Ideas for Compressor Fill Station Setup?

[Jerkeejoe]

I'm relatively new to PCP shooting and have now jumped in with both feet. I have a CS4-I compressor and a Brancato Alpha in-line filter. I'm trying to figure out the best way to setup/arrange the compressor and filter on my workbench to allow the most efficient use of space and filling. I'll be filling directly to guns and also to a SCBA tank.

I'd like to have a setup where I can set the SCBA tank in a cradle or holder of some kind to keep it in place and out of the way while filling. I'm also curious how others have their fill whips set up and what fittings are best to use.

Pictures would be amazing if anyone is willing to share. I have some ideas, but if I can learn from others who have been there and done that, I'd strongly prefer to do that.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JimD]

Put the filter above the compresser so water that condensed in it can flow back to the compresser vent. I think I vent more moisture than I trap in the filters and I think that is a good thing. I needed another hose to do this and got it on Amazon. Just be careful it is rated for the pressure.

 

[Jerkeejoe]

Put the filter above the compresser so water that condensed in it can flow back to the compresser vent. I think I vent more moisture than I trap in the filters and I think that is a good thing. I needed another hose to do this and got it on Amazon. Just be careful it is rated for the pressure.

I have noticed that the compressor bleed is spitting out a ton of moisture when I vent it since I hooked up the filter. Maybe this is the reason?

 

[JimD]

The ability of air to carry moisture goes down with pressure but up with temperature. So the output of the compresser tends to be contain more moisture than it can carry at room temperature. The filter and lines drop the temperature so the water comes out.

I vent every 5 minutes run time.

 

[Freddy J]

Always position the filter in a vertical position. Biggest problem I had, was I had to pressurize the filter first and bleed it down every-time I stopped my compressor. I solved that problem by put a check valve in the intake along with a drain valve, this way I didn't have to bleed down the filter when I stopped the compressor for a cool down. So far it's working for me.

 

[JimD]

I put radiators on my YH so I do not have to give the compressor a break, I fill my bottle in one run of, normally, under 30 minutes. It does take a few seconds to vent the lines when I am done but I can live with that.

 

[Ricklin]

It does help for these pumps to be indoors in places where AC is a requirement. The relative humidity of air conditioned air is much lower. I feed mine pre dryed air, works awesome.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

Having a large desiccant pre-filter does work very well for topping off or filling scba tanks. I get zero moisture when purging.

 

[Ricklin]

I have a dessicant dryer on my shop compressor and 10 micron filtration, I feed my HPA pump's inlet with 5-10 PSI regulated air from that, ZERO moisture.

 

[Jerkeejoe]

Always position the filter in a vertical position. Biggest problem I had, was I had to pressurize the filter first and bleed it down every-time I stopped my compressor. I solved that problem by put a check valve in the intake along with a drain valve, this way I didn't have to bleed down the filter when I stopped the compressor for a cool down. So far it's working for me.

@Freddy J would you mind sharing a picture and what parts/connectors you used?

 

[Jerkeejoe]

The good news is that I’m in Vegas, so the relative humidity is like 30% at the very worst time of year.

 

[Freddy J]

Installed between Compressor and Tank or Bottle. If I have to stop the compressor, I can bleed off the line pressure, without depressurizing the filter. When 310Bar is achieved, I can shut down and then bleed off the filter.
Check Valve on the inlet side of filter, Drain valve on other outlet of tee.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

@ Jerkeejoe, you can make a stand for your filter if you don't want to bolt it directly to the compressor. Gives you more flexibility. I slapped this together of what I had laying around. Goes up on a table above the compressor next to the tank.

 

[JimD]

Here are a couple pictures of my setup. You can't see the power strip, it is behind the tray the bottle is in. You can see the vertically oriented filters. To fill the bottle the line with a steel fabric sheath is plugged to the small black line from the bottle using a male to male foster. Sorry for the extraneous junk. The cooling water is in the drywall bucket in the corner. The radiators and their fan is on top.

 

[nastorino]

Put the filter above the compresser so water that condensed in it can flow back to the compresser vent. I think I vent more moisture than I trap in the filters and I think that is a good thing. I needed another hose to do this and got it on Amazon. Just be careful it is rated for the pressure.

Most hoses I'm finding are only rated to 4500psi. If the tank and onboard tank are supposed to be filled to 4500, shouldn't the hose be rated to 5,000 for margin of safety?

 

[Jerkeejoe]

Most hoses I'm finding are only rated to 4500psi. If the tank and onboard tank are supposed to be filled to 4500, shouldn't the hose be rated to 5,000 for margin of safety?

Im having the same concern about various components in the system, but more because I have a GK1 that I can fill to 5000psi.

 

[gbmarcht]

Wanted to be able to move to bring to gun in vice and for cleaning and maintenance so on castors.

 

[Freddy J]

Only buy your Whips from a reliable source, like Pyramid Air or Utah Airguns. Don't trust the stuff they sell on Amazon.

 

[par208s]

If you go to Air Tanks Plus their hoses are rated to 9,200 working pressure and
27,300 burst pressure.
They have most anything you'll want for PCP air.

 

[Bigbaby]

Installed between Compressor and Tank or Bottle. If I have to stop the compressor, I can bleed off the line pressure, without depressurizing the filter. When 310Bar is achieved, I can shut down and then bleed off the filter.
Check Valve on the inlet side of filter, Drain valve on other outlet of tee.

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Where do you find the check valve/bleeder setup?