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File description: Plumbing for an Air Compressor in shop Your name: (optional) Inchman
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http://www.tiptools.com/compressors/piping_diagram.pdf
Note:
The cheapest way is steel pipe. If you want to do plastic pipe to be free
from rust, be sure you don't use plastic plumbing pipe, either schedule 40
or schedule 80. Under the kind of air pressure you will carrying, this type
of pipe can become shrapnel if it is hit by something while under pressure.
There is a special green plastic that is made specifically for carrying
typical air pressures. The trade name I cannot remember, but if you call THE
BERTSH CO. OF GRAND RAPIDS. +1 (616) 452-3251 they can tell you what it is
and send you literature. The pipe is not too expensive, but the fittings
are, so plan your layout to minimize fittings.
For those who might be interested in "the good stuff", I found some
literature on it.
First of all, I have been misspelling it. It should be "ChemAire". It is
distributed under the brand, Chemtrol, which is a brand of NIBCO Inc. Nibco
Inc. is located at 1515 Middlebury St., Elkhart, IN 46516-4740 Their
customer service # is 800.343.5455; their technical service # is
888.446.4226 and last but not least, their web site is
www.nibco.com/chemtrol
The slick type of fittings that you should use are the "TrueConnect"
fittings. They have O rings in them and you just slip them over the end of a
piece of pipe and they hold. They can even be rotated when on the pipe. To
change your setup, you just slip a special tool over the pipe and slide it
into the fitting. This releases an internal lock and allows you to remove
the fitting and use it elsewhere. Slickest thing since slice bread!