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Originally Posted by Dpmulvan
What air dryers are you guys running for paint?
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I've got an Ingersoll Rand unit rated for 35 CFM. Got a great deal on it used a few years ago. Don't know why I didn't get one sooner. That being said, even without a refrigerated dryer, properly setup air piping with sufficient length before your filters will work well. Especially if the compressor is not overworked. I still run the same filters in this order, water coalescer, oil coalescer and a 2 quart desiccant filter. Before I got the air dryer I would bake my desiccant in the oven at home to renew it. Key to a water free system though is setting up the piping correctly.
If you get a desiccant dryer stay away from the ones that use packaged desiccant as it is very expensive to replace and desiccant only lasts a few days really. Devilbiss DAD-500 refills are what I'm referring to. If you get a DAD-500 fill it with loose desiccant then you can bake and renew it and save a lot of money. Arrow Pneumatics makes several good desiccant filters and are much more affordable than the Devilbiss one. And Arrow sells 2 quarts of desiccant for around $25 through Zoro Tools IIRC.