Need help asap!!! Air line

[Djstorm100]

well I started rebuilding my mustang amost 3 years ago. Pops bough a 60 gallon air compressor and ran the line (1/2 black galvanized pipe) Now I'm a newbie here and readed up on some stuff in regards to the air line setups.

The air compressor is outside under a shed. I want to say the outlet is in the middle of the tank. It comes straight out 90 degrees down, then 90 degrees to the right. the air filter is then located there. then it does another 90 degree turn upward to about 8-9 feet then enters the shop. Runs about 12 feet then turns down 90 degrees goes about 5 feet and then 90 degrees toward the shop.

I went to change my fittings tonight to high flow ones and I notice there was rust fragments right at the elbow. With the fitting off I turn the vale on and let 150psi push all the **** out. It was a fine small amount of dust. I'll get some pictures in the morning to help you better see. But I don't want this rush getting in to my impact gun.

Also are IR (Ingersoll Rand ) air tools or central pneumatic. Saw these are Northeren tool today.

Thanks
Dustin

 

[Red Green]

I don't really know what you are asking. I would think that if you add filter to the end of you pipe run you should be ok. Are you draining the water out of the tank regularly?

 

[930dreamer]

Do you plan on installing a water filter/regulator at the end of the air run? It's normal to have some crud in the black piping.

 

[pattenp]

Do you have any moisture traps at the bottom points of your air line run to drain off any water that collects? You need to have a way to drain water that may collect in the air line too, not just the tank. If you don't have any moisture traps along your line then adding some may remove some of the rust problem.

 

[BTI]

You need to put in a large moisture trap, not the typical moisture separator.
By pulling your air from outside you are pulling very moist air, at times.
You don't have any info on where you live, but unless it's very dry you will have moisture issues.
After removing as much moisture as possible, you could still install the aluminum garage tubing for your air.
It's expensive but it's REALLY nice stuff. Then put a good filter/seperator at the end.

Just don't run plastic.....

BTI

 

[larry_g]

Dustin
Do you have drops with the QD (quick disconnect) fittings at the end of the pipe or are the QD's comming off the drop with a T'ee and a leg below to collect the ****. If your coming off the end then the **** has no choice but to come out the QD. If you have a drip leg that continues on below the QD then the air can make the corner to get out the QD and the heavier junk will fall to teh bottom of the drip leg. Give gravity and inertia a chance, it is a great tool.

lg
no neat sig line