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Donald Gares
 
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Default Air hose pressure/volume question

This may not be exactly the correct group but this is where I lurk so
you get my question.

I have my shop totally plumbed for air with both inside and outside
connectors and it sits approximately in the middle of our rather large
lot in a small community. The compressor is a 7 HP with a 60 gallon tank.

Now the question: I can reach anyplace on our lot with 200' of air hose
but I am curious if I will lose any volume and/or pressure through that
long of a hose. The hose is a normal 3/8" rubber air hose. I currently
have 100' and everything (nailers, & even my TIP sandblaster) seems to
work fine but I thought that I would ask prior to purchasing another 100'.

TIA

Don