[AT] Air lines for shop

[Brice Adams]

Spencer,
Something tweaked my memory from plumbing the Huber about different
pressure ratings for steam, air, and fluids with schedule 40 and 80 pipe.
The 150 psi may be the steam rating and the air rating is 34 to 6 times
higher.
Brice

On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 8:21 AM Ken Knierim <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:

> Go copper if you're comfortable with sweating it together. I did that
> after trying PVC for awhile. Got some AZ sun on the PVC and it blew out a
> couple times with sharp little shards flying around (doesn't survive impact
> damage well). I like the sound of PEX but again, sunlight is abundant here.
> My $0.02
> Ken in AZ
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 6:43 PM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>
>> So I’m going to be making three new pipe runs from my air compressor.
>> Previously I’ve just relied on hoses since the 50 foot hose will reach
>> everywhere in my shop.
>>
>> It will consist of one long “trunk” run that will be nearly 40 feet, and
>> then a few stub runs of anywhere from 5’ to 15’
>>
>> I was thinking about black pipe as that’s what I have used before. But I
>> had no idea the common, affordable black pipe you find in hardware stores
>> is only good to 150 psi. My compressor is two stage and is 175 psi:
>>
>> 3/4-in x 3-ft 150-PSI Black Iron Pipe
>> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Southland-Pipe-3-4-in-x-3-ft-150-PSI-Black-Iron-Pipe/3371442
>>
>> I guess I’m thinking about biting the bullet and going copper. I’d like
>> to go with some of those really neat new aluminum systems but I could never
>> afford that.
>>
>> What are y’all think about copper? I know 3/4” copper is good to about
>> 1000 psi.   It eliminates  the rust problem that eventually befalls all
>> black steel pipe systems; which is kind of a plus.  As far as installation,
>> I solder better than I cut threads :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>>
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