Yep... that first 'horizontal' stretch actually comes downhill quite a bit toward the compressor. After the first bend, it goes straight up to the highpoint before the turn along the ceiling, then downhill about 3" along the ceiling, etc.. so far all is going great. Won't be able to really tell until i do some media blasting, painting, etc.. in the future. Granted... i know this is a bare minimum setup for such things.