Got my Chinese pump.. and still deciding what I want to do for filtration. Joe's airtanks looks nice.. but expensive. Seems like there would be a completely different way to go about this. I looked up high pressure heat exchangers.. basinlly a large tube.. with many small tubes inside to run cool water through.. and the air would go around. Even with this concept.. for it to work it would think it would have to sweat on the outside of tube.. not sure if it would. Any other suggestions? 
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Any better solutions to filtration
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I’m fallowing your threads because I’m in the market for my first air compressor.
I think what you have posted here is a “Heat exchanger “ not a filter.
it will only serve to cool down the air. Not remove any contamination.
I think what you have posted here is a “Heat exchanger “ not a filter.
it will only serve to cool down the air. Not remove any contamination.
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Yes.. "heat exchanger" like they use on lower pressure air compressors to help remove water vapor before it gets to tank. Not too worried about contamination.. as I dont for-see a piston getting in my gun. Just was trying to think outside the box as a way of removing water. Seems like there would be something better than a metered tube with cotton balls for heaven sake.
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Aloha,
alpha filter from airtanksforsale.com so far it’s the best filter I use for my guns.
Aloha, Keone
alpha filter from airtanksforsale.com so far it’s the best filter I use for my guns.
Aloha, Keone
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A chiller on the input side would help a lot and a cotto filter on the output for any particals.
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I have mine set up like this. The Yong Heng has a water separator that werqs quite well if you purge every four or five minutes and keep your gun/tank above your compressor. I change out the small filter every 20-30 minutes now and set it aside to dry as it is only slightly damp and once it is dry it can be used again. I have not had to change out the large gold three stage filter in my six plus months of having it. I run my compressor for a bit over a half an hour a week average yearly. I changed out the valve on my 90ci tank after using it for a year and a half and saw no evidence of water inside. It is used in a basement kept at 50-60% rel humidity.
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I used a similar setup and would purge every few minutes, however when I got a coalescing filter it removed a lot more moisture which was evident when purging it after.
so I dont think that big gold filter and constant purging is enough.
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so I dont think that big gold filter and constant purging is enough.
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