Then after some number of years the well pressure will fall below certain levels and a compressor will need to be installed.

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The reason for the length of time is that, unlike public stations, which have compressors that can fill the car in roughly two minutes, Phill does not have a compressor built in, so it relies on the slow accumulation of pressure over an extended period.

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