On 6/3/2020 7:10 PM, Andy wrote:
On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11:40:25 AM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
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Is there anything to keep water out of an air compressor tank?

It's a real pain to drain it everytime.

Thanks,
Andy



Nothing that is reasonable. The water comes from the moisture in the
air and when it is compressed the water comes out. You will get more on
the humid days. You could move to the areas of the country where the
air is dry .

I looked at my Rigid air compr.

It has 2 air outputs but no inputs where you could attach something to remove moisture before it goes into the tank.

You would have to remove the pipe between the compressor and the tank,
but you would have to cool the air first.

The water condenses after it enters the tank and cools. Just opening the
drain valve on the bottom of the tank once in a while (after you use it
or before you use it?) to drain it will be the best most people will do.
No cost.

I have an AC heat exchanger coil I keep thinking about installing
between my compressor and the tank, followed by a water trap to keep the
tank dry. Anyone think that would work well? My compressor is a 5HP
2-stage Kellog-American.