Air compressors

[Fastz06]

Do NOT use plastic pipe to distribute air.....You will get terrible moisture in your air lines.

I've done it both ways and condensation is nearly zero with metal piping.

Check this out

http://www.tptools.com/StaticText/ai...ng-diagram.pdf

[Slither]

Curtis has a line of Rotary Screw Compressors which run very quietly when operating. Check them out at www.garage-pak.com. They also have a line on garage air piping that could be helpful.

Good luck to you.

[FWB]

do not buy a rotary screw type for shop use they are constant duty....
meaning they run all the time. they are for high cfm usage, really high, they require high maintenance. and will cause issues without other accessories such
as an intercooled dryer. plastic pipe is a no-no for compressed air. steel is best
copper works and is easier to plumb. my compressor is the life-blood of my business without it i am done. in ten years i have:
1. changed the oil yearly
2 changed the air filters yearly
3 had no break downs

note mine is located in an unheated portion of the shop it doesnt care. it runs
at low of 100psi shuts down at high of 160psi steel plumbing from compressor
to main regulator then copper to each leg each leg has its own filter-dryer with
replaceable element. i regulate 90 psi to shop and never ran out of cfm.

Fred

[Slither]

Originally Posted by FWB

do not buy a rotary screw type for shop use they are constant duty....
meaning they run all the time. they are for high cfm usage, really high, they require high maintenance. and will cause issues without other accessories such
as an intercooled dryer. plastic pipe is a no-no for compressed air. steel is best
copper works and is easier to plumb. my compressor is the life-blood of my business without it i am done. in ten years i have:
1. changed the oil yearly
2 changed the air filters yearly
3 had no break downs

note mine is located in an unheated portion of the shop it doesnt care. it runs
at low of 100psi shuts down at high of 160psi steel plumbing from compressor
to main regulator then copper to each leg each leg has its own filter-dryer with
replaceable element. i regulate 90 psi to shop and never ran out of cfm.

Fred

Good to know, Fred!