...About those "imaginary" compressor explosions....

The tank should have a pop off valve and will only overpressurize if this is defeated, is stuck and the tank is pressurized all the time (fills 150psi at night and then 100F daytime comes around and now the tank prsssure is >180 psi. The tanks (eg. propane) are usually rated about 5x what the working pressure is for some safety margin. Co2 tanks are usually filled to ~700-1000 psi and are DOT rated to 3000 psi. Burst disk is at 1800-2500 psi so these are overbuilt. Anyone ever use a propane tank (or 2 in series) for compressor duty? 1000psi burst rating and typically not 30 users old. No drain valves.......