Teflon Contamination
Teflon Contamination
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I bought a small oil less compressor to run a salt spray cabinet (brand new) when the main plant air is shut off. After a 24 hour test run with DI water, I noticed milky contamination of the water in the bubble tower. (Yes, oil traps were installed). After 24 hours of settling with the air off, the bubble tower water was clear, with white residue in the bottom. I hypthesized that this white residue is comprised of fine teflon particles (teflon being 2x the density of water, it would sink to the bottom) from the rings in the compressor.Anyone ever heard of such a thing?





RE: Teflon Contamination
If the teflon rings can be disassembled, they could be carefully weighted, reassembled, and weighted again after further service, to determine if they are wearing off.
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Cory
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