I came out of the tank and have 4 copper made water traps with valves at the bottom to release water throughout the day if need be, I ran 3/4 copper 40 feet around the wall to two separate drops. One drop has a water separator and 1/2" hose to run all tools, The other line has a water separator and desiccant filter and is only used to run spray guns. I have had no problem with water when painting, I run all this with a CH 80 gallon 27 cfm compressor. The older painter friend told me to do it right the first time and be done with it, This is how he had me set up and so far it has been great.
In your opinion is the QT-5 enough compressor then? What do you mean "learn to blast" at 35psi? Does this require some extra sort of skill or discipline? Or do you just mean blast at 35psi period?learn to blast at 35 lbs and your compressor will not have to work so hard .
I have it running off the old 40A breaker and I've had no issues with the L1510T 7.5 HP, 1725 RPM BALDOR Motor.
Just curious Shine, I know you have a large compressor available, but what CFM are you using at 30 PSIlearn to blast at 35 lbs and your compressor will not have to work so hard .
Just curious Shine, I know you have a large compressor available, but what CFM are you using at 30 PSI
i have 185cfm . i blast at 35-45 lbs . have no idea what cfm is coming out at low pressure but cfm has little to do with blasting .
there is no reason for excessive pressure when blasting. unless your doing cement trucks or water towers . you need only enough to remove paint and rust. less pressure - less peening - less chance of warping .
That unit will support a nozzle that will get-r-done in no time, even at 35 PSI, but most of these guys only have 18 or 19 CFMi have 185cfm . i blast at 35-45 lbs . have no idea what cfm is coming out at low pressure but cfm has little to do with blasting .
there is no reason for excessive pressure when blasting. unless your doing cement trucks or water towers . you need only enough to remove paint and rust. less pressure - less peening - less chance of warping .
I suspect it is the same pump. They use a different pulley to spin the pump faster to gain the extra CFM. It takes more HP to spin the pump faster, thus upping to a 7.5 hp motor.