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Brent Zappe · Jul 17, 2020

This past year I have been fighting air hoses around the shop. I had a problem of having to find a way to get
the compressed air to on side of shop to the next side. This past winter my fiends said that they would set
the shop up with compressed air all around it. No more fighting they air hose. What they did was buy 1/2
galvanized pipe. L bows and T-connectors. Metal conduit holding brackets and on top long wood screws to an
core the pipe on the wall. After this was installed I had compressed air all over the shop making it ( I have
to admit very nice to have). Here are some picture of the work and yes it is worth every dime I spent.

rustred · Jul 17, 2020

when i get to doing mine i am going to put t's with drain valves and have the outlets higher than the pipe due to moisture in lines.

David G · Jul 17, 2020

All those pipes need sloped with drains at lowest points, or you will have a mess of water and rust.

dr sportster · Jul 17, 2020

And you don't have to listen to PVC pipe explosion stories .

Brent Zappe · Jul 17, 2020

I have installed a moisture filter at the air pump before it comes to the pipe. The reason is simple I run a lot of painting equipment and require little or no moisture to the line. this they say will help out on the pipe line that has been set up. I am thinking it would not hurt to install drain valves in the system just to be safe of moisture.

Brent Zappe · Jul 17, 2020

This drains should be installed in where it goes up over the shop doors. They extensions where designed to go on the top of the shop doors making them the highest point for the compressed air to go drains should be installed at there low end of these points to drain moisture if I have any. I have installed two moisture filter system at the air pump before they air enters the pipe system.

marloweg · Jul 17, 2020

and my shop has PVC in it for over 30 years and not one blow out at 150 psi and over 200 feet of pvc

flembo · Jul 17, 2020

I ran 1/2" sched. 80 copper pipe and soldered the joints. I ran it up the wall and across the ceiling and down the other side of the garage and into the cellar with 3 drip legs at the low points it's been 10 or more yrs. with no leaks, works for me.

fixerupper · Jul 17, 2020

It looks like a good installation to me. Yes a tee with a drip leg would be nice to have in place of the elbow but hey nothing is perfect. I made the mistake of using one black elbow in a galvanized air line like yours. I was cheap and did not want to buy another galvanized elbow when I had a black one in hand. Within a few years the black elbow rusted nearly tight restricting the air flow. With no unions in line I had to unscrew pipes till I got to the offending elbow. Lesson learned!

47fivewindow · Jul 17, 2020

It's nice to see you so happy in your new place. Best wishes, Chip

HuskerLyn · Jul 17, 2020

I installed the maxline TM 3/4 X 100 kit 3 months ago with no problems Kit is turnkey, no pressure losses, flexible tubing, water traps, and compression fittings. Use it for painting as well. Had to get regulator and dessicant system. I’m sure someone will say something negative about it but I give it a full endorsement

JMOR · Jul 17, 2020

What Binks the paint gun people have to say about it:

note the condensation comments. No matter how dry it may start the trip, as it cools, some moisture condenses out.

MarkB_MI · Jul 17, 2020

A nice shop like that deserves plumbed air. I need to run air lines in my shop, too.

showcrop · Jul 17, 2020

I ran ten feet of L copper with a slight down slope, then a two foot up and down to my air dryer and filter and regulator. I have a drain just before the "up". If I am using a lot of air I can put a wet towel over the copper to keep it cool so that the moisture will keep condensing out before the "up".

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