Showing posts with label air dryers for air compressors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label air dryers for air compressors. Show all posts

Monday, March 3, 2014

Plastair HoseKoil PU425-1-3-AMZ 1/4-Inch x 25-Foot Polyurethane Lead Safe Ultra-Light Recoil Air Hos

Plastair HoseKoil PU425-1-3-AMZ 1/4-Inch x 25-Foot Polyurethane Lead Safe Ultra-Light Recoil Air Hose, Blue
  • Quality Construction fittings Equipped with 1/4-inch npt swivel and rigid fitting.This product has 160 working PSI (with a 3:1 safety burst ratio).
  • HoseKoil extends and retracts to its original compact form giving it ultimate recoil memory.
  • Extremely lightweight and compact for easy and convenient storage.
  • HoseKoil will not kink or tangle and storing it is effortless, unlike straight conventional air hose.
  • Made with virgin-grade polyurethane, it remains flexible in all weather conditions.

I bought one of these hoses several years ago, and was so happy with it that I ended up buying 3 more for a total of 4. I have used them for just over four years and have had two of them fail via a rupture. I leave my system pressured to 90psi all the time, but the hoses get only occasional use. The first one split near the end (coiled end, not the straight end) and my compressor ran until it overheated and shut off via thermal overload. I cut off about two feet of the hose and attached another end with clamps. Last week another of the hoses developed a split about in the middle of the hose and this one was small enough that the compressor (big five horse Ingersoll Rand) would keep up with it until I heard it running and shut it down.

I examined the plastic on both splits and it appears to have degraded and become almost crystaline or granular like sugar. These hoses do not appear to have a reinforcing braid built into them, and therefor the first split was quite large. I have become concerned enough to quit using them and have gone back to the non-coiled reinforced rubber hoses for the time being. I am looking for something just like these that has a better plastic and the reinforced braid built into them.

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I recieved this hose and was very surprized at it's quality. I'm extreamly demanding in my tools and was not unhappy. I really like its construction and design. It's very nice to have it with my small senco compressor to just carry right to the work with no trouble. It looks like it will hold up great. The pigtails are a very nice asset and it's small coil design it super, wont tangle easy also. You wont be unhappy, get it!

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If you are looking for a coil hose, this is the one to get. FORGET the chinese hard nylon ones, they are completely useless. You know the ones... They are yellow and available at the usual tool discounters that sell mostly Asian goods. This hose is smartly designed with built in whip sections, lovely flexible polyurethane, and made in North America. Best yet, the price is a quarter of what it should be.

Just buy it. You will not regret it. I am here today buying a second one in a larger size.

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I purchased this as a replacement hose for my litte dc-powered 12v compressor that I use for airing up after beach trips. The hose coils are smaller in diameter than I envisioned (not a bad thing), only about 3" diameter coils. The hose, coiled up as pictured, is a little under two feet long. The connector on the pigtail has a built-in swivel, which is a nice touch.

I wouldn't use this for shop duty or in a situation where it is always pressurized, but it would be perfect for light use--compact, hard to tangle, etc. Note that the realistic usable length is probably 12-15' before it starts getting really taught, but it will easily reach the rear tires on both sides when the compressor is sitting on the ground near the front of the car. If I were using it for, say, running a trim nailer, I'd get a longer version.

I have two 50' air hoses, and using them when the temperature is in the 20's is no fun at all. For inflating tires or using a portable nailer or other tool, I like to use a portable air tank. This 25' coiled hose is lightweight and compact, so I can carry it with the air tank and use it without fighting with a 50' monster.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Solberg FS-04-038, Miniature Filter Silencer/Breather for Compressors & Blowers, 3/8" MPT,

Solberg FS-04-038, Miniature Filter Silencer/Breather for Compressors & Blowers, 3/8' MPT, 6 SCFM
  • Increase lifespan of equipment
  • Reduce noise levels
  • Decrease maintenance costs

This size filter is adequate for a 6 gallon compressor.

The next size up will also fit.

The filter media is replaceable and the supplier shipped quickly.

Monday, July 15, 2013

New 1/4" ASME Safety relief Valve 165 PSI American made

New 1/4' ASME Safety relief Valve 165 PSI American made
  • 1/4" Safety Valve 151 SCFM - 165 PSI
  • Free Shipping
  • 51 mm Tall x 17.5 hex
  • ASME Certified & stamped w/ UV & UB stamps

Replaced mine that was on my compressor because it would blow too soon before my max psi was met on the actual tank (very annoying) with this one. Very niec quality. Made in USA.

Nuff said.

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I have a cheap compressor that must be at least twenty five years old. Lately it would build up pressure to about 90psi and then the valve would blow, so it was pretty useless. This valve fixed that. Now the compressor builds up to around 160psi and stays there until I need the air. I expect the compressor will go another twenty years now. I like the fact that the valve is American made, too. Not that that makes it any better, but it's good to know the money I spent is staying here instead of 98% of it going to brokers, middlemen and distributors with three cents going to the Chinese worker who made the valve. The price was fair, too, and the shipping quick (and free).