I sell compressed air systems for a living and there is only one way to get rid of water, which is installing a compressed air dryer. It works like a refrigerator as it cools the air down to 38 degrees and vapor turns into condensate (water) and is removed. Now the air has to cool down to 38 before moisture forms. Moisture traps by themselves do not work, because when you pull the trigger at the tool or gun, the air (which might be almost moisture free after a good separator) is cooling as the air expands (about 25 to 30 degrees) and water forms right at the tool or gun/paint. Also in order to clean the air up for a good paint job you need a quality filter (oil removal filter) AFTER the dryer. If you have a piston compressor, make sure you buy a high temperature dryer as any other dryer will be overloaded. Anyway... for more info visit www.kaeser.com and request a free brochure on this subject.
Harold Wagner larry severson <lar...@socal.rr.com> wrote: At 02:13 PM 6/25/2004 -0400, you wrote: >My air compressor is about 20 years old and seems to work fine except I'm >getting excessive amounts of moisture through the tools. Is there a good >system for removing the moisture from the air? Is my compressor just too >old? would a compressor overhall help the problem? I drain the tank and >separator often, but not every day. Home Depot and most paint stores can sell you a moisture trap. It should be placed as close as possible to the gun. Draining the tank can help, but it is not fool proof and the longer you spray the greater the probability that you will get moisture in the paint. In humid climates, even a long hose can cause problems if you don't trap the moisture right before the gun. Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 lar...@socal.rr.com _______________________________________ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages!
