Old air receiver interior condition

[Ian Helsby]

If I sent an air tank to be galvanised the galvers would give it back with 5 extra vent holes drilled in it and charge me a fiver for each one

I put off going for a few months on the likelihood of it being rejected. I had some steel pads to galv for a shed build so took it.
The staff at Manchester Galvanising in Rochdale were amazing! I'm used to hearing air sucked between teeth but they were great. Naturally I paid a bit extra due to it taking much longer to process. These new tanks have much smaller ports than the older ones. If I remember correctly, the original tank had 1.5" bsp ends; this new one, 3/4" bsp.