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Old 08-20-2007, 10:36 PM
chromo chromo is offline
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Default Re: temporary air piping: will this work?

If I read that correct it should be fine.

I would regulate the air at the tank to about 100-120psi depending how long the run of air hose is and what size, you may/will lose pressure and volume in the hose with long runs.

Use a water/oil separator at the end of the line near the tools, I would use one close to the air tank also, try to keep the air lines clean as possible. Since I would run more than 90psi through the hose I would use a regulator/filter at the tools also to get the proper air pressure.

Something I like to do is install an extra air tank at the end of a line. I grab up old junk compressors when I find them free or cheap! If I have a long run of line then I run say 120psi to a spare tank near the work, come off that tank with a regulator/filter etc.... that extra tank collects allot of moisture from the air also and being at 120psi it provides a volume buffer when running tools at 90psi or less.

Heres an oddball I am working on for example. I want my compressor near the main house, best power and needed here the most. My junk trailer house/shop is about 200' away.
My plan?
Run the compressor at the house, about 200' of airline at 125psi to a large tank at the trailer/shop. From that tank regulate to PSI needed, filter, and to tools.
That long run to a large tank lets the air cool and moisture condense in the lines, I should get pretty clean air from the trailer tank as is provided I keep it drained, I will filter that air also of course before the tools.
I am thinking I will bury PVC pipe about 1-2' deep for this run if I keep it as is, but I want to dig out the side of a hill and move that shop trailer so untill I decide nothing gets burried yet.
In any case the trailer has low amp power lines far from the source so i do not want a high amp load there. I can run a normal sized oven fine but trying to run much else at once is too much.
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