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Re: Water Buildup in Pneumatic System?

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Originally Posted by kmusa View Post
For instance, vertical tank orientation, with the inlet and outlet on top, and the vent at the bottom (you don't really want your air flowing through your pool of collected water). With multiple tanks, there isn't anything that prevents you from having a vent on each.

Just make sure that you don't vent onto your electronics :{D.
We're using two of the aluminum large volume tanks that were in the KoP last year and on FIRST Choice. They only have one inlet/outlet on the top and are currently mounted vertically with the inlet/outlet facing up. I'm wondering just how much water has built up. I'll have to take one off, turn it upside down and see...

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Originally Posted by Paul T. View Post
In industry ( i work as a maintenance tech at a local machine shop) we use this on every machine with a bigger more efficient unit on our central air station.
Cool, we'll just have to see just how much water is building up over time. The compressor has really only been run for under an hour total, but there is visible air distortion caused by the water every time the vent is opened. I put my hand a few inches from the valve one time and a few drops of water formed on it.