Compressor Line Material?

WinDancer

WinDancer

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I want to move my portable air Compressor out of the shop to use the floor space and eliminate the noise.

What kind of line material can I use?

I am thinking of 1/2 inch galvanized pipe...

Thanks,
Dave Evans
Tenino WA

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Hey Dave I have been using PVC in my shop for six years now, without any blow-outs. Its cheap, light, and easy to work with. Where I hook to the tank, I use rubber air line to isolate the vibration from the PVC. Take care

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GenO Denning
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Santa brought me a BIG compressor this year, and I just finished plumbing in my shop. I've learned a couple of interesting things lately. 1. If your compressor uses synthetic lube, DO NOT use PVC. It turns the PVC into jello (found this out the hard way) However, if your compressor used standard petroleum based lube, you can get by with just about anything.
2. After looking a a variety of materials (iron, PVC, etc)and discovering what costs would be, I went down to the local Home Depot store and purchased 3-50' rolls of air hose, and the fittings that I needed. Had air plumbed throughout my shop within a couple of hours. Best of all it only took a hammer, knife, and screwdriver. The whole mess was around $100. Once the ground thaws around here, my intent is to run a line out to my blacksmith shop too.

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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
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We use the 1/2" OD, extra thick copper used for water pipes. Lots of times we just use the std air line hoses and use quick connects everywhere.

Just another material to try. Works for us.
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Ray 'md2020'

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I agree with what everyone has said here.
However as a power tool& compressor salesmen
Ihave sold a few and installed a couple myself.Feedback from customers and personal experience says stay away from Galv pipe.Depending on how big your compressor is and how for you need to run your air hose to its various outlets I would recommend either
3/8 or1/2 inch id air hose the reason for this is that with standard air hose it is a lot easier to fit inline drain taps to drain
off condensation from the airline to avoid
water/oil staining of your work.
Good luck
Regards
Steve
 
Crayola,
I use 1/2" CPVC. 600 PSI pipe. Cheap and easy to run. No leaks in 8 years.
One thing that is helpful is to put a ball valve with an extension pipe out from under the compressor and drain it daily. A good water separator at the shut off valve is good to have. Also, as the pipe comes into the shop, I put a downward dogleg in the pipe and it helps even more by catching the moisture. It has a drain on it.
You can get quick disconnects that attach to the pipe and put air outlets all over the place.
 
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