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Harvey Pascoe
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So I take it I can install the regulator filter anywhere, does not have to be where it presently is on the compressor. Okay, thanks, I wasn't sure whether there was some reason it had to be AT the compressor.
Its a 150 psi compressor so hose and good clamps should be able to handle that, I hope.
The drain cock is an inch from the floor, so the compressor has to be removed from the sound box and turned on its side to drain, a real PITA to do. Installing a 90* elbow, a bit of hose and a petcock is a great idea so maybe I'll drain it more than once a year! I bet I drain a gallon of water out of that thing and its amazing that I wasn't spraying 50% water but only got minute traces.
Researching it looks like I need an air cooler of some sort to allow the water to condense and be drained, so I'm planning on making a DIY air cooler with either black iron or copper pipe that zigs back and forth with drains. (similar to this:
My question - should it matter where I put this DIY pipe water trap? I'd prefer to put it out in the storage shed where I have more wall space, but I didn't know if in the summer when it gets over 90*F out there, will it cool it enough to condense the water? Or am I going about this all wrong?
Crudely drawn layout attached for reference.
Thanks!
I currently have a 5HP 60 gallon IR air compressor in an exterior, un-conditioned storage shed. The air from it immediately runs into a PneumaticPlus "3 in one" particulate and coalescing filter and air regulator. This then runs in a 50' long 1/2" rubber air hose underground through a 2" PVC pipe into the main shop which is an air conditioned space. As you can probably guess, there is a significant amount of water at the air drops inside the shop.Researching it looks like I need an air cooler of some sort to allow the water to condense and be drained, so I'm planning on making a DIY air cooler with either black iron or copper pipe that zigs back and forth with drains. (similar to this: https://www.fordtruckzone.com/threads/air-compressor-water-trap.668275/ My question - should it matter where I put this DIY pipe water trap? I'd prefer to put it out in the storage shed where I have more wall space, but I didn't know if in the summer when it gets over 90*F out there, will it cool it enough to condense the water? Or am I going about this all wrong?Crudely drawn layout attached for reference.Thanks!