compressor tank

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I have an extra 80 gal Horizontal tank,is there any safety reason not build a Vertical mount for it.
Just trying to keep the line psi drop as low as possible.
 
Two things are important: don't weld on it, and make sure you have a "lowest place" drain to get water out every week or so. Jim
 
What Jim said is important, you cannot weld ANYWHERE on a pressure vessel without violating the rating.
 
Fab up a stand for it utilizing the existing horizontal mounts.
Couple of channel irons on the floor and a couple of up rights.
Or since it will be a "bare" tank you could just mount it to the wall via the existing feet.
 
If you don't weld on the tank it would be alright as long as there is a plumbing fitting on the end of the tank that you could mount a drain cock to. You could rig a way to stand the tank up vertical and then mount the motor and pump on a shelf near by. Sounds like a lot of work to rig it though. I think you could purchase a vertical tank for about 400 bucks.
 
Don't understand what you mean by "line psi drop". A line at 150 psi is at 150 psi whether it is on the floor or in the ceiling. The only thing your accomplishing by standing the tank up is reducing it's foot print.
 
A lot of people will run the plumbing from a compressor up the wall and then down out to outlets so any water condensation in the plumbing will drain back to the tank. That way the air used is drier.
 
(quoted from post at 05:25:22 07/12/20) Don't understand what you mean by "line psi drop". A line at 150 psi is at 150 psi whether it is on the floor or in the ceiling. The only thing your accomplishing by standing the tank up is reducing it's foot print.

That's true if you are not using any air, but when your using air there is friction with the air moving through the pipe line, which causes "line psi drop"
 
Maybe he is wanting to utilize his extra tank for more volume.

Line losses will remain the same but his compressor won't have to start as often. But when it does, it will then run longer before reaching off set point.
 
Thanks guys,I could not think of any reason not to do it. No welding on the tank planed at all,it has plugs in both ends of the tank so a drain will not be a problem. When you run 100ft of 3/8 hose and volume can be slow to catch up when the hoist and about anything in the building comes on at the same time. I plumbed the harp pipe with 3/4 black iron,but by the time you get to the end user you have gone through at least two 1/4 inch couplers. They say 3/8, but that is the outside thread. I think I am going to hang it on the end of my pallet racking,high enough not to crack my head and it will save floor space and not take up shelve space either.
 

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