Big Boy Air Compressor Fittings?

[MrSony]

I scrounged some fittings to make the regulator work.

Anything wrong with how it's set up?

 

[melloelky]

it's gonna be a real b*tch holding the tire up for that long... 😛

 

[Malibu795]

I scrounged some fittings to make the regulator work.

Anything wrong with how it's set up?
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I'd put a ball valve between the tank and dryer, given how short the pipe is between tank and dryer you'll get away for awhile like that, most likely vibration will cause something to crack

 

[Streetbu]

Always run some kind of a high pressure "soft" line between the compressor and any piping. I made a hydraulic hose for mine.

 

[MrSony]

Always run some kind of a high pressure "soft" line between the compressor and any piping. I made a hydraulic hose for mine.

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For vibration?
The compressor is never going to be solid mounted and I'm not gonna ha any hard line on the walls. At least not for a loooong time anyway.

 

[Streetbu]

Understood, but now transfer all of the vibration from it, all the way out to the end of that hard pipe. The amplitude becomes exponential. It's not if it will fail, but rather when.

 

[DRIVEN]

I assume you'll be using rubber hose after the 90? Looks good to me.

 

[Rktpwrd]

I'd put a ball valve between the tank and dryer, given how short the pipe is between tank and dryer you'll get away for awhile like that, most likely vibration will cause something to crack

Technically that’s not a dryer, just an inline filter regulator, but yes. A valve on the discharge out of the tank is the norm. It allows you to change or service anything down the line without having to drain the entire tank to do so.

Understood, but now transfer all of the vibration from it, all the way out to the end of that hard pipe. The amplitude becomes exponential. It's not if it will fail, but rather when.

This ^^^

I scrounged some fittings to make the regulator work.

Anything wrong with how it's set up?
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Overall your premise is sound, but as already mentioned a ball valve right out of the tank should be used. Also the other thing that immediately jumps out at me is the change in piping sizes between the tank and the point of use. Pick one size and run with it right up to the hose quick connect. The way you currently have it plumbed will result in pressure and volume drops due to the inside diameter of the piping getting smaller.

Eliminate or move that bushing on the outlet side of the regulator to where the quick connect is and you’ll have full flow and pressure up to that point. It’ll require buying another street elbow the same size as the port on the regulator, but from there you can install your bushing and quick connect.

I do stuff like this everyday for a living, so I am probably the most qualified on here to speak on this.

 

[MrSony]

I assume you'll be using rubber hose after the 90? Looks good to me.

Yes I had the tire fitting on there to test

 

[MrSony]

Technically that’s not a dryer, just an inline filter regulator, but yes. A valve on the discharge out of the tank is the norm. It allows you to change or service anything down the line without having to drain the entire tank to do so.



This ^^^



Overall your premise is sound, but as already mentioned a ball valve right out of the tank should be used. Also the other thing that immediately jumps out at me is the change in piping sizes between the tank and the point of use. Pick one size and run with it right up to the hose quick connect. The way you currently have it plumbed will result in pressure and volume drops due to the inside diameter of the piping getting smaller.

Eliminate or move that bushing on the outlet side of the regulator to where the quick connect is and you’ll have full flow and pressure up to that point. It’ll require buying another street elbow the same size as the port on the regulator, but from there you can install your bushing and quick connect.

I do stuff like this everyday for a living, so I am probably the most qualified on here to speak on this.

Yes the fittings themselves are temporary, just enough to get the idea. So, keep it 3/4 then reduce it at the quick connect? And a ball valve between tank and regulator.