Air Line setup opinions

[CobraJake]

Hey all,

Looking for your opinions / idea's on my air line routing setup I want to do. I just have an upright Craftsman 28 gallon compressor (enough for what I do) and will be putting it into the corner of the bathroom here

The previous owner seemed to have one here also as there is a copper pipe running out already (or water?) which I would change to a 1" pipe. I'm thinking of coming through the wall and taking an immediate turn and going over the door frame here

and over to the overhand from my loft. There is a 4.5" lip on the inside of the beam I was thinking of running the 1" pipe. Then say in the middle of each bay do a short drop down with a connection and a drain? Thoughts? I was trying to keep it form running against the back wall as its concrete and there are already some hard electrical lines plumbed.

 

[akdiesel]

I would say yeah on the location. I too have a small compressor but plan to upgrade when funds are available. But additional comments on the location. Make sure you have room to remove the water heater and or the compressor if needed. No need to paint yourself in a corner sotaspeaking.
I would also install some sort of air vent above or in the door to keep the room cool, but since it is a bathroom you may be able to connect the bath vent fan to the compressor so when it is on it triggers the bath fan to pull heat out as well.

 

[CobraJake]

I would say yeah on the location. I too have a small compressor but plan to upgrade when funds are available. But additional comments on the location. Make sure you have room to remove the water heater and or the compressor if needed. No need to paint yourself in a corner sotaspeaking.
I would also install some sort of air vent above or in the door to keep the room cool, but since it is a bathroom you may be able to connect the bath vent fan to the compressor so when it is on it triggers the bath fan to pull heat out as well.

No vent that Ive seen in there. There isnt a shower so not sure it needed it?

As far as removing the compressor wont be hard mounted, just rolled in on its wheels.

 

[baggedcobra]

I'm going to be tackling a project simliar to this in the next month or so before I drywall my shop. I'm interested in seeing what you decide on and the finished project.

 

[78Bird]

1" is huge overkill, unless you already have it laying around...

1/2" will handle more than that little compressor will do, 3/4" would handle even if you ever upgrade to a large 80G unit.

 

[pmiranda]

Luckily if the compressor kicks on and scares the **** out of somebody in that little room, they're already in the right place
It'd be real nice to have a partition in there to cut the noise.

 

[CobraJake]

1" is huge overkill, unless you already have it laying around...

1/2" will handle more than that little compressor will do, 3/4" would handle even if you ever upgrade to a large 80G unit.

even for the entire length of garage? its 29' wide. Once i hit the other side Im going to cap it off but might....might run it down the side wall to the front of the garage just to have up up front also

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'd come out the bathroom wall through the existing hole, tee a drop in there along with a drain. Then run it over the top of the doorway under the loft area, bring it over to the stair railing. Mount your hose reel on the outside of the railing as it's dead space. Mount it up high enough that if you need air upstairs, you can just hook the line and pull it over to the loft area.

Once that is in, tee'd in for the reel, run acorss the backside of that beam to the far wall for a drop and along the wall to the front of the garage to the last drop.

That should give you three drops and the hose reel, every drop gets a drain at the bottom.

 

[CobraJake]

about ready to do this....any more opinions on line size going across the full length and width of a 29x28 garage? 1" pipe still too big at that length?

 

[CNGsaves]

Your idea of putting compressor in bathroom is great idea to isolate noise . . . but also gives you added benefit of having all your drain water right there in bathroom where you can get rid of it.

I'd recommend using the upright open section to left of sewer pipe to put a Franzinator that would capture most all water that compressor would create beyond the tank - - thus, compressor with short 2 ft hydraulic flexible hose connected to Franzinator (ie to handle vibration).

Then air line would begin (your choice copper or black pipe - - either 3/4" or 1/2" which is plenty) going around top of wall behind sewer pipe, then at very top of wall above urinal. Air line would pop out of sheetrock outside bathroom, then go over to the beam. Beam would then hide/carry the air line system across with drops as necessary. Remember to first have T so that air goes UP from air line system, then back down drop. Slope to air line attached to beam would go downhill slightly towards last drop. I would have the air reel attached at far end of beam so you would have driest air at that point. To take advantage of stairwell that goes out into garage, I'd design a drop off main line that followed the staircase so that quick connect was down near bottom of stairs.

Keep compressor regulator at say 140 psi which would also be pressure throughout airline system. Have a regulator with filter at each drop to limit pressure to say 100 psi for whatever specific tool needs. Also at drops have a water drain.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.