Hi. I've been searching, and I think maybe a few have done what I am looking to do, but I am looking for more info/pictures, etc. I have a Husky 25 or so gallon air compressor that is oil cooled. It is an upright model that sits in the corner of my garage. I have attic space above the garage. I don't want to stuff the whole compressor up there, but I was thinking of unbolting the motor and compressor itself, and remounting to a plate, or wood, or whatever, and then moving the tank to the attic and running line to it. I would install a drain and all that, but if I could make a mounting for the compressor end of it, I could mount this to a shelf (rubber isolated somehow) and free up some floor space. Any info or ideas would be great.
Seperate motor from compressor tank
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RWorth
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You don't need rubber mounts for the tank if the compressor is remote, just need the mounts on the compressor.
matt_i
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It is an engineering development project but it will work quite well. I would strongly recommend metallic pipe to connect the pump and tank as it will get quite hot.
A compressed air system system does not care where the receiver (tank) is. One thing to consider is that the receiver is also a cooler and if you take air out of the system before the receiver it may be hot. That may or may not be a concern to you. You also have to take into consideration where to put the pressure switch, the unloader valve, and the check valve.
lg
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lg
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Thanks for the replies.. I would rubber mount the compressor, not the tank since it will just be sitting still. Good info on the metal pipe. I guess my question is, currently the motor and compressor are bolted to a steel plate that is welded to the compressor. Would I need another steel plate, or will wood work, or?? I just want the tank in the attic, and everything else on a shelf off the floor.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4901&page=105
Message 2097 shows what I'm talking about, only tank in the attic. I guess wood would work?
Message 2097 shows what I'm talking about, only tank in the attic. I guess wood would work?
I see two things that concern me in that picture. one is the discharge line from the pump is running up hill with no condensate drain at the low point and second is it looks like the pump is to close to the wall maybe restricting the air flow to the cooling fan.
lg
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redmondjp
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I see two things that concern me in that picture. one is the discharge line from the pump is running up hill with no condensate drain at the low point and second is it looks like the pump is to close to the wall maybe restricting the air flow to the cooling fan.
lg
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Ditto. In addition, directly mounting the pump onto that wood like that will result in the entire sheet of plywood below acting as a giant speaker for the vibration produced, resulting in much noisier operation.
At a minimum, I would mount both the motor and pump on their own mounting plate, and then rubber isolate that from whatever it is sitting on.
sberry
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Leave it alone.
I agree with the rubber mounting. I'm guessing I could get a piece of plate steel somewhere cheap, make the same mounting holes, get rubber mounts for the sheet metal, and then bolt that to a heavy duty shelf, possibly also made of metal. This isn't happening tomorrow, as I am in the middle of doing final prep to lay Armorpoxy, but I would like to free up some space later one.
In a previous shop, I had the tank in the attic, the compressor behind and below the workbench.
The tank sat on 2x4 spanning 2 joists, the compressor to a 2x12x2 foot slab.
The pipe going up was 2 inch to provide cooling, drip drain at the bottom.
Once a year I would check the tank drain and never got any water.
I would do it again but I now have a wide open, no celling, shop.
The tank sat on 2x4 spanning 2 joists, the compressor to a 2x12x2 foot slab.
The pipe going up was 2 inch to provide cooling, drip drain at the bottom.
Once a year I would check the tank drain and never got any water.
I would do it again but I now have a wide open, no celling, shop.
matt_i
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Also, to add, if you can fold the edges of the base sheet downward, or weld stiffeners it will make a more rigid system with higher natural frequency and less apt to transmit noise than just a flat metal sheet unless its a truly massive/thick plate.
Was the slab on the floor? I'd like to have it off the floor. This isn't a big compressor by any means, but I'd hate to go through the hassle to have it shak everything off my shelves.
Good thought. My neighbor has a welder, so that may work.