Need help with air compressor setup

[irl]

I finally got a real air compressor and an going to start migrating to air tools from electric. I have a question I cant find the answer to anywhere. I want to add an oiler and a moisture filter but I cant find out any info on how to set these up. Do they connect directly to the tank or should I run some line and mount them to a wall. Anyone have any diagrams or info.

THX

[TerryH]

Ideally you want the filter close to the compressor to get the moisture out early before your hose reel. If you have a long run of air line/pipe, you could even have more than one filter/separator.

As for the auto oiler, I prefer to add a couple drops into my tools by hand once a month or so. Too much oil in the entire system can be messy. Automatic oilers are more designed for an industrial environment where pneumatic cylinders and other similar equipment are in constant use.

I use my air to blow water off my car after washing and blow down my garage. An oil mist would muck that up.

This is my take, I'm sure there are others who feel differently.

[widebody911]

An automatic oiler is really only appropriate for production shops. It will contaminate your air lines with oil, so if you ever wanted to paint...

I installed both a dryer and a filter on my air line, right at the point where it enters the garage. My compressor lives in it's own little shed outside the garage, and the air is piped through almost 20' of pipe 2' underground, and then back up into the side of the garage. It hits the air dryer first. I installed a self drain kit - a really neat piece! - on the dryer because it was filling up with water too fast due to the underground plumbing. It then goes into a nifty filter which set me back a grip, but I'm not sure it was absolutely necessary. It works, but I'm not getting enough dirt in the lines for it to be really necessary.

You'll extract more water out of the air if you have some distance between the air dryer and the compressor; the water condenses out of cooler air better than hot air.

More pix of the setup at http://66.34.72.138/garage/updates/index.html