Air Compressor Hard Line for Cooling Idea

[BlackOutGaming]

I'm sure someone here can point me in the right direction.

I was researching air compressor filters and I found that in order to effectively filter water out of the line, you should have 15-30 feet of line before the filter so that the water can fall out of suspension.

Now I only have a one stall garage and running 15+ feet of hard line around the perimeter of the garage seems kind of silly, so I was wondering if this idea would work.

I was curious if I were to run hard line in a zig zag pattern between a couple of studs if it would have the same effect as running a line out horizontally like most people probably do. I attached a crude drawing of my idea.

Could this possibly work or is not realistic?

 

[WhoWhatNow]

Yes it will but you want to run the lines vertically instead of horizontally to allow the water to be drained. Put a drip leg at the bottom of horizontal lines.

 

[sberry]

It would take a lot less fittings too.

 

[BlackOutGaming]

Are you suggesting running pipe the way I sketched in my attachment? Wouldn't water collect at the bottom of each zig-zag then?

 

[williammcneely]

Yes, the water would collect at the bottom. This is why you put drains at each drop leg.

 

[BlackOutGaming]

That makes sense then. Thank you.