Air compressor system basics

Basically you have a few options from fairly cheap to fairly expensive. Here's what I did after doing research for a while.

Oh, another addition I haven't done yet is to get some copper tubing, 15-20 foot from Lowe's etc. and disconnect your line coming from the pump and run it into the copper spiralled on the wall then into the tank. Cooling the air as much as you can before it gets to the tank. I haven't had the need for that so haven't done it. With that said, I have a 3 foot rubber line coming off the compressor to absorb the vibration running into about 30 foot of 3/4 black pipe angled away from the compressor. It's been debated if angling the pipe back to the compressor or away from the compressor is better, IMO away is better else your continually fighting the same moisture over and over if you allow it back to the tank. My garage set up didn't allow for a straight run of pipe so it runs up one side and back down the other. It's important at the end of your run that you have a section going up then down and you would connect your hose in the middle with a motorguard filter, thats my basic setup and havent had an issue with moisture even in humid NC.

Think I have an image explaining what I am trying to say.. let me look for it. I attached the pdf I used for reference when doing mine, also heres the site for it.