I've seen people on YouTube saying they use moisture trap on their compressor over the cotton or desiccant beads. How does a moisture trap work. Idk but I was thinking its just a hollow tube where the moisture and oil collect at the bottom and get purge out? Correct me if I'm wrong.
My compressor comes with the gold filter on the left in the picture. It used a small cotton filter. I change it like once every 6 months. The filter would get soak with moisture and oil and it have corroded and rust inside the tube. I was thinking about taking out the cotton filter and just having it a hollow tube with nothing in it? Will the moisture collect at the bottom and get purge out? There are 3 holes at the bottom. Top hole is incoming air from the compressor, middle hole is for the guage, bottom hole is where it gets purge from the auto set purge. So would my theory work better than having a cotton inside the tube touching to walls and corroding it? Or does having the cotton is better. Maybe thats why hatsan and air venturi are using the cotton inside their filters? I don't know. Someone with experience with these water/oil separator can give your thoughts.
The right picture is the standard gold filter you get from ebay/aliexpress. It is the last defense before the air goes into the tank.
My compressor comes with the gold filter on the left in the picture. It used a small cotton filter. I change it like once every 6 months. The filter would get soak with moisture and oil and it have corroded and rust inside the tube. I was thinking about taking out the cotton filter and just having it a hollow tube with nothing in it? Will the moisture collect at the bottom and get purge out? There are 3 holes at the bottom. Top hole is incoming air from the compressor, middle hole is for the guage, bottom hole is where it gets purge from the auto set purge. So would my theory work better than having a cotton inside the tube touching to walls and corroding it? Or does having the cotton is better. Maybe thats why hatsan and air venturi are using the cotton inside their filters? I don't know. Someone with experience with these water/oil separator can give your thoughts.
The right picture is the standard gold filter you get from ebay/aliexpress. It is the last defense before the air goes into the tank.