Air line question

[brihvac]

I need to run a air line to the opposite side of my garage. I was gonna run copper but its gonna be a pain. Could I just use a regular air hose? Its gonna be mounted permantly. Or is that "rigging" it

 

[Gradyhd]

Should be fine. Mount it where it won't get damaged, but if it does it's easy to fix. I'm sure there will be many more opinions though.

 

[rburke65]

A good rubber hose will last along time!

 

[Hades12]

should be fine. run a big line if you are going to use hi demand stuff on the other side.

 

[thightower]

Goodyear makes a yellow hose that is very durable. We use it on hose reels on our service trucks, and usually get several years out of them. So mounting it permenatly, it should last a very long time.

 

[rharman]

I ran one of the Harbor Freight (Goodyear) 50 footers from my compressor up and across to feed the ceiling hose reel. Been about 6 months. No problems.

 

[larry_g]

Hose will work but be aware that if it has sags or low areas that it may collect water in those areas so try to have a general fall to the line so that the condensation will flow to one end or the other and can be removed.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[TireTracks]

Hose will work but be aware that if it has sags or low areas that it may collect water in those areas so try to have a general fall to the line so that the condensation will flow to one end or the other and can be removed.

lg
no neat sig line

I'd make a water trap out of a Copper T fitting, and a lenght of copper pipe with a ball valve on the end. Have the air hose connection come off the Middle of the tee, so the water will drain down into the pipe and you can drain/blow it out. It would be best to slope the hose slightly twards the water trap on the end, best to keep the water out of the tank.
Like, this-
.............Hose----\/
Compressor--------------I
.................................. I
....New hose connection -I <- Copper tee.
.................................. I
...................................I
..................................\/...<-Ball Valve


Probably cost you less than $10.

 

[StaggeringGoat]

That's basically how I have my shop plumbed, I've got about 5 air compressors ranging from 5 to 25 gallons scattered around the shop, all connnected with 3/8" hose. Cheap hoses that I didn't like using for tools because they weren't flexible. If one compressor isn't enough I just turn on another. The relatively small hose size isn't a problem because there is another air reservoir wherever I hook up.

 

[Kevin C]

Hose will work but be aware that if it has sags or low areas that it may collect water in those areas so try to have a general fall to the line so that the condensation will flow to one end or the other and can be removed.

lg
no neat sig line

Funny you should mention that..... At work we have a 1 1/4" rubber line runs through the plant as a feeder to all the equipment.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2572283#post2572283

My day at work dealing with rubber air lines.

Short story:

1: Run a small enough line so that water that condenses will not accumulate in any low spots Low velocity large lines with low spots are bad news.

2: End every line with a good sized trap.

3: Without a dryer on your system expect some condensation as the air expands and cools. There are no exceptions to this. No matter how good your iron pipe system is by your compressor there is no way to guarantee that it will drop the moisture level ( dew point) down low enough to prevent condensation as compressed air cools as it expands.

Kevin

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

I had 3 3/8 rubber lines feeding my garage at one time. A 25, 50, and 100 footer all coming off a splitter on my compressor. Never had a single problem and ran it for a little over 5 years. I still have the lines, and still use them to this day, though not permanently mounted anymore.

Mine were all hidden behind shelving or tables and toolboxes zip tied to eye hooks.