Moral of the story is...the air temp coming right out of the compressor is too hot for a rubber line, even a fuel line rated up to 250F...as I measured a temp that hot after i did a full run with the new mcmaster carr hose. So if someone else wants to try this, get your hose length between the compressor outlet and the radiator, and go right to a high temp mcmaster-carr hose...will save you days and days of pain and annoyance.
You can get runs of hydraulic line at Tractor supply that are preswedged with ends. They're rated in the thousands of PSI and temps well above any compressor. Like $50-60 for a 4-5 foot piece.
When you attempt a DIY project, consider your Time, Effort, and Money. Failure is just a part of the DIY game. A great tool to have when working with metal tubing is a micrometer. I bought a digital one that measures both inside and outside tube diameters. I used this and a tube bending tool to add an air cooler to my compressor.
Yeah, I agree on that. I have a micrometer, but I made the mistake of ordering some of the parts before I got the tubes off to check the ends. :) Eventually it all worked, once I figured out that I needed special input side hose due to the heat issue. So far it has zero water in the tank which is great.
@@josephkrug8579 Hi Joseph, I hope you're having a nice day. I found your air cooler project so intriguing. You knew what you wanted to accomplish and didn't let any setbacks keep you from succeeding. Many times after I finish a DIY project, I give myself a pat on the back, and soon after that, I find myself re-thinking what I did and could have done differently. Your use of hoses instead of metal tubing might be a good example of this. I'm now a subscriber to your channel and ready to watch your next video. Have a good day, and God bless you and your family.
Sorry about that, I missed this one for the fan itself, I will add it in. Thanks for noticing that got left out and letting me know. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CF2HVY9V So far I have run the compressor quite a few times, and have had zero water come out the bottom drain when I checked, no spray during using it, and even have seen the auto-dump on the catch filter dump into the bucket. So this has been an awesome success for my garage.
@josephkrug8579 perfect! Thank you! I am attempting a very similar setup right now (received most of the needed parts), and very much appreciated finding your 2 videos on the topic a few months back (shortly after you posted them, ironically). Thank you for the link, videos, and information/experiences!
Well I am glad you enjoyed it. :) Did you know that even if you buy one of the more expensive $1000 california air tools air compressors....that you still need an after cooler unless you want to spend closer to $3k to get an after cooler they have built in? Or if you have way more garage space than I do, you could buy one of those refrigerated air coolers, but then it is not self contained, and again takes up space I do not have to put it in. I did price out getting another air compressor, and for all that I use it, I could not justify spending $3k on a new compressor that had an after cooler built in that would fit in the space I have....so..I did the intermediate step and added an after cooler to the one I had. If I need a bigger/better air compressor in the future, this after cooler set of parts will scale up to the new compressor too.
Moral of the story is...the air temp coming right out of the compressor is too hot for a rubber line, even a fuel line rated up to 250F...as I measured a temp that hot after i did a full run with the new mcmaster carr hose. So if someone else wants to try this, get your hose length between the compressor outlet and the radiator, and go right to a high temp mcmaster-carr hose...will save you days and days of pain and annoyance.
You can get runs of hydraulic line at Tractor supply that are preswedged with ends. They're rated in the thousands of PSI and temps well above any compressor. Like $50-60 for a 4-5 foot piece.
When you attempt a DIY project, consider your Time, Effort, and Money. Failure is just a part of the DIY game. A great tool to have when working with metal tubing is a micrometer. I bought a digital one that measures both inside and outside tube diameters. I used this and a tube bending tool to add an air cooler to my compressor.
Yeah, I agree on that. I have a micrometer, but I made the mistake of ordering some of the parts before I got the tubes off to check the ends. :) Eventually it all worked, once I figured out that I needed special input side hose due to the heat issue. So far it has zero water in the tank which is great.
@@josephkrug8579 Hi Joseph, I hope you're having a nice day. I found your air cooler project so intriguing. You knew what you wanted to accomplish and didn't let any setbacks keep you from succeeding. Many times after I finish a DIY project, I give myself a pat on the back, and soon after that, I find myself re-thinking what I did and could have done differently. Your use of hoses instead of metal tubing might be a good example of this. I'm now a subscriber to your channel and ready to watch your next video. Have a good day, and God bless you and your family.
Why did you use fuel line rated hose and not air hose? Is the fuel hose rated for over 150 PSI?
The hose was listed as 300 psi working pressure....I figured that would be fine for a compressor that only goes at max to 150psi.
What fan did you use for the radiator? The links in the description do not include the fan you used.
Sorry about that, I missed this one for the fan itself, I will add it in. Thanks for noticing that got left out and letting me know.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CF2HVY9V
So far I have run the compressor quite a few times, and have had zero water come out the bottom drain when I checked, no spray during using it, and even have seen the auto-dump on the catch filter dump into the bucket. So this has been an awesome success for my garage.
@josephkrug8579 perfect! Thank you! I am attempting a very similar setup right now (received most of the needed parts), and very much appreciated finding your 2 videos on the topic a few months back (shortly after you posted them, ironically). Thank you for the link, videos, and information/experiences!
I am dumber by watching this... You should have spent the money buying a REAL compressor instead of that oil-less POS Crapsman compressor
Well I am glad you enjoyed it. :) Did you know that even if you buy one of the more expensive $1000 california air tools air compressors....that you still need an after cooler unless you want to spend closer to $3k to get an after cooler they have built in? Or if you have way more garage space than I do, you could buy one of those refrigerated air coolers, but then it is not self contained, and again takes up space I do not have to put it in.
I did price out getting another air compressor, and for all that I use it, I could not justify spending $3k on a new compressor that had an after cooler built in that would fit in the space I have....so..I did the intermediate step and added an after cooler to the one I had. If I need a bigger/better air compressor in the future, this after cooler set of parts will scale up to the new compressor too.