Hi my name is Patrick. I just bought a new air compresser. Its a 5 hp 60 gallon tank. I installed a sharpe air filter that sit right next to the compresser. Ran 25 feet of hose to the other filter whih is a motor guard air filter that is sitting right next to my plasma cutter. Im not sure what is going on. But im still getting water in the plasma cutter. It shuts done every time I get water in the cutter. I live in NY the weather out here has not been to good. its been a wet year so far. I really dont want to to keep buying filters all the time. There is alot of great ideas on here about removing water from your air line. But dont know what I can do. How many filters are to many for on air line. I could buy or make a cooler for my air line to run thou. Any ideas. Really could use some help here.
Patrick
NY
Patrick
I have built a few systems that require very dry air with constant flow. The minimum you should consider is a wet tank with an automatic drain feeding a dry tank. With what you already have, I might suggest you put a fan cooled good size primary cooler between the compressor head and the wet tank. Feed the dry tank through a refrigerated dryer and work from the top of the dry tank. If you still aren't getting dry enough air, then you need to look at an automatic dessicating unit that cycles 50% time through one column and the rest through the other while the first is being re-generated (dried). I have paid around $3k for such a dessicant (1/2" in and out). The drying flow for regeneration will cost you maybe 10% of your total air use.
For my own next shop I have managed to buy the components for a 3 tank system going from wet receiver with one refrigerant dryer on skid to another refrig unit feeding a main working tank. IF I need super dry air through regen dessicant columns to the third. That slightly overboard system can deliver -60C dew point air all day long. I am hoping I can run a plasma table from the second tank, so will be very interested to hear how you do.
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