Air compressor lines

[Peter J.]

When you gentleman with home shops hooked up your air compressors did anyone use galvanized pipes and if you did, did you have any trouble with galvanization coming off the inside of the pipes. Just bought a TP Tools blast cabinet and saw in the fine print not to use anything but black iron pipe.
Thanks for your time,
Pete #25176

[Kent K.]

Re: Air compressor lines

Pete ---- installed copper water piping for my garage/shop compressed air piping.
Kent #6201

[Gary C.]

Black iron pipe is least cost & easiest to do *NM*

[Mike M.]

Re: Air compressor lines

agree with gary. my first shop utilized PVC. blew one nite. second shop, now 25 yrs old, has black iron and i've had no troubles with it. mike

[Jim L.]

Re: Air compressor lines

Pete

Any compressed air or gas line can never use galvinized pipe. The flow of compressed air thru the walls of the pipe create a ripping on the walls of the pipe causing the galvinize to break off small particles. Best use is copper or black iron or SS.

Good Luck

[Peter J.]

Re: Air compressor lines

Thanks guys, I looked at the prices TP Tools was getting for their pipe kits and went to my local hardware and could assemble the system for half the cost if I did myself even in galvanized pipe. When I got home I saw the fine print note about black pipe only. If I had not pulled my back out two weeks ago, I would be looking at completed system with all galvanised piping. Thanks for the advice,
Pete #25176

[Dick W.]

Re: Air compressor lines

Pete, check with Mike Cranford. He has plastic line kits. Very easy to install

mike427cranford@aol.com

[Louis Kolb]

Re: Air compressor lines

Pete,
Mike Cranford is your best bet. He does air compressors and related equipment for a living.