PVC air plumbing

[carsonschaos]

First off, I was going build a couple of PVC moisture traps.
I'm also thinking of plumbing air with PVC.
Any tips or warnings.
I've read that OSHA says it's a big NO NO.
It will be going in my garage so OSHA won't know but safety does matter.

 

[hoss]

that's what i have in my shop. works just fine. here's something to keep in mind when running your lines.

put the outlett of the air that you use to spray paint w/ all the way across the room from your compressor. this will keep the water out of it as much as possible. also have an air outlett right by the compressor. you can run your tools that water isn't that big of an issue w/.

i have my compressor out side. i plumbed it in-put in an outlett- ran it strait up the wall, peaked it on my rafters ran it down the other wall (on the other side of the room) and put another outlett w/ my regulator and air dryer.

reason for all the tubs?
it gives that compressed air time to condinsate and get rid of it's moister and come up to room temp. by the time it's to the ceiling most of the water is out of it and runs back down to the side that you don't use for painting, giving you drier air.

my air dumps under my outlets at my paint side (the opposite side of the comp) is pretty much dry, but my side by the compressor needs dumped a lot!

 

[Perk]

I plumbed my garage years ago with 1/2" PVC and have never had a problem, Just make sure you use the heavy wall thickness that carries higher pressure, Seems to me a lot less moisture that steel, I came right off compressor straight up to ceiling then back down for about a 20ft run where I have my driers & regulators with a drip pipe with a valve to let out any moisture, It has alwas worked great and have yet to have anything come apart !!:cheers:
Perk