Moisture trap Question

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Moisture trap Question

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Anybody have any recomendations on were to splice
an in line water trap?

I have an 8' hose and a water trap on the compressor.
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End of the air line....air in the line cools as it travels to the end releasing moisture as it travels.
That's why pro's install air lines with a downward slope from the compressor to the trap.
If you can find a Grainger's catalog, I believe they show the details of setting up an airline.
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modelnutz wrote:End of the air line....air in the line cools as it travels to the end releasing moisture as it travels.
That's why pro's install air lines with a downward slope from the compressor to the trap.
If you can find a Grainger's catalog, I believe they show the details of setting up an airline.
So, I'm gona assume that it should be placed close to the
airbrush like this...
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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/ ... iagram.jpg
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Yes Sir !
Correct you are Sir !


Sorry...too much eggnog (and rum )
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