Air COmpressor moisture - DIY

Do a search here. There a several threads that go into a lot of detail. I get tired of writing/posting the same things over and over again. If you search you will find info on setting up an air system correctly. I will say that your first filter if it's not 50 feet away from the compressor is really doing almost nothing. You need 50 feet of line to allow air to cool and condensate so that your filter can remove the water. Or use an air drier. You can run it any number of ways if you don't have the physical space to allow 50 feet run normally. Up and down the wall works.

Just search google using this format: site:spiuserforum.com air lines If you use the site search it won't return results correctly because one of the words is too short.

Here is the search on google:
 
Chris_Hamilton said:
Do a search here. There a several threads that go into a lot of detail. I get tired of writing/posting the same things over and over again. If you search you will find info on setting up an air system correctly. I will say that your first filter if it's not 50 feet away from the compressor is really doing almost nothing. You need 50 feet of line to allow air to cool and condensate so that your filter can remove the water. Or use an air drier. You can run it any number of ways if you don't have the physical space to allow 50 feet run normally. Up and down the wall works.

Just search google using this format: site:spiuserforum.com air lines If you use the site search it won't return results correctly because one of the words is too short.

Here is the search on google:
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thx
Honestly I do a search and if it doesnt show up in thes first couple results I post ...... (not just this forum) ...... else you spend 4 hours researching a 5 min answer.
Think we are all guilty of this. Wish there was a better way to get to specific threads quicker/better - maybe AI.
 
I'll try to find some of the threads I'm referring to. Like I posted above the best way to search this forum is with Google. Use keywords in the format I listed above.
 

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fakky said:

found that interesting also
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I've got to admit, that is the nicest designed cooler I've seen yet, however........ It could really benefit the cooler to have a water separator between the air compressor tank and the water cooler. The water separator would be the first defense at collecting massive amounts of water, thus allowing the water cooler to achieve maximum efficiency at drying the air. The way it's set up on the video, the water cooler is having to work too hard to dissipate the mass amounts of water being introduced in the water cooler from the compressor. Using the system as is imho would require at least 50' of copper tube drops after the cooler to dissipate the remaining water vapors.
 
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dhutton01 said:
Where do you live? Arid Arizona or humid Florida? Makes a difference.

Don
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PNW now ...... not humid.
Just wasnt sure if the cheaper water collectors were enough.
Not running a shop - but also dont want to deal with moisture issues.
 
Jim C said:
any little separator like the ones in the first post will remove moisture just fine. the real issue is cooling the air. you have to chill the air to condense the moisture otherwise they do absolutely nothing.
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that make sense ..... lightbulb moment.
 
Dean Jenkins said:
I'm in the PNW as well (Olympia, WA) and don't have much humidity.
30 foot run of pipe and Arrow desiccant filter is all I've needed.
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"Humidity" is an interesting concept. For example, it is raining off and on today and the Humidity is 99%. But if I run my compressor, I won't get very much water condensing in the tank.
I found this confusing and looked it up.
The National Weather Service has a write that helped me understand.
Turns out that "Dew Point" is what really matters.
Average Dew Point for my town is 35.09, which is pretty low. Compare that to Houston which is 70.26.
Makes more sense to me now.
 
Dean Jenkins said:
"Humidity" is an interesting concept. For example, it is raining off and on today and the Humidity is 99%. But if I run my compressor, I won't get very much water condensing in the tank.
I found this confusing and looked it up.
The National Weather Service has a write that helped me understand.
Turns out that "Dew Point" is what really matters.
Average Dew Point for my town is 35.09, which is pretty low. Compare that to Houston which is 70.26.
Makes more sense to me now.
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Interesting read.
I think in the interim Im going to run the hose I have in a bucket of cold water ...... and eitehr stick a truck oil cooler or intercooler inline.
Not sure which would work best though.
When my shed is built Ill probably go PEX even though tehcnically not rated for AC ..... videos show it holding close to 1000lb. Inline same intercooler/cool cell deal.
 
fakky said:
Interesting read.
I think in the interim Im going to run the hose I have in a bucket of cold water ...... and eitehr stick a truck oil cooler or intercooler inline.
Not sure which would work best though.
When my shed is built Ill probably go PEX even though tehcnically not rated for AC ..... videos show it holding close to 1000lb. Inline same intercooler/cool cell deal.
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I used PEX. Yeah, not rated for air, but if it fails it will just split and leak, unlike PVC which can shatter and send high velocity shrapnel everywhere.
 
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