Air compressor unloader valve tubing

[catch2otwo]

I recently had to replace my pressure switch on my compressor. It has an unloader valve. The original setup had a black tube that ran from the tank to the bottom of the switch. 1/4 plastic tubing. I replaced the tubing with some other "plastic" tubing that I had laying around at work. Apparently where the tubing gets attached to the tank is right where the air is being fed into the tank so there was a bit of heat. Tubing popped. What is the correct type of tubing I should buy for this application? I amazoned and googled, but i don't even know what kind of heat range I need to be looking for.

 

[Bondo]

I recently had to replace my pressure switch on my compressor. It has an unloader valve. The original setup had a black tube that ran from the tank to the bottom of the switch. 1/4 plastic tubing. I replaced the tubing with some other "plastic" tubing that I had laying around at work. Apparently where the tubing gets attached to the tank is right where the air is being fed into the tank so there was a bit of heat. Tubing popped. What is the correct type of tubing I should buy for this application? I amazoned and googled, but i don't even know what kind of heat range I need to be looking for.

Ayuh,.... It's nylon tubin', same as used in Big truck air brake plumbin',.....

 

[catch2otwo]

copy that, thanks. Ill be buying a big roll of it since i have to finish plumbing the air bags on my C10.

 

[catch2otwo]

Would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R886HO/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Upper temp range is 200 deg F

 

[Todd.Brock]

Roll of copper 1/4" would work too

 

[catch2otwo]

Roll of copper 1/4" would work too

I would rather stick with plastic. We are in the middle of moving, and i **** at bending hard lines. Just simpler and faster with plastic for me.

 

[tdkkart]

I would rather stick with plastic. We are in the middle of moving, and i **** at bending hard lines. Just simpler and faster with plastic for me.

What ***** worse than bending hard lines, is walking into your shop and realizing your compressor has probably been running since you left on vacation last week, minutes before the plastic line blew out.

Precisely the reason that the power to my compressor is controlled by one of my lighting circuits. Lights off = compressor off.

 

[catch2otwo]

What ***** worse than bending hard lines, is walking into your shop and realizing your compressor has probably been running since you left on vacation last week, minutes before the plastic line blew out.

Precisely the reason that the power to my compressor is controlled by one of my lighting circuits. Lights off = compressor off.

fine... found some copper line in the scrap pile. ill bend up a line...