compressor discharge plumbing - which way is best...

by john kali
(succasunna,new jersey .USA)

should the plumbing for a 150 hp screw compressor be from the air compressor to the air drier to the air receiver tank to the compressed air user or should the plumbing be from the air compressor to the air receiver tank to the air drier to the compressed air user and why?

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Bill says...

Hi John. "Should" is a matter for the experts, and the drier folks should tell you how they prefer the plumbing.

If yours was mine, and I had the real estate, I would plumb to the biggest reservoir I had room for (assuming you are talking about a plant air supply) to allow lots of dwell time in the storage tank for the air to cool and naturally de-water before I sent the air on to the drier.

The why is that the lower the moisture load going into the drier the less it has to work, and that saves money and, depending on the type of drier, the media.

Make sure your reservoir has an auto drain that runs often enough, and for long enough, to keep the reservoir empty of water.

My two cents worth. :-)

Cheers,

Bill