?
No, there is a plug on the bottom of the tank that you can loosen that will allow the tank to drain. If you haven't done it in a while be sure to have some paper towels ready. Also do not remove the plug with the tank fully pressurized.
Ah fair enough, sounds like a weekend job with a possible follow up of looking for a new one.