JHZR2
Staff member
I’m working to plumb my 60 gallon air compressor in my new workshop. It’s not a terribly complex setup:
Tank 3/4” opening - 3/4” ball valve - 3/4” barb fitting - ~4-6 ft 3/4” rubber hose - 3/4 to 1/2 NPT barb fitting - 1/2 tee - drip tube - nipple - filter/regulator - Milton V female
The section after the 3/4 ID rubber hose isn’t much, it’s just this:
Is that setup sufficient as a drip tube?
I set up the vertical section like that, with a 3/8 bushing at the end of the ball valve, so that I can put another Milton V female connector there and pull off unfiltered, unregulated, tank-pressure (~155psi) air if desired. But primarily it’s a drip tube. The valve has a bleeder so I can close off the tank and depressurize the whole section if I want to remove it or so something else.
Any issue with this approach?
Tank 3/4” opening - 3/4” ball valve - 3/4” barb fitting - ~4-6 ft 3/4” rubber hose - 3/4 to 1/2 NPT barb fitting - 1/2 tee - drip tube - nipple - filter/regulator - Milton V female
The section after the 3/4 ID rubber hose isn’t much, it’s just this:
Is that setup sufficient as a drip tube?
I set up the vertical section like that, with a 3/8 bushing at the end of the ball valve, so that I can put another Milton V female connector there and pull off unfiltered, unregulated, tank-pressure (~155psi) air if desired. But primarily it’s a drip tube. The valve has a bleeder so I can close off the tank and depressurize the whole section if I want to remove it or so something else.
Any issue with this approach?
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