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Robert W. Roe · #14 06-22-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

You don't have a water seperator if thats happening....idealy you will have a length of pipe after the compressor to the water sperator/regulator at the other end...for those to work the air needs to cool a bit (its fairly hot right out of the compressor and reluctant to give up moisture) the longer this pipe is the better it works as it allows the air to cool before the water seperator.

If you paint you alreagy know this is impairitive to do.

What I have so far is the little filter connected straight to the compressor, a little whip hose connected to a 60' 3/8" hose, with a quick disconnect (great invention) on the far end.
Not sure if the little filter would do its stuff if I put it at the end of a 60' hose; I think the instructions say to keep it vertical.
I've seen the diagrams of what looks like copper plumbing on the wall, with various drains, filters, lubricators, and a certain slope ... problem is, my garage is way too small and full of stuff to make it easy to construct something so elaborate.
I'm pretty new to the whole air compressor realm; that's why I started this thread in the first place.
So far I've used it to inflate tires and basketballs around the house, blow off my mower prior to storage, as well as using the three air tools that came with it (air ratchet, air hammer, and impact wrench) for rotating tires, cutting welds on my muffler, and some light grinding with an air drill.
Painting is one thing that I have not tried yet, but it is nice to have air at one's disposal.
I live in the country; the nearest gas station is almost two miles away, and the nearest one that has free air is a good six miles away, so it's nice to have air to inflate my tires when they are cooool.
I do like that automatic drainer thing from Harbor Freight; it boils down to automation vs kneeling on the garage floor