Pluming shop

I just bought my compressor 80 gallon 5hp 18cfm and I have questions on pluming it in my shop Im going to run a piece of steel braided from the compressor to the wall mount filter steel braided will hold the psi right?

then out of the filter with my inch and a quarter pipe down the wall will it hurt anything coming out of the filter and stepping it up to that size with adapters? My main concern is the stepping up and down to get it all hooked up any help would be great
Thank you

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Bill says....

The stainless steel braid will handle the pressure you subject it to, if it is rated to do so. There are many different types. You need to ensure that the one you select has sufficient pressure rating.

There are no problems with going from a smaller air line to a larger air main. In fact, the larger air main then acts as a bit of reservoir for the air using equipment.

You want to make sure your main is installed with an angle away to a drop tee so you can drain it.

In fact, if you read all the pages to do with Plumbing on this site, you'll have all the info you need to install your air system correctly.

Cheers,

Bill




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Mar 17, 2011
 drain valve
by: Anonymous

thanks for the help should the drain valve be at the start of the line or at the end of the line and the angle of the line should that be running up hill or down hill from the wall mount filter

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The idea is that as air flows from the compressor, through the lines, to the application. As it flows, it cools. As it cools, it drops our water.

So, tile the main away from the source, put a drop line at the very end to catch all the water that runs down the main, and put an auto drain on the drop line so that it voids water automatically.

All of the other drops from the main should be teed off the top of the line, so the free water can't flow down to the tools.

You do want to read the pages on plumbing and on Water to get the complete picture. Compressors can generate a lot of water, depending on their size, the ambient temperature and humidity, and the amount of use.

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