If anybody knows the answer to this, you guys will...
All the relatives pitched in together, and got me what I wanted for my
birthday last week: a 175psi, 80gal, 6.5hp, 220V, 2-stage air compressor :-)
I'm plumbing up my garage, to install air take-offs, traps, possibly in-line
tool lubricators, etc.
Anyway, the compressor has only a hole in the side, feeding ~175psi to
whatever I connect to it. I need at least 1 regulator, to step the working
pressure down to... about 120psi. I can't imagine many applications where
I'd want more than that. If I get the pressure down that low, then I can
use relatively common and inexpensive filters, etc.
Problem is- all the regulators I've found seem to have a max inlet pressure
of 150psi. Checked harbor freight, and several local hardware shops. Went
to a welding supply shop, who had what seemed to be the ticket- for $150.
Yikes.
Where can I get a decent, inexpensive, regulator/pressure-gauge unit that
can withstand the output pressure of my new compressor? And how about a
2ft air hose- to connect compressor to the inlet of my plumbing?
Thanks-
Ryan.
PS: I originally sent this to the old teleport email address... so if this
eventually lands twice to the list, that's probably why.
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