How to Choose the Right Air Compressor Tank Drain

I have one of the electronic drains and it works really nice. Had it for about 3 years. Charles

I think I would tie that power switch on the tank drain into the circuit when the compressor kicks on. Then set the auto drain to every 1 or 2 minutes (While the compressor is running). Then set the drain time to maybe bleed of a couple short bursts like every few seconds or so. That way, everytime the compressor starts, so does the auto drain switch. When power goes off on the compressor switch, it also shuts off the auto drain switch.. Then, it's not popping off every 45 minutes during every 24 hour day. I don't know why the timer is only a max of 45 minutes....should be hours or days, not minutes.

thank you so much for posting you are a life saver. dont understand why its called a 1/4 when the thread diameter is 1/5 inch

Is regular interval draining (as with the electronic option) important if using an aluminum tank?

Any thoughts on the zero-loss magnetic drains that don't require power?

Is there a system out there designed to catch the water drained from the air compressor? I have it in my garage and it makes a mess unless I role it outside. Can you make a video on this or how to make something to catch the water?