What’s a good water separator for a relatively small compressor used for direct fill? My compressor came with a pill type filter but it got wet pretty fast.
Water separator for small compressor
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Tuxing water separator.Can get one from E-Bay, Amazon and Ali Express. Having been using one with my Yong Heng compressor for two years with no issues. need to mount it in a vertical position for best filtration
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peebrainz,
Go to eBay and search PCP Compressor filter. Best one I've found is a coalescing filter ($125) isn't really a filter, no media, just a multi-chambered tube that takes in air at top, directs to bottom, then clean, dry air exits, at top, leaving heavier oil and water molecules on the bottom to be vented. Amazed at how good a job mine does with Yong Heng. WM
Go to eBay and search PCP Compressor filter. Best one I've found is a coalescing filter ($125) isn't really a filter, no media, just a multi-chambered tube that takes in air at top, directs to bottom, then clean, dry air exits, at top, leaving heavier oil and water molecules on the bottom to be vented. Amazed at how good a job mine does with Yong Heng. WM
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peebrainz,
Look for a recent thread regarding a HILL MK5 hand pump problem, I've posted a pic of my Yong Heng set-up. The coalescing filter is the copper-colored one by the wall. The thread is active and can be found on the same page as yours in the General Discussion forum section. WM
Look for a recent thread regarding a HILL MK5 hand pump problem, I've posted a pic of my Yong Heng set-up. The coalescing filter is the copper-colored one by the wall. The thread is active and can be found on the same page as yours in the General Discussion forum section. WM
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Joe Brancatto (AIR TANKS FOR SALE) sells two good units with post sale parts support.
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Many of us use this one;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2251832710961548.html
I use the small Yong Heng filter upstream to catch the bulk of the moisture. I check the small filter after every twenty minutes of use and replace it if it is damp. The used filters can be set out to dry and reused later. This makes the larger filter cartridge last for about a year for me. I use another small filter downstream. When it gets damp it is time to change the cartridge on the Tuxing filter.
If your Tuxing does not last long, something similar to, one of these may be a good idea upstream.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33036747333.html
Yong Heng info much of it applies to all smallish compressors;
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/a-dedicated-yong-heng-subforum/#post-1127767
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2251832710961548.html
I use the small Yong Heng filter upstream to catch the bulk of the moisture. I check the small filter after every twenty minutes of use and replace it if it is damp. The used filters can be set out to dry and reused later. This makes the larger filter cartridge last for about a year for me. I use another small filter downstream. When it gets damp it is time to change the cartridge on the Tuxing filter.
If your Tuxing does not last long, something similar to, one of these may be a good idea upstream.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33036747333.html
Yong Heng info much of it applies to all smallish compressors;
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/a-dedicated-yong-heng-subforum/#post-1127767
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I was hoping for something a little smaller. I’ve heard those big separators can take a while to pressurize and can add a lot of heat in the process. My fills right now take under 5 min.
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i see a problem with water separator techniques being used by most people. the aluminum tube stuffed with filters and placed between pump and object to be filled is ridiculous. i got one of those and immediately saw that it was a lousy decision. the amount of restriction to air flowing through these filters is asinine. you loose so much going through these filters. best to have an air dryer/filtering before the inlet that is sufficiently large to allow sufficient air flow and also maybe utilize a blower to assist in pushing dry air into the inlet. that is the better design. i am new to this pumping air de-watering problem, and it's a flawed system, a waste of money and bad for your compressor having to work harder pushing air through those filters.
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I read about a method of pre-drying but article mentioned it is extremely expensive so deemed impractical.
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using a copper condensor coil is a lot less restrictive than the filtering tubes stuffed with cotton and other restrictive filters. i got one of those stuffed filters because everyone was using them.. i realized immediately how restrictive this was and did some research on u-tube about water separation techniqes. copper condensor coils are, in my opinion, the best way to remove water through cooling which condenses the water out of the line. placing the coil in a ice water bath would enhance cooling further with better water separation. a simple paricle searator would remove further moisture and particles from the air.
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Many of us use this one;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2251832710961548.html
I use the small Yong Heng filter upstream to catch the bulk of the moisture. I check the small filter after every twenty minutes of use and replace it if it is damp. The used filters can be set out to dry and reused later. This makes the larger filter cartridge last for about a year for me. I use another small filter downstream. When it gets damp it is time to change the cartridge on the Tuxing filter.
If your Tuxing does not last long, something similar to, one of these may be a good idea upstream.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33036747333.html
Yong Heng info much of it applies to all smallish compressors;
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/a-dedicated-yong-heng-subforum/#post-1127767
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I searched four pages on ebay using”PCP Compressor filter” and the only thing shown a million times were post compression filter driers.
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i see a problem with water separator techniques being used by most people. the aluminum tube stuffed with filters and placed between pump and object to be filled is ridiculous. your pump has to work harder to get the air through those restrictive filters. i got one of those and immediately saw that it was a lousy decision. the amount of restriction to air flowing through these filters is asinine. small air compressor with air dryer/filtering, using a condensor coil, to push dry air into the inlet. that is a better design. i am new to this pumping air de-watering problem, and it's a flawed system.
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those filters are far too restrictive.Many of us use this one;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2251832710961548.html
I use the small Yong Heng filter upstream to catch the bulk of the moisture. I check the small filter after every twenty minutes of use and replace it if it is damp. The used filters can be set out to dry and reused later. This makes the larger filter cartridge last for about a year for me. I use another small filter downstream. When it gets damp it is time to change the cartridge on the Tuxing filter.
If your Tuxing does not last long, something similar to, one of these may be a good idea upstream.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33036747333.html
Yong Heng info much of it applies to all smallish compressors;
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/a-dedicated-yong-heng-subforum/#post-1127767
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You might think it’s restrictive but it’s not. A bucket of ice water will not drop the dew point to -40 degrees, which is the standard for “dry air”, otherwise known in the scuba industry as grade E air. Your coils will take some out but not all. Is it adequate for a PCP, maybe. Not for my guns.
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If I’m understanding you correct from one of your posts, you are referring to chilling air on the intake side using copper tube.
If you are think on the HP output side you’ll want to make sure the copper can handle 4500 psi or whatever psi you are pumping. I don’t know the max psi copper can withstand in the various wall thicknesses.
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