Building a room for compressor

[Shortbed70]

Ok guys I'm wondering what anyone has done to put their compressor outside the shop and keep the weather off of it and still keep it cool and dry.. Mine sits in the corner and just catches all the dust and fumes from painting causing me to replace filters and oil regularly. Help me out and let's see some pics. I'm thinking a 5ftx5ft enclosed room outside with a fan or like a utility shed I can open up and let air get to it! Oh and cheap too!! 60 gallon upright.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

Lean to's, blisters on the outside of the garage, a separate shed- all of this has been done. It's just a closet essentially. Ventilation can be done with an attic fan or just good venting from the bottom and out the top with soffits.

Things to consider-

Power. How are you going to get the power to there? Buried? Overhead? Through the wall?

Air supply back to the garage. Again, buried, overhead or through the wall? Plan on having moisture traps at both the compressor side and at the point it enters the garage since you might have to go up or down in the pipe runs.

How will you service the compressor? Make sure it can fit through that door way- don't build it with the compressor in place in case you have to remove it some day. A removable side panel may be worth the effort there, plus a normal door. Or just a bigger door way which is the easiest of all.

As for pictures, I haven't seen many, but they are available if you use the search option. Look for keywords of 'air compressor' and 'shed' or 'enclosure'. You'll find a few threads on it.

 

[1Garageman]

Where are you located??? Will you have to worry about it in the winter?

 

[Shortbed70]

Well I'm just going to do something right on the outside of the wall where its at now. Concrete walkway so I'm gonna build something right there with a door so I can get to it. Yes we have winters here and extreme heat so it goes both ways. I'm thinking a window hole on the inside with a house furnace filter to keep the dust out and a vent on the outside with shudders to keep weather out and it will also warm up in the winter...

 

[ABADWILLYS]

There was a recent thread for this, I am doing this now, simple 2x4 frame, last weekend i got the compressor .. A 5hp 80 gal IR, in there,plumbed and temporarily wired and sided it with leftover metal panels, tommorrow probably put a door on then call it done deal!! gotta take some more pics

 

[Shortbed70]

Are you putting a fan or something to get airflow? That's exactly what I'm wanting to do!

 

[ABADWILLYS]

no fan, the compressor pump pulley is a fan, the shed is open at the top of the header, let the hot air out and my door will have a screened inlet near the bottom, which i never put the door on today, worked on the race car instead.. so heres what it is right now

 

[NUTTSGT]

Where are you located??? Will you have to worry about it in the winter?

Editing your profile to put a general location will great assist other members in helping you.

 

[Shortbed70]

Edited my location and details.. I'm going to start on that as soon as I get this car buffed tomorrow maybe Monday... Thanks guys

 

[AZ Pete]

I would screen the opening at the top of the header too, unless you want birds, rodents, etc. to take up residence in your compressor room.

 

[Shortbed70]

Yea I planned on screening the top probably about 8" or so. Going siding shopping tomorrow to see if I can find something close to the lap siding I have.

 

[caper150]

no fan, the compressor pump pulley is a fan, the shed is open at the top of the header, let the hot air out and my door will have a screened inlet near the bottom, which i never put the door on today, worked on the race car instead.. so heres what it is right now

I have that same compressor and if you don't put some type of fan/good air flow you'll have issues. Mine is in an 8X10 seperate room and if I run it alot it will trip the internal breaker on the motor and you'll have to wait till it cools down to use it. My eletric motor guys suggested to me put a fan blowing on the motor if I plan on useing it alot after taking the motor to him 2 time. You can google IR compressor issues and see what I'm talking about.

 

[Winmon]

Here's mine. It is 5' deep x 5' wide x 8' tall. It is larger then it needs to be but I wanted it to be oversize so I could have accesss all the way around the compressor in case any work needed to be performed on it. I also put in ventilation system in which consists of a basic wall vent (with a low restriction filter) and a ceiling vent fan (220 cfm unit). It also has a ceiling light.

 

[ABADWILLYS]

I have that same compressor and if you don't put some type of fan/good air flow you'll have issues. Mine is in an 8X10 seperate room and if I run it alot it will trip the internal breaker on the motor and you'll have to wait till it cools down to use it. My eletric motor guys suggested to me put a fan blowing on the motor if I plan on useing it alot after taking the motor to him 2 time. You can google IR compressor issues

alrite thanks for the info, i dont know if itll be a problem yet or not but since its only my hobby shop i doubt it, but if i have to put a fan in it, no biggie

Winmon, your compressor is just sitting on the concrete?
i lagged mine down on a set of '50 ford body bushings!

 

[RivennHewn]

Did you wire the fan to come on automatically when the compressor kicks on, or do you have to flip a switch?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Did you wire the fan to come on automatically when the compressor kicks on, or do you have to flip a switch?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[J66442]

Abadwillys,

How did you get the roof of the compressor shed to seal against the wall. I was thinking I would have to cut a slot in the wall to insert some sort of flange.

 

[ABADWILLYS]

Abadwillys,

How did you get the roof of the compressor shed to seal against the wall. I was thinking I would have to cut a slot in the wall to insert some sort of flange.

I notched the roof panel to fit the ribs on the building siding for a tight fit,then spray foamed the underside and used a silicone sealer on the top, we had some pretty heavy rains last couple of weeks and havnet seen it leak

 

[Winmon]

Winmon, your compressor is just sitting on the concrete?
i lagged mine down on a set of '50 ford body bushings!

It is not bolted down to the concrete but it is sitting on rubber pads (which are bolted to the compressor legs). That pic was taken prior to it being completely set up. So far it seems to be staying in place but I am keeping an eye on it for any movement.

Did you wire the fan to come on automatically when the compressor kicks on, or do you have to flip a switch?

It is set up to come on and off with the compressor. The ceiling fan is wired to one side of the pressure switch I believe (I had a electrician wire it in).