She purrs like a kitten, question about my condensate collection bucket

[formernuke]

Works like a charm the only issue I'm having is when the auto drain lifts it lifts the lid off a portion or blows it off.

The bucket has three 1/2 inch vents and one 1 inch vent. Each vent has cut up greenie scrub pads in it to catch condensate.

Do I need a bigger bucket, more vents or both.

The compressor is a alkin mariner 3.8 cubic feet a minute.

 

[broncobowsher]

Throttle down the drains. Sounds like the volume of air is too great for the bucket. if you can throttle the drains so the volume of air is slower, it won't blow the lid off. This might mean running the purge for a few seconds longer, you will still get same total amount of drain, but take a longer time to make it happen.

 

[formernuke]

It's a auto drain, I have no control of flow

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Works like a charm the only issue I'm having is when the auto drain lifts it lifts the lid off a portion or blows it off.

The bucket has three 1/2 inch vents and one 1 inch vent. Each vent has cut up greenie scrub pads in it to catch condensate.

Do I need a bigger bucket, more vents or both.

The compressor is a alkin mariner 3.8 cubic feet a minute.

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I'm sorry I have nothing to add, but I have the same filter tower.. you like it? So far I like mine.. seems to work like a filter should I guess. I haven't had to change it yet, it's nice that it's big enough to last a while.

Edit: Can't you make the vent out of the bucket larger? I would think 1 - 2" vent would be way better than multiple 1/2" vents

 

[broncobowsher]

It's a auto drain, I have no control of flow

Put a ball valve on the low pressure drains, needle valve on the high pressure drains. That will give you control.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Put a ball valve on the low pressure drains, needle valve on the high pressure drains. That will give you control.

Any reason why you would do that over a larger vent in the top of the bucket?

 

[broncobowsher]

Any reason why you would do that over a larger vent in the top of the bucket?

To keep the mist from blowing out of the bucket. It is also quieter. The difference being opening a faucet a little or a lot. A lot, at high pressure, you get splatter back at you.

 

[Akimbo]

Can you vent it outside a loose the bucket?

 

[formernuke]

Considered and rejected the vent out thing.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

To keep the mist from blowing out of the bucket. It is also quieter. The difference being opening a faucet a little or a lot. A lot, at high pressure, you get splatter back at you.

I would "think" a larger vent would be fairly quiet. My compressor is bigger, and I don't get a lot of splash (given I just dump it on the floor)

Edit: @formernuke how long are the valves open?

Can you vent it outside a loose the bucket?

I like this idea better than anything we had, lol