Air and electric "service stations"

[RacerX]

We've just poured slab on my new 30x30 garage and I'm looking for options on placing my air lines near the electric outlets. I'd like something recessed, the way the new washer hookups are recessed in new home construction. That way you can walk neaw the wall and not snag yourself on a protruding air chuck.

A air and electric "station" would be nice, but I don't know if anyone makes such a contraption for centralizing these along the walls. I'd like probably 3 or 4 along the 30' wall length and several others placed thruout the garage, as well as an overhead hose reel, overhead electric and droplight and overhead water reel would be nice.

Thanks,
Curtis
in Houston, Tx

 

[rsanter]

why would you not just use the ones for the washer hookup

either that or go to a metal shop and get soemthing similar made of metal for you

bob

 

[52RustRocket]

If its 30x30, a 50' hose reel in the center of the ceiling will cover the entire garage and then some.

 

[ovilla]

+1 on the hose reel. My ceiling mounted 50' can even be taken outside (all the way to the sidewalk. It seems like I was always tripping over air hoses, which as you know, never lay flat on the ground.

 

[kvom]

I'm leaning towards 2 25' reels on either side of my 26x36 high on the side walls, rather than 1 50' reel. I'll also have 1 about 4' above the floor where my workbench will go.

 

[Steve in Mi]

I'm looking for options on placing my air lines near the electric outlets. I'd like something recessed, the way the new washer hookups are recessed in new home construction. That way you can walk neaw the wall and not snag yourself on a protruding air chuck.

A air and electric "station" would be nice, but I don't know if anyone makes such a contraption for centralizing these along the walls. I'd like probably 3 or 4 along the 30' wall length and several others placed thruout the garage, as well as an overhead hose reel, overhead electric and droplight and overhead water reel would be nice.

Thanks,
Curtis
in Houston, Tx

Sounds like a neat idea until you figure the stud size required to accommodate an air line safely buried from an outside wall so that nails or screws won't hit it and then an elbow, a valve and a quick disconnect fitting all behind (recessed) the interior surface. I think it would be a tight fit even using 2" X 8" studs. Overhead, that may be a possibility. If you do it - I'd like to see pictures.

Added; if the valve and or the quick disconnect are in-line with the piping (bigger cutout area) maybe then a 2" X 6" stud space would work. I used 2 X 6 studs and have in wall air lines and a couple of places where the air line is in the center of a 2 X 4 stud space but no recessing. It would be a neat trick, give it a go.

 

[kvom]

You can add nailguards to the studs where your airlines cut through them.

In any case, a connector that is 3' or more above the floor probably won't cause anyone to trip over it.