Placement of air compressor

[durbancic]

Hey gus, I am buying a house, actually closing on Friday morning! I am looking to buy an air compressor. The garage is 26' deep, and has a brick floor. Behind the garage about 5 feet away is a little storage shed, probably 8x12'. There is a 220 line wired into the front of the garage. I was wondering if it is possible/recommended to put the compressor in this shed. I know the oil-less types are a lot louder than an oiled, either way it would be good to have the compressor out of the garage. The garage walls are made of concrete block.

Would it be a problem running the piping back to the garage?? Even in cold Ohio winters? What about runnning the wires to the shed for power?? There is also a loft to the garage, that would always be a possibility, right?

I am new to this site, been lurking around for a couple weeks now, I found it at the perfect time!!! This is a great site!!

-dan

 

[timhoops]

Our compressors at the shop that power the lifts and air tools are located in a locked shed off the back of the building. We ran the pipes right out of the shed and through the wall into the shop. I am in NC and the coldest it gets here is about ~low 20s in the winter mornings and we have had no problem. As for the loft, if you search for a thread, I think it is called 'show us your compressor' or something like that. there is someone that has there compressor installed above the garge in a loft if i remember right.

 

[krusty the clown]

i think i would put it in the shed. eliminate the noise and free up some room. running the power and the lines should't be a problem but i would use steel piping instead of pcv and wraping it with some insulation. running the pipe overhead will also help keep the water at the compressor, an automatic draining water separator in the shed will keep you from running out there to drain it too.

 

[M3Pilot]

I don't recall the details but a few years ago a compressor in a shed blew up here in eastern NC. Seems it wasn't shut off overnite & it got unusually cold. The water that had collected in the tank and/or lines froze & when the compressor started it made enuff pressure to explode the tank causing lots of collateral damage as well.

 

[krusty the clown]

I don't recall the details but a few years ago a compressor in a shed blew up here in eastern NC. Seems it wasn't shut off overnite & it got unusually cold. The water that had collected in the tank and/or lines froze & when the compressor started it made enuff pressure to explode the tank causing lots of collateral damage as well.

the pressure switch that shuts off the compressor must have been defective.

 

[bchee]

I have no advice, but that's an interesting brick floor. Is that common where you live?

 

[durbancic]

I have no advice, but that's an interesting brick floor. Is that common where you live?

Nope, not at all not really sure why I have a brick floor...hopefully we do not have too many problems with it and moisture.

-dan

 

[bmwpower]

You could run the lines to the shed and the piping back to the garage, but if the compressor is going to be powered up all the time, you'll want that shed heated enough to avoid frrezing condensation in the system.

 

[timhoops]

yea, we cut our compressors off every night before leaving. Steel piping all the way out through the building to the shop.