Dougryan
Bronze Member
Hi,
I'm moving soon and will want to run some air lines in my garage and basement. Thinking of putting the compressor in the garage and would like a couple of ports and a hose reel. Then run a line to the basement for some light duty work... airbrush, blowing saw dust etc.
I've been reading up on the topic and have some questions about what material to use...
PVC - Cheap, easy to work with. Not recommended for air, but people use it anyway.
Copper - More expensive. Not as easy to work with, but I am comfortable with cutting and soldering. Don't think it's rated for air, but at least it won't shatter like PVC if it fails.
Iron pipe - More expensive and hard to work with (assuming I need to cut and thread odd lengths).
Air hose - Cheap, easy to work with. May need to use something rigid near the ports to stabilize the connectors.
I'm tempted to run 1/2" air hose for the long runs from the compressor across the garage and into the basement, then end the runs with short copper "L" sections to the quick connector. What do you think?
Would I need to purge the pressure in the air hose when not in use?
Would copper be better in the long term?
What have you done in your shops and garages?
Thanks,
Doug
I'm moving soon and will want to run some air lines in my garage and basement. Thinking of putting the compressor in the garage and would like a couple of ports and a hose reel. Then run a line to the basement for some light duty work... airbrush, blowing saw dust etc.
I've been reading up on the topic and have some questions about what material to use...
PVC - Cheap, easy to work with. Not recommended for air, but people use it anyway.
Copper - More expensive. Not as easy to work with, but I am comfortable with cutting and soldering. Don't think it's rated for air, but at least it won't shatter like PVC if it fails.
Iron pipe - More expensive and hard to work with (assuming I need to cut and thread odd lengths).
Air hose - Cheap, easy to work with. May need to use something rigid near the ports to stabilize the connectors.
I'm tempted to run 1/2" air hose for the long runs from the compressor across the garage and into the basement, then end the runs with short copper "L" sections to the quick connector. What do you think?
Would I need to purge the pressure in the air hose when not in use?
Would copper be better in the long term?
What have you done in your shops and garages?
Thanks,
Doug