Relief Valve

[Jaxom]

Originally Posted by SpeedFreed

This is backed up by our robot last year which had its relief valve on the opposite side of the chassis as the compressor, making it easy to access.

As well, this year we are using tubing T's to split to everything we need in the high pressure side, so that to save weight from not using so much brass. This includes the relief valve.

Our coach, an LRI, suggested it, in addition to it getting us though inspection last year.

If you are actually talking about the pressure vent plug, this was fine. If you really did mean the pressure relief valve, you dodged a bullet; it was not legal last year to use any tubing between the compressor and the valve. I saw multiple teams have to move their relief valve so that tubing was not in the path to the compressor. R86 was pretty clear, and Q448 of the Q&A verified the requirement.

Now, this year isn't last year, but given that R87 this year has the same language, I don't think you're going to get away with having tubing in the path. I'll require the relief valve to be moved if I see this as an inspector.