Where to mount air compressor filter/dryer?

[evintho]

I'm picking up a sandblaster tomorrow and I'm concerned with the damp air from my compressor clogging up the blaster. On a board members recommendation, I bought this filter/dryer.

MotorGuard filter

Yeah, not a true air dryer but between my small filter/seperator, the MotorGuard unit and the water seperator that comes on the blaster, I should be good.

My question is, how far downstream do I mount the MotorGuard piece? I was initially going to mount it between the small Wilkerson seperator and the air hose reel............

However, I thought I read somewhere that it should be mounted about 25 feet away from the compressor. I seem to remember someone having a 25' airhose coiled up and then he mounted the filter after the air hose. BTW, the mounting instructions are useless! Any thoughts?

 

[Steve V.]

Everything I've read says 25' (pipe feet) from the compressor. Here's a few ideas from TP tools web site. One shows a complete layout and two show the end of the run.

Air compressor lines

Steve

 

[river1]

i don't know how long that wall is, but i''d run a copper line under those cabinets as far as i could go. then run it back to the hose reel. in most garages that are 20 or so feet deep that would give you up to 40 feet of copper line for the air to cool off.

later jim

 

[kartracer55]

Basiclly, as far downline as possible to allow the air to cool and moisiture to condense. Air hose does nothing significant for this. I would consider a filter/ seprator rift before the blaster as well.

 

[Zrexxer]

You've got all your oil funnels in a custom drip-collection tube manifold thing, but you're blowing your rusty compressor condensate out on the floor?

Motorguards are considered a point-of-use filter; you'll want to use that as close to the point of operation as you can.

 

[evintho]

Thanks everyone for the comments and links! I'm gonna run a 1/2" line up the wall, across the ceiling, down the other side and place an outlet along with the filter dryer near the mandoor so it's close to the outside where I'll do most of my blasting.

I was gonna run black pipe, like in the first link but I got to thinking.............any reason I couldn't run copper lines?

 

[babzog]

Could you please pull the shop vac out and show a closer detail pic of the oil funnel manifold thingamajig you've got there? That looks like a neat idea I'd like to ste... erm, borrow.

 

[Jack90210]

Could you please pull the shop vac out and show a closer detail pic of the oil funnel manifold thingamajig you've got there? That looks like a neat idea I'd like to ste... erm, borrow.

You beat me to it. What a great idea!

 

[evintho]

I was tired of having to wipe a funnel down every time I went to use it and they always made a mess too. I had them all sitting in a milk crate. I decided it was finally time to figure something out!

Scrap lumber, scrap PVC pipe, a couple of PVC 45's and a chunk of stainless steel trench drain I dug out of a dumpster. No more mess and I have a clean funnel every time! I call it my funnel drip recovery system.

 

[deeno]

That is awesome evintho. The 45's make it look kind of artsy.

 

[babzog]

I was tired of having to wipe a funnel down every time I went to use it and they always made a mess too. I had them all sitting in a milk crate. I decided it was finally time to figure something out!

Scrap lumber, scrap PVC pipe, a couple of PVC 45's and a chunk of stainless steel trench drain I dug out of a dumpster. No more mess and I have a clean funnel every time! I call it my funnel drip recovery system.

Thanks for posting that! What a great and simple idea!

 

[35mastr]

I have that same filter that you got. Mine is mounted right on the side of my blast cabinet.

I actually need a new filter. Do you have a part number by any chance??