Sufficient lack of proper desiccant while running a compressor

[Chickenthief]

I see a YH poster most every day or two that runs "100mph straight into the not" sufficuíent enough desiccant "trap".
Flat out that miniscule "tampon" aint gonna cut it in any way shape or form !!!

Basics:

Lets take "cool" Texan air at 20% humidity.
Now compress that 10 times (output of a shop compressor) 150psi.
And that compressed air holds 10X ie 200% of moisture.
Now lets compress that again at 10x times /1500psi) and get at 2000% moisture.
Everyone in the world knows that a 2000% moisture content will end in drippings and a lot of them.

Simply: A footpump or an "el cheapo" compressor vont cut it alone!!!
You cant "hide" your water content with ignorance.

If you compress air in any way shape or form; You have to deal with moisture and some sort of desiccant filtration.

It's annoying but its mandatory..

 

[dizzums]

if you use it indoors in the ac humidity will be about 1000% less ... and really all you need is a footlong aluminum 'tampon' lol, mounted high to condense moisture and pool it at the bottom, then you bleed it out every 10 mins of run time or so ... dessicant cartridges in most setups serve one purpose - they force the air 'around' the cartridge so it cools on the wall of the proverbial tampon ... so you can bleed it out ...if you got it mounted and located logically ...

 

[Roachcreek]

I live in the High Desert of Oregon, last week our humidity dropped to 8, yes single digits but alas I had filled my little 30 minute tank from 3800 to 4500 psi when the humidity dropped to 12.

I have 4 desiccant filters, well 5 if you count the filter inside the booster cabinet. That inner filter NEVER needs changing, however at 12 % humidity, inside my air conditioned house still required that I change 3 of my 4 disicant filters, I changed all 4.

Tampons are great for what they were designed to do, but they make a poor compressor water filter. Perhaps you could use them for hearing protection?

Regards,

Roachcreek

 

[elwoodblues]

Nitrogen would be cheaper and better for all your equipment