water in the air

[Paul Boudreau]

well i think i found the magical recipe! been using my compressor for two week now, i drained it every day but i have yet to find water in it! and i never had any water i my hose!

i think this is the best way to set up a compressor, i have it in the basement of the house rigth next to the electrical panel, and next to the dehumidifier wich is set at 55%, i got thinking that even this winter i should not have any problem since it wil be pumping clean, dry, hot air from inside. the thing to is that my basement here is not humid, it is just like the rest of the house all year long we use it like the rest of the house.

paul

[Creepy]

It would definetely be adventageous over out in the shop. Keep checking it tho!
You'll have good and bad days.

[jeepfever]

I wondered Paul if you'd need some sort of an accessory to keep the compressed air "dry". I've priced the filter systems and they cost about $160. What's the risk of water in your air lines? damage to your tools? I can imagine it could easily ruin a perfect paint job.

[itsakeeper]

definetly ruined paint, seized up air tools, how about a ruined plasma ? A couple hundred bucks is cheap insurance for a $1000-1500 plasma or $2-300 for every air tool you own. The only clue you may get before it is too late is water coming out the exhaust of the tool. And don't forget rusting out the air compressor tank fron the inside.

[Big G]

What about running a dehumidifier aiming it's discharge at the inlet of the compressor? Dumb idea?

[itsakeeper]

compared to buying an electric air dryer vs already owning a dehumidifier, hmmm I wonder how dry the air is coming out ?