compressor drain ideas

[azlo]

I wanted to know if anybody had ideas for draining compressors easier. I hate the automatic ones because they dont last, so I came up with this idea. Dont have to lean over too, wich is a big plus for me.

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[kazlx]

You can install a valve that can be activated via a pull cable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBZGWIC/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Or buy a nice auto drain. They'll last. Not a HF one.

 

[Bellaireroad]

Very cool, how about a closeup of the valve mechanism?

 

[md21722]

Looks like ball valve he put a rod on.

Cool idea.

I make sure all my drains are extended out so they are easily reached and put a ball valve at the end. Then I bend over and put a jug over the end so it catches the water. I don't want the condensate all over the floor.

 

[Duster346]

I have piping and a ball valve on mine. I'm able to just open the lever with my foot as I walk by. Nothing fancy and super easy.

 

[Finky198]

THIS ^^^^ cheap easy and nothing to fail...

 

[azlo]

Yes, theres a ball valve at the bottom. Welded the lever to square tubing. I use to kick mine also but noticed that it would get loose. Thanks guys. By the way I read somewhere that somebody had rigged the drain to a remote?!?! I cannot find the post.

 

[JJThrasher]

I put in a 90* and a piece of pipe with a valve at the end. I kick it open and kick it back closed.

 

[lakeroadster]

I reach down, open the valve... when the water stops coming out... I close the valve.

Curious... what's the big deal with bending over?

 

[Motorhead67]

I added 5/8" plastic air line to my drain and ran it outside of garage wall..

 

[NUTTSGT]

I like that idea, simple, cheap and easy. Yeah, it's easy to bend over but some days after crawling under, over and in cars, it's nice not having to bend over.

 

[redmondjp]

It's a fine idea, so long as that pipe leg upstream of the valve doesn't fill up with moisture while the temperature on the shop floor is below freezing.

 

[nonhog]

I love the idea, great for tight areas.

 

[Art From De Leon]

When I added an auto-drain to mine, I kept the manual drain, which I had already extended out so I could use the toe of my boot to open and close the ball valve.

The tube went into a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[fatfillup]

That is a great idea. Looks well done.

My compressor is mounted in a loft. We simply removed the petcock, install an elbow and hose barb, ran the hose down the loft support leg, installed another barb, ball valve, barb and a bit more hose. We drain it into the trash can that sits there anyway. One advantage is i have about 5 foot of hose for the condensate to collect in so it isn't setting in the tank.

 

[byoungblood]

I just have a ball valve mounted at the end of a 8" section of pipe. If/when I build my shop, I'll probably run a pipe outside to cut down the noise. Right now I just have an elbow that directs the air/water down.