Right now I am using the 3/8" Automotive or "T" style couplers on all my hoses and tools. All the hoses are 1/2" and have 3/8" NPT threads. I changed over to this size about a year ago after some performance issues with my 1" impact.
I am looking to buy some new hoses / reels for my shop and am contemplating going with 3/8" hose but all of those I see come with 1/4 NPT ends. I see they make 3/8" couplers with 1/4" NPT threads.
Just curious what everyones thought on this is and what the bottleneck would be. With the the 1/2 hose, 3/8" NPT ends and 3/8" couplers the inside diameter of the male couplers is the bottleneck. If I switched to the 3/8" hose with 1/4 NPT and 3/8" couplers it kind of seems like it all would match up well. In other words I am not sure of the benefit of the 1/2" hose when it gets choked down at the coupler anyway.
I have my shop hard plumbed with 3/4" copper and my air hoses would most likely be 25' maybe a 50' max.
I am looking to buy some new hoses / reels for my shop and am contemplating going with 3/8" hose but all of those I see come with 1/4 NPT ends. I see they make 3/8" couplers with 1/4" NPT threads.
Just curious what everyones thought on this is and what the bottleneck would be. With the the 1/2 hose, 3/8" NPT ends and 3/8" couplers the inside diameter of the male couplers is the bottleneck. If I switched to the 3/8" hose with 1/4 NPT and 3/8" couplers it kind of seems like it all would match up well. In other words I am not sure of the benefit of the 1/2" hose when it gets choked down at the coupler anyway.
I have my shop hard plumbed with 3/4" copper and my air hoses would most likely be 25' maybe a 50' max.