Questions about my compressor plumbing.

[CompressorWorld]

The larger the better. It's a lot easier blowing through a soda straw vs a coffee straw. It's true you'll lose "x" amount in pressure every 100' of pipe and every 90 degree is considered 25' of pipe. So, creating a spider web of pipe to eliminate water is not the greatest idea. As pressure loss/waste is energy, which shows on your utility bill.

That said, the bigger, the better. That said, here is a good read on piping.
https://www.compressorworld.com/blog/air-system-piping/

Also, stay away from PVC. Go with type l copper or aluminum pipe.

 

[Ironhorse74]

The larger the better. It's a lot easier blowing through a soda straw vs a coffee straw. It's true you'll lose "x" amount in pressure every 100' of pipe and every 90 degree is considered 25' of pipe. So, creating a spider web of pipe to eliminate water is not the greatest idea. As pressure loss/waste is energy, which shows on your utility bill.

That said, the bigger, the better. That said, here is a good read on piping.
https://www.compressorworld.com/blog/air-system-piping/

Also, stay away from PVC. Go with type l copper or aluminum pipe.

Are you confusing pressure with flow?

 

[Schurkey]

In a static system, pressure is the same everywhere.

In a dynamic system like compressed air moving through some kind of tubing/pipe/hose, if you reduce the flow, you reduce the pressure. This is why you can have 90 psi at the regulator, and only 70 "fifty feet downstream" at the air tool while it's running.

It's entirely analogous to electric voltage dropping as it moves through a resistive conductor. If there's no load, so there's no current flow, the voltage is the same everywhere. Put the system under load so that current flows, and the voltage will drop across the resistance.

 

[lionsgarage]

This has been both informational and amusing, thanks for both.
Now I'll add my bit of input, this whole moisture in the air system plumbing issue depends on many factors, but then most of that has been covered, and covered, and covered. I used to be a bit exasperated when I see the same questions asked in the same thread but then I figured it out, we all understand at different rates! Kinda like the ol pipe diameter lesson we got earlier, oh and it matters how big you coffee mug is and where one is in that morning process (if you're reading a thread in the morning) or how deep you are in your "cups" if it's evening when you're reading!
Now my 2bits, think of the moisture of the air your compressor is using to compress, I'm in western WA (can you say 40f and over 100" of rain annually?) now in 33 years of running a professional mechanical shop with 5 techs, that all use plenty of air, in a nicely heated space I found out early that warm isn't good for airlines or compressors! I'll bet the story Schurkey shared wasn't funny at the time! I've was there..... only my guys could just back their trucks up and go down the street where the air was dry! So I installed an air dryer on a system that was nearly 40 years old and all black iron pipe, it was like magic! All of the problems "evaporated" (pun intended).
Now just how does up this translate to our hobby type home systems......get those compressors outside! It's Free cooling! (in the PNW that is) run as much of the air piping outside the building, (I know you are creative enough to make it attractive) slope the lines back to the compressor and keep the tank drained of weather I.E. make it convenient and get in the habit of draining it for 30-45 seconds every time you go into your space. Oh and this shouldn't be necessary plumb the "early cooling pipe runs" in copper or iron the better conduct the temp away.
Don't use PVC! It blows up! Not when it's young and not when you have time to fix it right then! But it blows up at so,e point, don't ask me how I know....
The fact that you're reading this forum is proof you know how to research a subject, now take all the engineering you can and (re)design your system so you can enjoy it.
Ohm one more thing post up pictures of how cool your project turned out.

 

[rharman]

I have a 3-car garage - my shop is the 3rd bay. I get along just fine with a ceiling mounted hose reel and a couple of Flex-Eel hoses when needed. Why complicate things?

 

[CompressorWorld]

The bigger the better, especially if you're going to increase the size. It's easier to blow air through a soda straw vs. a coffee straw... 3/8" would work but 1/2" would work better. Good Luck!