Show me your shop, garage, ect......
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Metalhead140 (03-22-2017)
03-23-2017, 07:32 AM
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81 vette the first pics is good with just a peak at the cars , but beware the cat I think he his eyeballing your tire to deposit something on it . 
03-23-2017, 09:15 PM
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In all these pics i see no table saws, tile saws, compressors, vices, riders etc. Even with a 20x10 shed my garage is always full of stuff. Where are you guys putting it all?
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jr73 (03-23-2017)
03-24-2017, 07:34 AM
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Racer
Air compressor is piped into my "garage" area w/ 1-1/2" heavy wall pvc, which is rated at 480 psi....makes it real handy so I don't hafta go to the OTHER part of the barn to get air!!
03-27-2017, 07:16 AM
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Racer
I don't understand....the PVC IS rated for 480 psi, and I'm only set at 120 out of my compressor...I do NOT see a problem with it at all, and the pressure is only on the lines when I'm using the compressor, the rest of the time the valve is in "SHUTOFF" position....
03-27-2017, 08:22 AM
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he's snuck in through the door as I was taking the photo.
03-27-2017, 08:49 AM
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I haven't yet piped air through the shop. Still dragging hoses around. Been talking to my plumber friend about it and he says that a lot of people are using PVC because it is rated for the pressure and is a lot cheaper. But the old school in me still wants him to do it in copper...
03-27-2017, 09:08 AM
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Melting Slicks
I haven't yet piped air through the shop. Still dragging hoses around. Been talking to my plumber friend about it and he says that a lot of people are using PVC because it is rated for the pressure and is a lot cheaper. But the old school in me still wants him to do it in copper...
03-27-2017, 09:14 AM
#137
I haven't yet piped air through the shop. Still dragging hoses around. Been talking to my plumber friend about it and he says that a lot of people are using PVC because it is rated for the pressure and is a lot cheaper. But the old school in me still wants him to do it in copper...
03-27-2017, 09:53 AM
#139
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Cut and Paste from Air Compressors Inc.
There are very good reasons:
1. The maximum temperature of most PVC pipe and fittings is 140F, and even at 110F you derate the pressure rating in half (so a pipe rated for 150 psi is now only good for 75 psi). Most small piston compressors can have air coming out 200F or higher, especially in the summer.
2. PVC becomes brittle when exposed to the oil vapor in the compressed air and UV light.
3. A PVC pipe cracking or failing at 100 psi can easily kill or injure you or your employees.
Don't just take our word for it - here is what the pipe manufacturers themselves have to say about it:
Charlotte Pipe: Testing with or use of compressed air or gas in PVC / ABS / CPVC pipe or fittings can result in explosive failures and cause severe injury or death.
GF Harvel: "GF Harvel's PVC and CPVC piping products are "rigid" thermoplastic materials. As a result, GF Harvel does not recommend the use of PVC or CPVC piping products for the testing, transport, or storage of compressed air or gases.
Warning! The use of rigid thermoplastic plastic piping in compressed air or gas applications can result in severe bodily injury or death."
Silver Line Plastics: "PVC PIPE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIR PRESSURE"
Don't let cheap and easy now cost you a lot later. Don't use PVC pipe for compressed air, and if you have it, replace it immediately.
There are very good reasons:
1. The maximum temperature of most PVC pipe and fittings is 140F, and even at 110F you derate the pressure rating in half (so a pipe rated for 150 psi is now only good for 75 psi). Most small piston compressors can have air coming out 200F or higher, especially in the summer.
2. PVC becomes brittle when exposed to the oil vapor in the compressed air and UV light.
3. A PVC pipe cracking or failing at 100 psi can easily kill or injure you or your employees.
Don't just take our word for it - here is what the pipe manufacturers themselves have to say about it:
Charlotte Pipe: Testing with or use of compressed air or gas in PVC / ABS / CPVC pipe or fittings can result in explosive failures and cause severe injury or death.
GF Harvel: "GF Harvel's PVC and CPVC piping products are "rigid" thermoplastic materials. As a result, GF Harvel does not recommend the use of PVC or CPVC piping products for the testing, transport, or storage of compressed air or gases.
Warning! The use of rigid thermoplastic plastic piping in compressed air or gas applications can result in severe bodily injury or death."
Silver Line Plastics: "PVC PIPE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AIR PRESSURE"
Don't let cheap and easy now cost you a lot later. Don't use PVC pipe for compressed air, and if you have it, replace it immediately.
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