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From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#13]
18 Apr 2006
To: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#12] 18 Apr 2006

The water filter is a seperator....it will seperate the oil and water from the air line. It is better to put the seperator at the end of the line near the point of use. It allows the cooling and condensation of the air to occur prior to the point of use then....

Some systems use chillers to help with this....You probably won't need one unless you find you are having problems removing the water from the system.

Brian

From: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#14]
18 Apr 2006
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#13] 18 Apr 2006

OK, good stuff. I think I should be good then. I have a regulator/filter combo at 15 feet from the compressor and then 10 feet from there to the cabinet and there is another filter built-in to the cabinet at the regulator where the blast pressure is adjusted. Two filters and the long run should allow for most water and oil which is heavier to be removed. I am wondering if the first filter should be at a dip in the line (lower than the rest of the line). Since its not a permanent install yet, I can try a couple configurations.

Thanks to everyone, once again the forum proves its worth. And to think I doubted Al Gore when he invented the Internet!

Jim

From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#15]
18 Apr 2006
To: JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS) [#14] 18 Apr 2006

In theory the line would be best if it ran downhill at 1/2" per 10'. But on an installation like this it really does not matter. As long as the filters are not installed at a high point in the line you ate fine. If it were a high pressure steam line then the slight downhill would be important.

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