airhose
by matt
(sussex wisc usa)
How do you know the best airline to use in a industrial setting?
Bill says...
Hey Matt. How's it going?
Your question is like asking... how long is a piece of string?
The air mains in most plant environments act as an air reservoir. Therefore, it makes some sense to make them as large as the budget will allow.
If you have read the pages about plumbing systems on this site, you know I'm not a fan of black pipe.
Yet, for large plant environments, that may be the most economical solution. Just make sure you have lots of downstream air preparation equipment to deal with the by products of this lower cost, yet maintenance costly, compressed air plumbing solution.
In a nutshell, if price were no issue, I'd plumb with copper to the drops, use a good quality RVC hose for the drop lines, Tee off to RVC hose to my application, and then into a decent FR (L if needed) before my tools or appliances.
Cheers,
Bill
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B.W.
