<VV> Air compressor/Line q (No Corvair)
Scott Trunkhill
corvair at trunkhill.com
Sat Apr 12 19:42:56 EDT 2008
I have been looking into getting a compressor also. Can you pick me one up ;-)
Here is a site a found about piping.
http://www.oldsmobility.com/air-compressor-piping.htm
>I'm in the middle of building a garage but I need my air compressor
>like NOW! I'm tempted to mount it outside and run lines into the
>attached garage. Then later run lines to the new 3-4 car garage out
>back when it's built later. I'm worried about water build up in the
>lines. The garage will hopefully have numerous access points in the
>working area. The garage will be as close to the house as possible,
>about 25-30' from the compressor. I'll build a room attached to the
>house around the compressor to keep it safe from being stolen
>mainly.
>
>A) Would you run lines underground? Is this a water/humidity issue
>for cast iron? This is SC so the humidity is quite high.
>Constantly draining my lines/filter when it's running.
>
>B) Would you run PEX instead? Copper? (I know better than to ask
>about PVC. <gg>)
>
>C) Would a filter coming out of the tank be enough to keep the lines
>clean for both access points?
>
>D) Any other suggestions re:filters, humidity, material choice?
>
>Thanks for your experience. Trying to get the most usefullness from
>my tools w/o redoing my work. I do enough of that with my corvair
>work. :D
>
>Guess I could always move it to behind the garage at the back of the
>property at a later date, add my room on there.Barry in SC (actually
>hospital waiting room. Mom had quadruple bypass and not doing well)
>
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Scott Trunkhill
CORSA, Corvair Atlanta, SECC, CORSA SC
66 Corsa, 65 Convertible, 65 Corsa Autocrosser, 64 Greenbrier
corvair at trunkhill.com
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