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tyrodtom 
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 Posted: Oct/13/2011 at 9:59am |
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I keep mine outside too, because of all the noise, plus outside is a there's cleaner air for the compressor to breathe. With all the grinding and paint floating around in my garage, it just wasn't healthy for the compressor. The slow starts in the winter was solved by keeping synthectic oil in the compressor, froze air lines by having a very good drainback system that goes all the way to the top of the 2nd floor of my garage, all moisture in my line, which is at about a 30 deg incline, goes back to the compressor tank, which I drain often.
I've got 2 compressors out there, my old one lasted over 20 years out there, it now used as a extra air storage for my newer compressor.
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Wrambler
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Posted: Oct/13/2011 at 10:58am |
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What I need is a reasonably price horizontal with good output.
I don't have room for a vertical as the electric meter is above the current spot. I don't want to move it because it is outside a no longer used sons bedroom, so it is not heard through out the house while running. My existing compressor has a pinhole rust spot in the bottom of the tank and it is time for a new one. |
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amcglass
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Posted: Dec/25/2011 at 3:03pm |
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a friend of mine installs car lifts that are air powered and gave me some rubber pads for mine to sit on my shop floor they wont let the compressor walk and actually quiet it down a lot, but as always if your compressor is in another room its a lot easier to stay focused on your work in your shop area with out all the noise.
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carnuck
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Posted: Dec/27/2011 at 7:32pm |
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Mine will go on it's own "tower" outside the upper floor with lines inside the building. Having it inside is noise and heat (I'll hook up a flex hose to pipe heat in for winter to cut costs)
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Posted: Jan/06/2012 at 1:02am |
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I see alot of shops in my line of work and most tend to leave the compressors on the shipping pallets since they are custom build for the compressors. Many shops also mount the tanks high over office space with the compressor heads mounted elsewhere. Rotory compressors normally don't have any storage tanks at all. If a compressor is mounted in another building don't run the line in the ground to your shop. This creates a very large J trap that will fill with water and when it gets full enough you will get a slug of water through your air tools. I have seen repeated 1" drive impact wrenchs with split cases because underground shop air plumbing. Copper pipe is still the best pipe to use for an air system and is easily changed to add additional work stations when addition equipment is installed. In the NAPA Tool and equipment catalog there is a picture showing how to build a state of the art air system.
I still run a 5 hp 30 gallon portable with a 25' air hose. Some day I will build an addition garage and then I can plumb it the way I want.
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tyrodtom
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Posted: Jan/06/2012 at 8:45am |
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I used the pallet the compressor came on, but I took the bolts loose and added thick rubber pads at each point.
Plus I cut a big hole in the bottom of the pallet so you can get at the bottom drain easier.
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bivskf
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Posted: Jun/16/2015 at 2:28am |
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So after all this time I still haven't set up the air comp. but I am
considering a new location. I am putting up a 10x30 steel shed up in my
back yard. I have a 60a line that will be going to it for lights,and I
was thinking of setting up the compressor out there and run an air line
to my 22x34 garage. I was thinking about having the on/off switch in the
garage so I can turn it off when needed. I was also thinking of raising
it up off the floor and plumbing a line from the bottom of the comp.
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dogbone
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Posted: Jun/16/2015 at 7:53pm |
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I put mine on a simple twist timer. That way I don't have to remember to turn it off. I've seem more than one shop burn down due to an after hours compressor running. The timer goes to a transformer that powers a contactor and in turn operates the compressor.
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FuzzFace2
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Posted: Jun/22/2015 at 9:55pm |
Dave ---- edit: You are not looking at a dental compressor to use in your shop are you? Edited by FuzzFace2 - Jun/22/2015 at 9:58pm |
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FuzzFace2
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I should add I just got my compressor running at my new house in my garage. At the other house I had this compressor mounted to 2-2x4 so it was not on the cement floor of the garage under the house and it did dance a little. when I would drain the tank I would push it back in place. I did not think it was too noisy doing it that way.
At the old house I bought an "install kit" that had rubber pads and a flex hose from tank to wall piping, I only used the flex hose back then. This new garage I did mount the compressor on the rubber pads using short screws thru tank feet to the rubber but not into the cement floor. So far with the little testing I have done it has not danced and yes I still used the flex from tank to a home made air condenser/drier mounted to the wall then to a piping kit (when it gets here) that will run around the garage with 5 drops for air hoses. Each drop has a water leg to drain water before it gets to the hose. When I have it all setup I will get pictures. If anyone is thinking of the rubber pads but did not want to spend the $$ find an old truck tire tread on the side of the road and cut that to size to fit under the tank feet. I had the tread to try when at the old house but never got time to install it. Dave ---- edit: link added to my garage air supply piping http://theamcforum.com/forum/rapidair-maxline-compressed-air-piping-system_topic71483.html Edited by FuzzFace2 - Aug/16/2015 at 7:06pm |
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