I'm installing a compressed air system in my shop and have a few questions. It's a home made system with components I bought separately.
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Personally, when we piped our last one we put a separate inlet/outlet, both at the top of the tank, but opposite sides. This gives a little time for water to get out of the air in the tank prior to going to the tools. We put a large drip-leg (4" pipe, about 18" long) between the compressor and the tank, and coming out of the tank, and again inside where the pipe came through the wall, as well as sloped each pipe around the wall toward the corners and a small drip leg installed there also . There are programmable dump valves on all three large drip legs, as well as the tank drain. All fittings come out the top side of the pipe, as is standard pneumatic plumbing practice. We used a coil of 3/4" copper tubing vertically out of the tank, this acts as a heat sink and helps get water out. A high pressure air-to-air heat exchanger will work also (think high pressure radiator with a fan). There is a water separator/filter/regulator where the pipe comes through the wall, after the drip leg. This is the main filter/regulator for the system, and with this arraingement and regular, daily use year round, the separator only needs drained every couple of months, sans spring, when the humidity is horrible around here, it's a weekly job during that time.
Yes, it matters. Use two seperate openings. one in, usually on top cause dats where da pump is. Second, outlet normally half way up on tank, reservoir. Your tank catches most of the moisture dat way. Unless you like gittin mist in yer puss everytime you use air.
Don't matter. Install a Tee when turning a corner or every hunnert yards, wit a drain valve.
don't matter, it's what you can afford. Don't use garden hose, keeps bursting, more trouble den it's wert.
About 150 or 175, but it's a two stage compressor. You'll never see dat from a singlestage. 100-120 if single, if that psi doesn't overheat yer pump or motor. I can't think of any air tool that ever had too much psi, eventhough most state 90 is good. 120 is better.
Great diagram! Thanks!
Oh yeah!!! Wait till I tell the wife I need programmable dump valves!!!
..tanks!
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