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Old 10-15-2008, 07:40 PM
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chevyii and 68protouring nailed this. I do this for a living, compressed air, compressed air systems and anything that runs on compressed air, cylinders, filters, regulators etc...but I will add one thing, under no circumstances should you use PVC for compressed air/gas service. The issue is that the rate of expansion/contraction of pvc is not linear. That is where the danger comes in. If part of the pipe heats up and stresses other portions, it explodes, sending shards of PVC all over, much like a grenade. I have seen plastic pipe that is made for air, but the home depot/lowes stuff is not good.

Proper filters, drip legs, auto drains and clean dry air can be had by all...

On another note, we rep Reelcraft hose reels, maybe a group buy?

Darren
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