I have it running off the old 40A breaker and I've had no issues with the L1510T 7.5 HP, 1725 RPM BALDOR Motor.
Shine, what's the best way to flush copper lines?if i redo my shop again it will be copper . it will last as long as i do. i used pvc because i could cut it out and replace quick . less chance of oil vapors migrating to the booth with new lines . myself i will shy away from the pex type lines. no cooling and just dont trust crimp fittings. had enough a/c lines blow in my day . sweat the copper and be done with it.
you can flush a copper system to clean it.
Shine, what's the best way to flush copper lines?
Alrighty. I have the HF dryer. I just thought that might make the job easier. I'm fully anticipating this not to make as much water as my current compressor too based on reviews. Perhaps that's a misplaced, foolish hope, but others have reported that. I have the QT-5 ready to return. I feel bad. Im gonna get the bugger one though. They stand to make more.money so they shouldn't be mad!
See, this is a conundrum for me. I want to use copper. I think it's the best. I live in NW Ohio where we constantly have terrible humidity, and I see copper quickly collecting the green scale that someone mentioned earlier in this thread.
Pex won't cool but will install easy and is so cheap. No steel of course.
Do you guys recommend any cheap intercoolers I can plumb into the Quincy qt-7.5 as an alternative to buying the QT-7.5 max?
The idea is to have your system remove the water before it ever hits your pipes.
My system has both pumps running 1 1/4" galvanized pipe through the large fan driven after cooler and dumps the air back down into the lower tank. This aftercooler is rated for 100+ cfm so it is way over kill for the 35 cfm that both compressor provide. I have two of these aftercoolers that I bought on craigslist for 50 bucks and 150 for the other. They are obsolete technology for companies but work great for us.
I have the fan on a switch and only turn it on during blasting. I called two electricians to come and wire them up but they never showed up. I just run them on a switch because I wasn't sure how to wire it so each compressor individually or both would make the fan run. I don't need the fan regardless but when they both run it does cool the outlet. The 1 1/4" pipe into the aftercooler can't be touched but the outlet is room temp when both pipes run and the fan is on.
I take the outlet air from the top blue tank and run it into the green coalescing filter (oil seperator) and runs into a dessicant tower and then into the zeks final filter. I have never gotten a drop of moisture from the bottom of the dessicant tower or the zeks filter. I used to change the tower beads all the time because they were saturated. Now I do it once a year and they look new.
I run a drain on the tank and on the outlet of the aftercooler.
With some ebay/craiglist patience this system would be pretty cheap. Another tank and the overkill aftercooler are the key. The coalescing filter wasn't cheap because I wanted a new one. This seems like a 10 year project with adjustments along the way. Never wanted to spend the money on a branded refrigerated dryer.