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COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM

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DAVE S

04-09-2002 18:38:54




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I have a 60 gal. upright compressor and seem to get a lot of water once the compressor gets a little warm.I have a water trap on it but it doesn't do much. Should I install another trap and have two,and run some extra line? Any tricks I can use? THANKS




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Jim in N.S.

04-10-2002 07:16:36




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 Re: COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM in reply to DAVE S, 04-09-2002 18:38:54  
I welded a short piece of flat bar to an old brake drum, mounted a second water seperator to the flat bar with a muffler camp and added quick connectors.This allows me to move the water seperator close to my work, and I hook up to it with a coiled hose. Seems to work pretty good and was inexpensive.



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Dave in Iowa

04-10-2002 06:08:47




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 Re: COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM in reply to DAVE S, 04-09-2002 18:38:54  
Dave, Here's the best solution I've found. Go to WWW.MCMASTER.COM and search for item #5171K52. It's an aftercooler to use down stream of the compressor. This particular model is rated for 35cfm but there is a smaller size if necessary. Cost is just under $300, but it does an excellent job. Got the idea from a friend who runs a machine shop and had lots of water problems until he installed one of these. Wire it into the control cicuit of the compressor so it runs when the compressor runs. Also check out the McMaster Carr catalog page this unit is on for a nice diagram of an "ideal" compressed air system. Good luck.

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Bill

04-09-2002 23:58:51




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 Re: COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM in reply to DAVE S, 04-09-2002 18:38:54  
My compressor is in a basement garage. Garage has it's plusses- air temperature stays betweeen mid 50's to to high 60's year round without any supplemental heating or cooling. The drawback is dampness. Have to run a dehumidifier all the time. Had a lot of trouble with water in the compressor. On my old air compressor the air intake filter housing was attatched to the compressor by 3/4 inch pipe. Used PVC pipe to come off the compressor & run over to the sunny side of the house & mount the filter outside OVER the garage door. Once I started bringing in outside air from about 8 feet off the ground things improved dramatically. With the current compressor the air filter box is configured differently. Had to put a clothes dryer exhaust hood through the wall & run back to the compressor with 6 inch flex duct & push the duct over the filter assembly & hold it there with a pull tie. Same result/dryer air. Filters & water traps help but you can help them out by feeding the compressor the dryest air you can...

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Roger

04-09-2002 22:25:23




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 Re: COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM in reply to DAVE S, 04-09-2002 18:38:54  
Your water trap isn't much good if it is directly on the tank. The water is still in its vapour form and will condense further down the line. Try moving your filter nearer to where you actually use the air. This will give the piping some time to act as a heat sink and condense out the water. Install a drain leg to remove most of what comes down the pipe, i.e. a piece of pipe that goes down from the air main with a drain valve on it, just before the filter. You could also put a slight slope on the line to encourage the water to move towards your collection point. I guess nobody has tried the coil of copper tube through an old fridge trick yet. BTW, hot compressors don't cause condensation. Compressors get hot because they are working hard = pumping more air = more ambient water vapour passing through the system. Hotter air may carry the water further through the system before it condenses though.

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Don Young

04-09-2002 20:32:51




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 Re: COMPRESSOR WATER PROBLEM in reply to DAVE S, 04-09-2002 18:38:54  
Other than keeping the tank drained, the next most important requirement for dry air seems to be to cool the air. When the air is hot the water stays in vapor form and is hard to remove. Some drying systems refrigerate the air to condense the water out and then drain it. There are also dessicant driers that absorb the water. Both systems are expensive to buy and operate. I would try some kind of cooling coil, remembering to allow for the condensed water to drain to a low point for removal, and then a good airline drier.

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