DIY Auto Drains...

[wwunder]

Has anyone set up their own autodrains with something like this???

http://store.ecompressedair.com/detail.aspx?id=3817

Product: 2901-HP Optimum-HP (High-Pressure) Series 1/4'' NPT 230 VAC 3625 PSI Timer Controlled Drain Valve
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Part Number: 2901-HP
Price: $165.00

 

[rjack321]

3625psi seems a little light. Why so little??

Otherwise they seem appropriate.

Has anyone set up their own autodrains with something like this???

http://store.ecompressedair.com/detail.aspx?id=3817

Product: 2901-HP Optimum-HP (High-Pressure) Series 1/4'' NPT 230 VAC 3625 PSI Timer Controlled Drain Valve
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Part Number: 2901-HP
Price: $165.00

 

[wwunder]

My older compressor is set for 3500PSI and I typically fill LP tanks so its not too much concern. I guess if I were to add high pressure banks it wouldn't be ideal. It just looks like a reasonable price point to start at and wondering if anyone else has tried them. If they had a 5000PSI version it would be a consideration, but it seems thats the highest they have.

 

[ofg-1]

This looks great for the lower stages, which is where most of the condesate is generated anyhow.

 

[fire_diver]

The compressor at my station (which I just became responsible for) has a seperator after the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th stages. Timer controlled auto drains at every 15 minutes. All the seperators have a line leading to a manifold block which houses the dump valve.

Nice when it works. It stopped working for some reason the other week, and we had to re-boot the on-board computer to correct.

Personally, I think it would be a PITA to do it manually.

FD

 

[wwunder]

heh, well my ancient bauer k13 isn't exactly computer controlled... It doesn't even have an interstage separator.

I only have a final coalescor that then goes to a very small repackable filter with the relief valve on it. From there it goes to a more modern 16" mako style filter. It seems that the coalescor knocks out most of the moisture and I never get anything out of the drain on the small filter.

I was thinking that I would just have an auto drain on the coalescor and manually drain the filter less frequently to check that i'm still not building up condensate there.

 

[fire_diver]

Sounds like a good plan to me. But I could be wrong. I'm still learning about the whole compressor thing.

FD

 

[Hoosier]

Has anyone set up their own autodrains with something like this???

http://store.ecompressedair.com/detail.aspx?id=3817

Product: 2901-HP Optimum-HP (High-Pressure) Series 1/4'' NPT 230 VAC 3625 PSI Timer Controlled Drain Valve
Order Options:
Qty: Check Ship Rates
Add To Cart
Add To Saved Cart

Part Number: 2901-HP
Price: $165.00

It looks great. Why not? Please let us know if you try this.

It there anyway slightly to modify the max. psi (4000 psi)?

 

[oxyhacker]

I was in Brownies yesterday, and noticed their Bauer yacht conversions are now using the Optimum auto drains. Since these are top dollar, deluxe setups, Brownies must feel they are up to the job.

Interestingly enough the ones Brownies is using are marked 5000 psi, so they do exist, although they may be special order.

 

[Dan Gibson]

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I was in Brownies yesterday, and noticed their Bauer yacht conversions are now using the Optimum auto drains. Since these are top dollar, deluxe setups, Brownies must feel they are up to the job.

Interestingly enough the ones Brownies is using are marked 5000 psi, so they do exist, although they may be special order.