[TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA

Wed Jul 10 09:04:01 2002

jeff hear is another guy who WILLNT  use pcv pipe for air again glad i want
standing near it
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Harding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA


> If all you care about is getting air to a particular place and aren't
> really picky about the quality of air, the 3/4 inch will do that well.
> If you want good quality air and don't want water building up in the
> lines, go LARGE with a run through the shop.  Place several drip leg
> drains on the bottom of the main to keep it drained and take all of
> your runs off of the top of the main.
>    Run EVERYTHING down from the main in at least  3/4 inch with a drip
> leg and drain valve, below EVERY outlet.  Filter the air going into
> the compressor and water/oil filter the air going into anything
> sensitive,( my plasma cutter calls for a special water filter,
> probably is overkill, but will eliminate that as a warranty argument
> if it becomes necessary).  Some day you'll decide to do paint work on
> the wood shop end of this line and you'll curse the day you installed
> the 3/4 inch line for the main.
>
>    I've heard the warnings about PVC,  have only heard of one system
> using PVC ever "blowing up",  though you are getting to the upper
> pressure limits for it's working strength, then if you are going to
> air hammer it.... so, perhaps, no PVC.  However,  PVC is easier and
> cheaper to run and a compressor could be fitted with a "low pressure"
> switch, so if the pressure gets below a certain level you have to
> manually override the switch until the system got back above that
> pressure, say 30 lbs.
>
>    It all works, just some's better'n others.
>
>    Jeff   ><>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Demon Buddha" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA
>
>
> >
> >
> > evelyn hart wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a suggestion on layout?  What size line should I
> use to run through the shop?  And any other suggestions you have.
> >
> > I like 1", but that's overkill.  3/4" should be fine.  As for pipe,
> > I would use schedule 40 black pipe.  DON'T use PVC.  If it bursts
> > at night and you have not turned off the power, it will run until
> > the compressor cooks itself.
> > >
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