Firebrick43
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22.5 tires @ 120 psi laugh at cordless inflators.Air hose? It ain't the 90's anymore.. Grab the cordless inflator or impact ratchet.
Outside Compressed Air Outlet Ideas?
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Basically what I did too, it was still good when we sold the house. It was out in the weather for at least 20 yearsI ran copper pipe inside garage walls.
Transitioned to threaded via female adapter. Drilled masonry. Stubbed out with galvanized ******. Reducing elbow pointed down to quick connect. Duct seal around pipe at brick.
10 years on….
mike93lx
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Ah yes, the super relevant size in most home shops.. Silly me
Firebrick43
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A high percentage of us here don’t have your “average” home shop.
Ain't going to air up my tractor tires well or set the bead on anything
mike93lx
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High percentage? And dealing with 22.5's? That feels like a bit of a stretch.
More than the average public, sure.
Either way, I get that it can't work for everyone, but if someone is just dealing with car tires, an inflator can work fine. My comment was really just poking a little fun anyways
mike93lx
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No way
rsanter
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Really depends on how cold it gets where you are.
I’m in California, we get colds but not per New York cold.
Here we just pop a pipe out through the wall and attach a quick connect.
At work we had a hose reel outside and what we did was install a ball valve right at the wall. We got in the habit of turning the ball valve off and releasing the air pressure from the reel.
If you get really cold you can do the same but install the ball valve inside
I’m in California, we get colds but not per New York cold.
Here we just pop a pipe out through the wall and attach a quick connect.
At work we had a hose reel outside and what we did was install a ball valve right at the wall. We got in the habit of turning the ball valve off and releasing the air pressure from the reel.
If you get really cold you can do the same but install the ball valve inside
ericm
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I'm just a dumb Californian from part of the state where it doesn't snow or go below 30 degrees often. What's wrong with leaving the reel out in the cold?
My idea is to have the reel on the inside, feeding into a pipe through the wall. The end of the hose would have a stopper that plugs the pipe. Probably need some rollers on the outside wall for when you pull at an angle, and maybe on the inside wall too depending on the reel's position. But the reel would be inside out of the weather.
rsanter
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We did this because the outside reel was not used every day and with the changes in tempature we did not want to deal,with moisture that may collect in the coil of hose in the reel.
The way we did it was that we turned the ball valve on when we wanted to use the hose and we knew we would be getting decently clean and dry (dry enough) air on the first shot.
Then when we were done we turned the ball valve off and released the trapped air pressure.
Maybe overkill but that’s how we did it
Depending on the type of hose, it'll get real stiff when it's cold outside. Some to the point of not being able to freely move it around easily. Just a PITA.
Firebrick43
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The water moisture in the air will settle to the low spot and freeze solid in colder areas as well
nmk_61802
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Fav Onefour
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Wow! That's pretty.
Seriously, the setup looks fantastic. Is that a drain valve on the bottom?
andyvh1959
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When I built my shop I wired two exterior 110V-20amp outlets in weatherproof recessed through the north and west walls. These are big enough and deep enough that would likely work for an air quick disconnect behind the flip up cover. I may have to add another to the front wall of my shop for an air QD. With the cover up access to a QD should allow for easy hose connection.
nmk_61802
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Yes, that is a drain. My setup also has an electronic controller at the compressor that turns it on and off and closes a valve that energizes the system via remote push buttons. I have a few of these on the exterior, they don't function unless you have access to the inside of the building.Wow! That's pretty.
Seriously, the setup looks fantastic. Is that a drain valve on the bottom?
Hard to see the flip up outlet cover behind the log splitter wheel.
The tank drain hose now exits from there, across the shed and outside the outer wall.
I hard plumbed a quick connect and drain to the edge of the door opening. This gets me air to the opposite corner of and back of the garage. It's also not open to the heated side of the garage so I'm not losing heat if the door is open.
I originally plumbed it when I was doing work on the house, like a new roof and built a new attached garage on the house.
The tank drain hose now exits from there, across the shed and outside the outer wall.
I hard plumbed a quick connect and drain to the edge of the door opening. This gets me air to the opposite corner of and back of the garage. It's also not open to the heated side of the garage so I'm not losing heat if the door is open.
I originally plumbed it when I was doing work on the house, like a new roof and built a new attached garage on the house.
volleyball
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Over 20 years ago I ran black pipe through the wall and mounted a brass coupler on it. There isn't that much heat transfer and it is as solid as can be. I would need over a 100' of hose to bet to where the outlet is.
The only maintenance was that I sprayed some WD-40 or such on the inside of the coupler.
And I am upstate NY.
If you have a garage door near the outlet that is much more a heat loss
The only maintenance was that I sprayed some WD-40 or such on the inside of the coupler.
And I am upstate NY.
If you have a garage door near the outlet that is much more a heat loss
If you are worried about the condensation through the wall sweating off the copper insulate the pipe. Use a section of armaflex insulation 3/4 wall is good for freezer refrigeration piping. The amount of condensation you get would vary on your space conditions inside the garage ie heated and humid.
It is funny seeing this thread as I’m currently doing a pass through with a larger pvc pipe and metal single gang in use cover as it allows me to push any line (power, pressure washer, air etc) out and keep the door closed.
It is funny seeing this thread as I’m currently doing a pass through with a larger pvc pipe and metal single gang in use cover as it allows me to push any line (power, pressure washer, air etc) out and keep the door closed.