air compressor mount and needed filters

[HoosierMark]

When I built my barn, I ran rapid air lines to two locations. I just bought a Dewalt 50 gallon compressor from Tractor Supply. I was going to just leave it on the mini pallet but not sure if that is OK. Instructions say to mount to floor. I prefer to put it in the corner and just "trap" it so it cannot move much or fall over. Will this work? Secondly, what type of filters do I need? I am thinking water filter and shutoff will work, then connect to rapid air line All I currently use a compressor for is inflating and impact wrench. No blast cabinet, no painting just the basic stuff. I have previously survived with a pancake compressor but wanted something a little better.
Got a great deal on dewalt compressor. On sale for $649 but if you applied for credit card they give you $50 off plus 5%. So roughly $82 more off. I know Dewalt may not be for heavy use but hopefully for me it will be perfect. I searched at Lowes, Home Depot, Rural King and nobody was anywhere near the price.

 

[kelpaso1]

Why people leave them on the pallet is beyond me. Take it off the pallet, and screw hockey pucks to the feet put it in a corner. It will never move and be quieter when running,

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Hockey pucks make great “isolators” and do reduce sound waves through the concrete flooring.

However, reducing the sound of the pump is more important-I think. That requires plumbing the intake to the exterior of the building and installing Solberg filter/silencers.

One other item that tends to help reduce motor noise- link belts. Though a lot of newer compressors use multi-groove belts- which are better than the old V-groove belts.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... I set up a shop 2 summers back, one of the tasks was hookin' up the big brand new IR compressor,....
Once I picked the spot, I put down 2 layers of mill belt, 'n set the compressor on 'em,....
Got it hooked up, but man, was it LOUD,......
I determined that 'bout 75% of the noise was from the intake, so,.....
I pulled the filter off the top, 'n usin' 1" pipe, plumbed it through the wall to outdoors,....
At the end of the pipe, I put an 1"x 1.5" 45* angle fittin', 'n another 1.5" 45* in the 1st, then packed both of the bigger angle fittings with SSteel wool scrub pads to filter out any bugs, 'n such,.....
At this point, it's far from Quiet, but is rather tolerable anyways,....

 

[Ilikeike]

These rubber pads --> rubber
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I use -> These

To mount our compressor at work and home.

 

[nadogail]

IMHO, Hocky Pucks are under rated as vibration damping mounts.

 

[FredWanaker]

WWII study showed thick balsa wood base is quietest.

 

[65ranchero]

I used these.

Amazon.com

I only have 3 feet on the tank and I used the other one cut down as a shim to "level" it since floor is slope to the center drain
I just layed the compressor on the pads with no bolts through the feet or in the floor

 

[PoorUB]

I have never bolted a compressor down. Just set it on rubber pads. I have an 80 gallon 5HP in my shop, just sitting there. In five years it hasn't gone anywhere!

 

[redmondjp]

Why people leave them on the pallet is beyond me. Take it off the pallet, and screw hockey pucks to the feet put it in a corner. It will never move and be quieter when running,

Lazy. My 60 gallon vertical compressor, purchased new in August of 1990, has been moved four times since then, and the last 24 years it has sat in the corner of my garage on the original shipping pallet. Plus the pallet has a wider base than the feet so it makes it more stable. It also raises the bottom of the tank up higher off the floor so it is easier to drain. I have a solenoid valve on mine (over an old Chevy truck hub cap to catch the discharge) so all I have to do is press a pushbutton when I am near the compressor in order to drain it.

 

[ScaldedDog]

Stall mats:



Mark

 

[HoosierMark]

Thanks for the comments. The rubber mats idea reminded me I have a long piece of heavy rubber conveyor belt that will be perfect. No one has mentioned a filter(s) so I assume I can just use what I see in the farm and auto parts stores for my limited type of use.

 

[Citation]

My compressor is a smaller 120v model but I did something similar to this guy.

Start with an "automotive" filter housing. Slide some rubber hose over the intake like he did. I'm my case that is all I did. The rubber hose seems to dampen intake pressure pulses. The video goes further and connects an automotive muffler as an intake. Eaton's owner's manual for their intake silencer shows another intake muffler idea. I would stress using something like rubber hose vs hard plastic or metal pipe. It does make a difference.

 

[evintho]

My IR 5L5 has been on hockey pucks since 2006. Never an issue.

 

[niget2002]

These rubber pads --> rubber

I clicked the link and lo and behold, these are the same pads I have under my compressor. It worked great and reducing noise through vibrations in the floor.

 

[tester19]

I also used those pads. Unfortunately after several years they started to come apart and the rubber crumbled. I never changed them out so they still sorta worked.
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[Wes Tex]

The stall mats from Tractor Supply have worked for me for over ten years. I have never personally examined or even held a hockey puck. From what I read on here, they must be great.

 

[niget2002]

The stall mats from Tractor Supply have worked for me for over ten years. I have never personally examined or even held a hockey puck. From what I read on here, they must be great.

Closest I've ever come to a hockey puck is at a Dallas Star's game.

 

[jeep63]

I have large rectangular rubber isolators I got from a buddy who installed lifts at dealerships. They also install/remove compressors, and the isolators are used during install. I never thought to 'not' bolt down my compressor. I'm planning to use the hammer drill this weekend to install the wedge anchors. Perhaps I'll skip this step...