Help me choose a wall mounted air compressor regulator and desiccant setup!
My supply lines run straight down, with a purge valve on the bottom.
The one I use for painting has a T about half way down, and I have a small HF desiccant filter in that line as well as a fine regulator.
No water in the paint (I do open the purge valve first) and very rarely need to purge since the supply climbs up one wall, then down the other.
IIRC that setup, minus the actual line from the tank was under $20.
The only minor issue is that the desiccant causes the psi to be lower than the regulator is set at, so some adjusting up is necessary.
I could probably swap positions, but the regulator also had a water trap and that's what I was thinking when I set it up. I've never seen water in that trap.
The line with the hose attached is a regular pressure tap, controlled by the main regulator on the compressor.
It's nice to have both available with out messing with anything to switch between.
My supply lines run straight down, with a purge valve on the bottom.
The one I use for painting has a T about half way down, and I have a small HF desiccant filter in that line as well as a fine regulator.
No water in the paint (I do open the purge valve first) and very rarely need to purge since the supply climbs up one wall, then down the other.
IIRC that setup, minus the actual line from the tank was under $20.
The only minor issue is that the desiccant causes the psi to be lower than the regulator is set at, so some adjusting up is necessary.
I could probably swap positions, but the regulator also had a water trap and that's what I was thinking when I set it up. I've never seen water in that trap.
The line with the hose attached is a regular pressure tap, controlled by the main regulator on the compressor.
It's nice to have both available with out messing with anything to switch between.
