Compressed Air Piping

[Too Many Projects]

In my previous shop, I ran 50' of black iron on the ceiling, with 4 moisture drops and ball valves along the system. I don't see getting enough air to properly cool the pipe with long term use to condense the moisture out of the air enclosed in a ceiling/wall. When I ran my blast cabinet for a couple hours, I had moisture all the way to the 4th drop. In an 8 hour pressure pot blasting day, I had to stop halfway thru and let the pipe cool for an hour during lunch to prevent getting moisture in the sand.

[427yenko]

Thanks for all of the replies. It seems like black pipe is the popular choice for doing this installation. I have looked at a few hdpe/aluminum offerings such as rapid air and was hoping that they were good options as they seem very simple to install. I have schedule 80 pvc in my current garage and I know some people cringe at the thought of using something like that because of the bursting danger. It has been installed for more than 10 years now and I do not have any leaks of any consideration. I wanted to upgrade from that material and do this right while hoping the more cumbersome installation of rigid and heavy pipe would not be necessary. I may be overstating the concern with this method, but lightweight bendable tubing sure has an appeal.

[396 SS/RS]

Originally Posted by 169indy

My "Rapid-Air" Plastic system has Constant issues, Sad I went this route now.
"MAXLINE" system.

I'm curious as to what issues you are having?
I installed this system in my shop about 3 years ago with 4 air connections and found it to be trouble free. I would recommend it from my personal experience.
FWIW, I do not leave the lines charged, I close the outlet valve at the tank at night as I don't use it daily.

[SuperNovaSS]

I installed the rapid air in my shop as well. I was easy to install and has been trouble free for the couple years I have had it installed.

Jason