[Shop-talk] Airline Piping

[David Scheidt]

On 8/15/07, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

>
> > Does anyone have any comments on how this would work in the
> > winter where the
> > temperature will mostly / always be below freezing?
>
> You need to bring down water drain points, and keep them drained.  A small
> amount of ice won't hurt anything, as long as it has somewhere to expand to.
>

Don't install the pipes level. Run a tilted loop, with the low point
at the point where the compressor feed connects to the loop.  It's
easier if that's in a corner, of course.  On that drop, connect the
down pipe to the bottom of the loop piping.  Attach the compressor
several feet from the end of that drop, with a tee fitting.  Put a
valve at the bottom.  That way, water will flow to the low point, down
the drop, and end up below the compressor input.  Open the valve, and
you can drain it.



> >  Since the moisture in
> > the air is less in the winter is this an area of concern?
>
> I believe you will still get water condensing from the compressed air.
>

Unless it's really, really cold, yes you will.

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David Scheidt
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