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I have a D55168 compressor that has blown a plug of some sort from its bottom. It was pressurizing yesterday and I heard a small puff sound and then a loud discharge of air. Looking at it, it appears that a rubber or plastic plug may have blown out. I couldn’t find anything that might have come from the blow out but it does look like something was attached at some point. Now there is about a 3/16″ hole with some paint removed around it. See pics. Can someone me tell what’s going on? I thought about plugging it with epoxy but I’d rather do it right if it can be repaired.
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The DeWALT D55168 Type 3 parts listing does not show anything at that location.
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That appears to be a prior repair that has failed.
There are many online topics showing how to repair a compressor tank pinhole.
While it may work for some period and while it might not have a catastrophic and disastrous failure, the risk associated with that pressurized tank failing is not something I would want to be in my vicinity.
IMO, time to get a different compressor, or at least a different tank.
Thanks. I bought it new from Home Depot, so I doubt it’s a repair unless they did it at the factory to correct a production flaw. Maybe someone can post a pic of theirs for comparison. I can’t find any online.
I found a few pics of the bottom of the tank. It’s definitely a rupture from what I can see. Crap, no cash for a new compressor either.
Try reaching out to DeWALT. Maybe they can assist. That should not happen.