plumbing hard lines outside for sandblaster?

[havi]

I'll spare the details for later, but what I have is 3/4" black pipe that tees into a vertical 3/4" line outside in an unheated shed, where my blasting cabinet is, and an end line for a blasting pot. I'm in Northern MN, it gets a bit chilly here. I'd like to know how others have plumbed for an outside blaster in cold environments? And/or how a coalescing filter is hooked up outside? Would it be better to just use a longer connecting hose, and expect some moisture to slow me down?

 

[Ray-CA]

Not having done this myself, couldn't you reduce the line to 1/2", connect the filter and then go back up to 3/4" after the filter?

Ray

 

[May Pop]

I have 3/4 filters made by Parker I believe. As for outside Piping my compressor is in an unheated garage piped out,then underground through a crawl space to the attached garage. Never a freezing problem. Check Graingers or MCMaster Carr for the filter.

Ron

 

[havi]

Thanks on the filter links, I googled 3/4" coalescing filter and Graingers popped up. Certainly not cheap, lol.

 

[May Pop]

Try MCMaster carr They ship every day and are LOTS cheaper than Graingers. I dont know about a home account but my work account is order what you want and pay in 30 days.

Ron