OT Air Compressor

My next thing is getting air drops to a couple of locations. My compressor is semi portable, it is on wheels and I can move it out side to where ever I need it, but most of the time it is in the shop. I decided I need to run over head air pipe to the opposite end so I don't have air hose across the floor. Of course the old way of running air line was black pipe and Teflon tape everywhere. How bout running that air line in heavy wall PVC pipe? Really I only need to make one drop on the east end and another on the west wall, apx 45 feet away.

What I am thinking is this, pipe it in PVC with female connectors at both ends of shop and a short piece of hose from the compressor tank to the PVC. Thinking I may need a storage tank of some sort and have an old pressure tank from a water well pump. It is good and holds pressure fine. My thinking is, I can charge that tank mounted up in the rafters, then have a bunch more air available than just the smallish tank on the compressor.

I doubt seriously I would ever spray paint with it, mostly for blowing off parts, cleaning, run the few air nailer/staplers I got. Probably set the pressure regulator where it is now, apx 45PSI.

See any problems doing it this way? I hate like heck to rig it all up and then find out the hidden problems.

My free $.02 worth :)

Tim

TOH

Dan

If you think OSHA is bad, try dealing with CAL OSHA.

Just my .02,
Dan

PVC Pipe Table HTH

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The trouble with black pipe is eventual rusting. If you use black pipe, then use a filter/moisture separator at the compressor end and another filter at the other end of the pipe.

Sweating copper fitting is so much easier than cutting and threading black pipe.

and>Link enter "plastic air line" or "PVC air line" in the search box, if you want an "earfull" of condemnations of doing this.

Apparently, nowadays there is special plastic line approved for this, but I'll bet it's $$$.

Copper is still a good choice for air lines, but, nowadays it's PRICEY, too, but better than iron, if you're going to run air tools, or do any spray painting, there will be no rust particles to filter out, with the copper line.

The difference between CPVC and PVC is that the PVC can withstand pressure with no heat but the CPVC can withstand a certain amount of heat and pressure (a little stronger molecular structure).

HTH. Rick

to the guys who advised copper,, nope, would have to purchase all the tools involved with cutting and flareing it and ,, naw...

Ok, so here's what I am giong to do. Get the heavy wall PVC and run it. At the drops for the two different outlets, going to drop into a T, then continue below the T with a drain, to allow me a place to drain out any water.

Will let you know how it works IF it ever pops loose or explodes. Like I said, not running high pressure here..

Once again , thanks to you all for your ideas and advise. I really do appreciate it.