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Well, I've used 1/2 I.D. PCV pipe on my compressor and 2 of my buddies garages... now keep in mind, these are not a professional shop... they're just home garage setups... The line goes up from the compressor, along the ceiling, drops down a post to the water trap and back up the the hose reel. It's been years without incident... the pipe is rated for 600 PSI.

Having said that, yes copper lines would be better without a doubt or the new nylon tubing designed for compressor lines which is what I plan to update with soon... (See attachment)


Below is link for US Dept of Labor document on the use of PCV pipe on compressed air or gas lines...

http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19880520.html

Originally Posted by 25T_Bucket

Well, I've used 1/2 I.D. PCV pipe on my compressor and 2 of my buddies garages... now keep in mind, these are not a professional shop... they're just home garage setups... The line goes up from the compressor, along the ceiling, drops down a post to the water trap and back up the the hose reel. It's been years without incident... the pipe is rated for 600 PSI.

Having said that, yes copper lines would be better without a doubt or the new nylon tubing designed for compressor lines which is what I plan to update with soon... (See attachment)


Below is link for US Dept of Labor document on the use of PCV pipe on compressed air or gas lines...

http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19880520.html

Interesting. It seems ABS plastic is ok for this according to OSHA.
I just figured plastic pipe of some sort would be easier to assemble, cheaper, probably be easier to get air tight seals, and be much lighter to mount to the wall. So I will modify my question, Has anyone ever used any type of plastic piping including ABS or the nylon tubing mentioned above?
I'd love to use copper but it is getting prohibitively expensive, and I'm ok at sweat welding but not the best! Galvy is cheap, but I was more worried about weight and rust forming inside of the pipes. I definately want it to be safe, as I'm not into being hit by any kind of exploding pipe!

You might want to check this out....

MASTER KIT (1 MANIFOLD KIT, 2 OUTLET KITS, 100 FT TUBING) for $139.99

http://www.rapidairproducts.com/rapidair.asp

You know for the price, and ease of use this is exactly what I need! Thank you. I love things like this that work for my home use setup, and are packaged to take the guess work out of what I need! Plus we have ten days of rain scheduled, so this will be a functional use of my time while I wait for sunnier days! Thanks again!

25T
Just got off the phone with Rapid Air. Really nice folks, helped me custom make a kit for my shop. They also sell their stuff thru northern tools. I got a single line setup, but a dual manifold(saves about 20 bucks which I put towards a regulated water trap), but gives you the option to unplug a second port on the manifold to have a second line plumbed in at another point in time. Thanks again for this info!