[Shop-talk] the air saga continues

[Tim]

I also went with copper (although my system is a much smaller scale than 
other folks have). My only leak is a crappy air drier that sometimes 
vents on its own.

Tim


On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Mike Rambour wrote:

> Best way to say it is that my air system is a bunch of leaks connected 
> together by some pipes.
>
> This talk sure makes me happy I went with copper as the only leaks I 
> have are at the quick disconnect fittings themselves.  I also have a 
> auto-drain on my compressor set to release 1 minute every hour to get 
> rid of water in the tank, it will drain the tank in a about a week 
> anyway if I don't use the compressor, so leaks in the line are not a 
> big deal.
>
>  There has to be some thing available at the plumbing supply stores 
> that is fairly thick and that you put on the threads when you assemble 
> the pipes, you can't be the first person to run into this.  I think 
> the vacuum with epoxy is just too far fetched and too much work.
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