Oil in Compressor tank - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS)	17 Apr 2006
To:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	12 of 15

3540.12 In reply to 3540.11

Brian,
Thanks! Any idea where I'd look for a seperator or is a water filter good enough?

JimK

Jim Kenndy, Sr.
Just the 4 of Us Engraving
York, Maine

From:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	18 Apr 2006
To:	JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS)	13 of 15

3540.13 In reply to 3540.12

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)	18 Apr 2006
To:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	14 of 15

3540.14 In reply to 3540.13
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 Jim Kenndy, Sr. Just the 4 of Us Engraving York, Maine

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	18 Apr 2006
To:	JimK (JUSTTHE4OFUS)	15 of 15

3540.15 In reply to 3540.14
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. Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) Harvey's Tips Page When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

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