intercooler for a shop air compressor

Don't waste time or money putting a separator close to the tank.. Until the air cooler the water is a vapor & the separator won't touch it...

Typically 50 feet of metal piping, Copper/aluminum/iron all work, PVC doesn't, it acts as an insulator not allowing the air to cool..

Here's my setup...

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That’s quite the setup! From what I’ve read, having one between the aftercooler and the tank cools the air enough to allow the water to separate. After the tank I’ll have a drain valve where it goes vertical, then about 40ft and a drain on the vertical coming down then to the other separator/filter to the hose reel. Will see what kind of water I pull once it is setup. Trying to keep water out of the compressor tank.