[Shop-talk] Run air tools on a water hose?

[malaboge at aol.com]

Yeah its definitely water...
I run the air out of the tank into a "maze" of vertical pipes with drains at
the bottom of each run, and yes the hose comes off at the top of the last
vertical pipe.  When blasting or using any tool for any amount of time, I
usually drain everything about every half an hour.  Don't usually get much out
of the drains, but get some vapor and a bit of water out of the water trap.
This has worked until recently and now a DA will spit water in just a few
minutes...enough to make holding on to the sander an annoying and wet
experience!




-----Original Message-----
From: Eric J Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net>
To: shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Aug 14, 2011 6:27 am
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Run air tools on a water hose?


If the rings were worn, it seems to me that the problem you'd see is oil in
he air, not water. Are you sure it is water coming out?
If indeed it is water, how are your air lines plumbed? There should be a
lope towards a drain point & the take off for the tool's air supply should
ome off the top of a horizontal run. Do you drain the tank regularly?
Eric Russell
ebane, NC
ttp://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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