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So far I’ve replaced the hose on the compressor with a flexi hose and proper wee gun for doing the saws, I’ve hated the long kinked hose and air tyre hose for years so much I don’t use it, so Amazon to the rescue.  Next is power cable to the container so I can use said compressor again and have lights and charge my makita batteries.  Then it’s steam cleaner fired up from said new extension cable so no more open window in the house with lead hanging out, oh and I finally bought a skooshy gun for the garden hose.  So basically sorting all my botches.

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2 hours ago, Stephen Blair said:

So far I’ve replaced the hose on the compressor with a flexi hose and proper wee gun for doing the saws, I’ve hated the long kinked hose and air tyre hose for years so much I don’t use it, so Amazon to the rescue.  Next is power cable to the container so I can use said compressor again and have lights and charge my makita batteries.  Then it’s steam cleaner fired up from said new extension cable so no more open window in the house with lead hanging out, oh and I finally bought a skooshy gun for the garden hose.  So basically sorting all my botches.

Talking of bodges... I'm sure you know, but is that cable sufficient for either the steam cleaner or the compressor over whatever distance?🤣

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8 hours ago, doobin said:

Talking of bodges... I'm sure you know, but is that cable sufficient for either the steam cleaner or the compressor over whatever distance?🤣

I’ll leave for the circuit breaker to work out ! 😳😂

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8 hours ago, doobin said:

Talking of bodges... I'm sure you know, but is that cable sufficient for either the steam cleaner or the compressor over whatever distance?🤣

 

28 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

I’ll leave for the circuit breaker to work out ! 😳😂

The circuit breaker won't be the issue (although it should be a C type for motor startups)

 

It's more than if the cable is too thin it will fry the windings on the compressor and steam cleaner. Both are large motors at the limit of what a single phase connection will support, and they don't like being starved for current at all.

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1 hour ago, doobin said:

 

The circuit breaker won't be the issue (although it should be a C type for motor startups)

 

It's more than if the cable is too thin it will fry the windings on the compressor and steam cleaner. Both are large motors at the limit of what a single phase connection will support, and they don't like being starved for current at all.

No idea, it just a 10m extension  cable to the container 

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