Compressor in the Attic...

[57eyes]

I'm wanting to locate my compressor in the attic of my home shop. There's plent of room in the 10/12 picthed roof. My concern is that the space is not heated and it will get below freezing, as well as quite warm in the summers.

Compressor is a 4-cyl., 3HP Quincy.

Comments or Concerns????? Thanks

 

[kd4pbs]

Assuming this is an air compressor you are talking about, a friend has had a 5HP 60 gal. air compressor in the unfinished, uninsulated upstairs of his shop for 10 years. He has never had any issues with this setup.

 

[larry_g]

This has been asked a few times here. Me personally I would not do it for two reasons. If it is out of sight/out of mind how often will it get maintained, oil changed, tank drained, and a visual inspection for other issues. Second is the floor rated for live load that vibrates a bit? It might be kind of exciting to have it come through the ceiling. Hot and cold can be handled with proper lube. Think of all the compressors that are located outside in a lean-to or a compressor shed.

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[KCarGuy]

I had a 30 gallon IR compressor upstairs for a Year.
It wasnt a Noise issue, more of a Space issue.
One Very, Very Cold winter day, The Drive Belt broke and the Motor was spinning full speed for days. (not even sure how many days)
I walked into my garage and it smelled like burnt Wires.

I bought a new belt, and she ran fine...but ever since then, the compressor is back downstairs.
And it gets turned off every night.

 

[85mcss]

I helped install one in a buddy's attic a few years back. We wired a 120Vac contactor inline with the 220VAC power to the compressor and put a light switch in the garage to provide power to the contactor. The main pressure line was routed through the ceiling and to a tee that supplied two reels on either side of the garage and the drain was plumbed through the cieling and down the wall to a drain valve that was opened when not in use. It has been in operation for about 4 or 5 years now...

 

[Jim Stabe]

I have mine in the mezannine of my shop. Freezing is not an issue in San Diego and I have the drain plumbed to a valve next to the switch downstairs that turns it on and off. The only issue I would warn you about is that the vibration resonates the floor even with rubber isolation mounts. Put a sign on the wall next to the switch with the next date the oil should be changed.

 

[badbascom]

After putting mine in the attic it resonated quite badly, long term I think it would have done damage. I swapped the rubber isolators for 4" od x 6" tall springs, this totally eliminated the vibration.