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Tank is pressurized at 90psi. Attached to 50 feet 3/8 hose. Tool end of hose has a standard quick coupler. ( so its closed )
Is it "okay" to disconnect the male quick connect fitting from the tank? I understand the air in the hose is pressurized and air will come out, how bad can it be?
They make the same type of bushing that you used before, but in PVC. It would be called an 1 1/2" x 1/2" slip x FIP bushing. "FIP" means female iron pipe.
This picture is actually 1" FIP, which will be easier to find than 1/2", and also easy to "bush" down to smaller sizes using threaded brass bushings:
The water intake is an unthreaded plastic tube that sticks out the back.
Are you sure about that? The water intake should be a brass fitting under the front lip. See page 13 of the PDF.
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The osha approved method would probably require depressurizing the hose prior to removing the male from the female disconnect. I do this at full pressure of 150 psi on my system all the time, I do use caution because the air shooting out the male fitting can contain rust or large dust particles. I grasp the male end in 1 hand and the female in the other, pressing in on the male end I slide the lock sleeve on the female and allow the male to start coming out but keep the fitting inside the female until depressurized this diffuses the blast of air and I have never been hit with rust or dust using this method.