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Re: [Spridgets] Air Compressor Fittings

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Air Compressor Fittings
From: "Patrick Elliott" <pelliott@innercite.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:00:13 -0700
And here's where the difference between a commercial shop that uses allot of
air and a home garage installation really comes into play.

If you're a decent sized, multi-bay shop running your compressor throughout
the day, with long runs of air lines, Then Yes, iron pipe will quickly cool
and help dry your air. Providing you years of blowing power.

If you plan on doing a bunch of painting and live in a moderately humid
area, Then Iron is your pipe of Choice!

With that said, For home garages, shops, palaces of spritely pleasure, etc
PVC will be easier, cheaper, and provide the same level of service.
Design in a couple of low points with drain valves, Drain the bottom of your
compressor more then once a year, live in peace..

This horse is now dead..

Patrick Elliott
www.SyilAmerica.com
541 297 0004
 


-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+pelliott=innercite.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+pelliott=innercite.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of oldsaabguy
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:23 AM
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Air Compressor Fittings

What Peter said..  here is the link from Tip Tools.. it's the way I
plumed my shop as well.

Lester

http://www.tptools.com/StaticText/airline-piping-diagram.pdf

There is sound reasoning on why to use black pipe if you read .


On Oct 5, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Peter C wrote:

> At 08:43 PM 10/4/2007, David Lieb wrote:
>
>>> I have a friend with a nice body shop.  They fix newer high end
>>> cars,
>>> some that haven't been sold yet.  They use PVC for compressed air
>>> runs.   They run somewhere between 150-200 PSI which is probably
>>> more
>>> than your home compressor.
>>
>> Hmm, you are all saying PVC, but GRM emphasizes NOT to use PVC
>> under any circumstances because of the issues with becoming brittle
>> with time, sunlight, chemicals , etc. The idea of pvc shrapnel is not
>> enticing. Sounds like someone had an accident which is still haunting
>> them. My garage is only about 22 x 22, so I will not go broke on
>> copper tubing (FINALLY, a benefit to having inadequate space!).
>> Farm & Fleet sounds like a good idea, too. I keep forgetting them
>> and I shouldn't.
> ==================
> Ummm    I advocate black iron pipe. (not galvanized).  Also available
> at F&F. Run some drops for drainage. We've been running it for 25
> years on the same compressor that was 30 years old when we bought it.
> Air tools running daily, plus a bead blaster. No worries. I love
> plastics for many things, but not this.
>
> Peter C.
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