Plumbing the garage with Rapidair

[skicker]

FWIW it's still way bigger than what your going to hook to it...I think the one hose I had inside diameter was supposed to be 3/8" but looked more like 1/4"...That's still double + the amount of volume in your lines than what would hook to them...
Air speed in the Rapid Air lines would be less than the tool itself...

 

[747mopar]

FWIW it's still way bigger than what your going to hook to it...I think the one hose I had inside diameter was supposed to be 3/8" but looked more like 1/4"...That's still double + the amount of volume in your lines than what would hook to them...
Air speed in the Rapid Air lines would be less than the tool itself...

I will occasionally have a 1/2" hose plugged in for sand blasting but even at that it should be fine.

 

[conv67bdere]

This will be a short thread, this is stuff goes up fast! After some members told me you can easily straighten this stuff without the rolls I tried it, no problem. I rolled it out on the floor then chalk lined and mounted the clips every 32", once installed you just tweak anything that's off and move on... easy peezy.

Here's where I dropped through from upstairs then supplied one side of the lift and will also branch off to supply the addition. One benefit I really love is the ability to bend nice offsets in the piping when you want to hit studs.View attachment 704750 View attachment 704751

Then across the ceiling to the other side of the lift. I wanted the line ran across the ceiling so it came out perfectly in line with the other post but no joist and a metal ceiling... then I remembered these

. The other T will be to route an air drop in between the garage doors.
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Across the other bay then the drop for a few outlets at the workbench then over to the lathe, that's where I stopped. I chose to mount these high so I have room for a pegboard and will put pigtail hoses on them . View attachment 704761

Looks great . . . you're right, it'll be a short thread as it looks like you've almost got it done . . .

Great Job too ( as always )

 

[ws27]

Everything looks great. That 1/2" fitting can let out more air than your compressor can give, it won't be a problem.

 

[bm02tj]

That fitting will be the same as adding 10 ft of tubing so not a big deal for your use

 

[747mopar]

Everything looks great. That 1/2" fitting can let out more air than your compressor can give, it won't be a problem.

Maybe that compressor, I've got a big 3 phase compressor that I might add just for sandblasting. I'm trying to size everything for it just incase, I still think it'll be fine as well.

 

[747mopar]

Done!!

Hoping the upstairs plumbing separates a lot of water before it goes downstairs, still need to add a cooler at the compressor too. There's roughly 50' of pipe all running significantly uphill then a little upward bend at the end before headed down, think it will help??? Really hoping most of the water will fall out and run back to the tank, we'll see.

Finished the last 2 runs downstairs too. I'll add a few more but for now I need my air back.

 

[747mopar]

Don't know about you guys but I'm quite happy with how neat and straight it came out, I'd definitely buy it again. Everything in the kit was nice quality parts, the tubing looks and feels like something that will last (I believe HDPE stands for high density polyethylene) and it's a breeze to work with. Hopefully I'll pressurize it Tues when the last fitting shows up?

 

[bm02tj]

When the air is flowing there is no way it will flow back to tank
Add a drip at the first drop to catch the water

 

[747mopar]

When the air is flowing there is no way it will flow back to tank
Add a drip at the first drop to catch the water

Already did except I need 1 more fitting to finish it. This is the drop from upstairs, it will get extended all the way down to almost the floor. I took the time to create a couple low spots with drains so hopefully between everything it significantly reduces the water.
As far as whether or not the water will drop out.. we'll see. The plumbing is all 3/4" and your air fittings are maybe 3/16", the air won't be moving fast plus a lot of the use is on and off so we'll see. I'll check back after the weekend after a lot of sanding, I'll let you know if I get a lot of water and which traps I find it in.

This outlet on the lift is another point for draining but every outlet has one.

 

[MT_Mopar]

Thanks for the post Dev! I have been contemplating this system also, I think I'm going to pull the trigger after reading this. Good price too. Thanks again.

 

[tallhair]

Read through the thread where you were deliberating on what to use for the lines, and now this one.

2 years later any updates or additional thoughts.

Also did you add a radiator or anything to deal with water?

Great info, and now I need to find your garage build and go get caught up there.

 

[tmaleck]

Read through the thread where you were deliberating on what to use for the lines, and now this one.

2 years later any updates or additional thoughts.

Also did you add a radiator or anything to deal with water?

Great info, and now I need to find your garage build and go get caught up there.

I used the same stuff in my garage build 4 years ago. Still holding up fine.

 

[747mopar]

Read through the thread where you were deliberating on what to use for the lines, and now this one.

2 years later any updates or additional thoughts.

Also did you add a radiator or anything to deal with water?

Great info, and now I need to find your garage build and go get caught up there.

No changes, I come across a better pump so I'll eventually switch out the pumps and add a radiator at the same time. 2 years... Man does time fly by! No issues whatsoever, no leaks, very happy with it.

There was a time that I had shut the ball valve off at the tank and came back a week later and started taking tires off with an impact totally forgetting that the air was off!! That impressed me, a week later and there was enough air stored in the lines to remove a couple tires.

As far as water separation is concerned it's really hard to compare because it's not apples to apples. Before this I just had a hose plugged into the compressor, my old garage was all steel pipe and now my compressor is upstairs but there's significantly less water than either of the other 2 setups. I mostly use 2 outlets and don't get a noticeable amount of water out of either one. The ones that sit unused for periods of time will have maybe a tablespoon in them put there's always water to be drained from the tank so I believe it significantly reduced the water.

 

[tallhair]

Thanks for the feedback Devon

 

[Islandkent]

Nice system for sure! Looks GREAT!
But. You guys just reminded me to go drain my tank! lol

 

[ct71rr]

I have the same system in my garage. I installed it about 6 years ago. No issues with leaks. I do get a lot of water when running my HF media blaster. I just made a wort cooler to deal with the moisture and it works great. I’m also going to add a radiator at the compressor to help cool the air going into the compressor.

 

[747mopar]

Nice system for sure! Looks GREAT!
But. You guys just reminded me to go drain my tank! lol

Me too lol.

 

[bigaadams]

that looks like Pex-Al-Pex....the stuff I used in running my hydronic install...the fittings are the same....