Way legit idea, I am currently spraying a customer house currently and would love a bigger compressor minus the cost/space needed to store a larger tank
So what is the advantage? Your compressor either cycles more with less capacity or you wait longer for the compressor to run the same amount of time to fill the two tanks..
Looks like maybe you could put the "T" between the Regulator and the Pressure gauge....that way you could still fill both tanks AND Regulate the pressure from both tanks at the same time...other wise...like ian said...you would be putting full pressure from the Aux Tank to your tools.
The AUX tank will charge to the regulated pressure. I have done something similar where I bring my AUX tank out near the car I am working on while being supplied with 50ft 3/8" hose from the 10 gallon compressor. Then I run a 15ft 3/8" hose to my impact gun and other air tools from the AUX tank. Using Milton V style high-flo connectors and having the supply of air close to the work gives my tools a lot of power.
Aha! I used and adapted the same HF 10 gal. auxiliary tank that you are using but I connected it in with my McGraw 20 gallon compressor but didn't seem to increase the capacity. The McGraw would still use air too quickly (when using HVLP spray gun) and run constantly. Now I see It should be connected in ! Thanks for the video!
extra time is a given, you will get proper air pressure, you just won't maximize the largest amount of air the tanks could hold. you can fix that by teeing off the safety valve, it keeps the safety valve on the original tank and you pipe a hose to your aux tanks with safety valves and tee's on each of them as well, and regulators
Having watched a lot of the Videos on how to add another Tank, in order to add to your Air capacity,I did mine a bit different and it seems to be a lot easier to do. It seems as if every Portable Air Tank, are all basically the same. They all have the Air Gauge..They all have that Car Tire / Bicycle Tire type of Filler Valve ( its called a Schrader Valve ) with the Screw In Open and Shut feature on it. And they also come with a pressure release valve and of course they all have that Air line that usually comes with an Air Chuck on it. Not to sure if I am doing this right or not?....But....I found it just as Easy to just screw out the Air Hose Line, and then just screw in a Quick Disconnect Coupler. It seems to work Great, for Filling up the Portable Tank, and for also increasing the Volume of Air that you now have, by adding on an Extra air tank. Oh....almost forgot, I had to make a little connection fitting, in order to Connect the Two tanks. It's so easy to do....you just need Two "Industrial" 1/4" Male Nipple Fittings ( They call them Plugs ) and One little Female adapter or coupler. Or....I now see, that you can buy a package of Two Male/Female 1/4" Plugs at Home Depot...where the Two Plugs will screw into one another....which will eliminate the Female Adapter / Connector. I really do not see any reason, to have all those T's on the Tank? I might be wrong?....but it seems to work Great for me. I might....put an On / Off Shut off between the Two Tanks, but....right now.....It does not seem really necessary? Question for you guys?.....How come they have that Screw in "Wheel" on the Schrader Valve? I just leave mine Open all the Time, and it doesn't seem to make any Difference, if it is Open or Closed???? So....with this simple modification, of putting the ONE "Quick Connect" coupler on it, I can now FILL my Portable Tank via my Compressor ( and by pass that Schrader Valve all together ), and I can also Add to the other Air Tanks Volume. I just can't see any reason, to take off all of the Original Hardware? Just leave it all on, then you have the Safety Release Valve, and you have the Air Gauge, and you don't need to be adding all of those T's, as some of the guys have done. I might be Wrong?.....but....My method seems to work Great?
Does the little hole that's on the inside not restrict air flow? That's why i think folks change it out,because that hole on those couplers is tiny on the inside. Also, not you but it seems if the spare tank hose is connected to the regulator quick connect,does that not restrict the pressure in that spare tank to whatever the regulator is set at...which is generally 90psi for air tools?
I couldn't really understand what you were trying to get across. To me it sounded like you don't know why this guy has those T fittings and you just use the one compressor to fill your auxiliary tank. Am I right? If so you're basically doing the same except this way he doesn't have to sit there and fill the aux tank manually. Soon as he fires up the compressor it's filling the aux tank and it'll be ready to go. The way he has it set up with the T's he is also regulating the pressure going into the aux tank so he doesn't have to be concerned with over pressurizing it and it's basically all one unit so the bleed off is still operable and if need be he can disconnect the aux tank quickly and it's now portable air.
Great setup and exactly how I did mine. Retains safety on both tanks and allows use as auxiliary or portable operation. Question... since the aux tank is now on the regulated side of the compressor, it only fills to the set regulated pressure and not the main compressor tank pressure. Would it be better to put the tee where the safety valve is... put the safety valve on the tee (so the compressor tank retains a safety pressure release) and use the remaining connection to run to the aux tank via a quick disconnect (the same setup you made). That way, any tool connection to the compressor remains at the original regulated side and you can remove the aux tank at will. The "downside", if you call it one, is the aux tank is at full pressure and not regulated pressure. It is assumed that the aux tank has the same pressure rating as the compressor (usually 125 lbs.), of course. Thoughts?
I read from a wiki how article the aux tank needs to be at a higher pressure rating, why? it doesn't make sense to me at all so it could be bogus. I would do what you say except notice his aux tank in the video has a tee and also a second safety blowoff valve. that's all you should need is a safety blowoff on ALL TANKS, since theoretically you could add more than 1 extra tank, except your pump would grenade itself from being overworked, so choose wisely based on max runtime of the pump minus any safety margin because specs lie a lot. a safety valve on each tank is only so you can remove each aux tank and keep the safety feature for each tank while its not connected to this system
@@eksine If your main compressor is rated at 175, 150, 135 psi and your typical Aux tank is rated at only 125 psi, you will either blow up the tank or the relief valve which might be rated at 125 to 115 psi. That is IF you connect directly from the main compressor tank. What you can do though is put both a regulator and a relief valve on your Aux. Then set it to 125 with a 120 or 115 relief valve. If on the other hand your Aux tank was rated 200 psi you would not need the secondary regulator as it could handle your main compressor psi of 175, 150, 135, 125, etc.. So yes, your secondary has to be equal to or greater than the main. Otherwise it needs a regulator on the input. You can also regulate the output for tools. Main Tank 175 >>>>>> Aux Tank rated 125 psi input via regulator set to 120 psi>>> relieve valve 125 psi>>>Aux internal pressure 120 psi>>> Aux out 120 psi OR Aux regulated out which can be varied from 120 psi down to 0 psi.
Kam, Thanks for the videos on this and the Aux Tank setup. I only have one question. Without a drier between the two, how would you drain the water out of the Aux Tank. Does it have it's own petcock for drainage?
Yeah, I spotted that also, I assume he is planning on running the output at full the whole time. This is why I would plan to run them in series, rather than parallel.. That way I can leave the first tank+compressor completely unmodified. Then have a shutoff valve on the input of the aux tank, and it can have it's own regulator.. I have complete options then of tank1 ANY pressure, tank2 ANY pressure (at or less than tank1) and then tool at ANY pressure (at or less than tank2) And in theory, could daisy chain aux tanks infinitely.. Just need to remember to turn the shutoff valve before disconnecting any of the tanks..
Does this setup help keep water out of your lines? Maybe if you had an outlet coming off the auxilliary tank because that air would have settled and cooled more, I guess.
I’m a self employed paint sprayer looking to start my own business in my shed, I have a 50L twin engine compressor is there a limit to the size of an auxiliary tank I can use as I’d like to buy a 200L vertical aux tank so I can run my DA Sander and other air tools aswell being able to paint larger panels.
hay sir I want to ask, I have 2 compressors. which one has a capacity of 12 liters and 30 liters, I want to combine it, so that there is more air filling, and I will only turn on one machine, is it safe?
I have the 33 gal electronic motor craftman comoressor that works good painting car panels thought about modding it with an extra tank to do entire cars. Might have to consider doing this for a big project I have coming up soon.
Also not sure if you already know this but.. FYI the bigger the tank does not equal more CFM you can have a 10 gallon compressor that has more CFM then a 90 gallon compressor
yes, thank you. mine's only 2.5 cfm which is only good for air gun clearing dust...n since i don't have room for anything bigger, I'm leaning heavily leaning towards turbine hvlp sprayer.
My compressor is a 5.2 gallon, 3 HP, 6.5 CFM, Makita it's really small and powerful. Those HVLP guns are great but I think they need more CFM than what you have.. but just take it slow you might be able to pull it off or the paint might just squirt out like a water gun
This really is the way to do it properly. It is absolutely necessary to have the T, the gauge, AND the relief valve on the extra tank. It shouldnt be done any differently!!! I watched this video because my on truck on board air is only a 1 gallon tank which works incredibly with 1 viair 480c compressor; however, the tank quite pathetic for air tools.
You don’t need a safety release valve on Your auxiliary tank it cannot blow up because your safety release valve on your main tank won’t let it overfill
My guess is, that the he uses the Main Compressor to run his Air Tools off of, and there is no need for a regulator on the auxiliary Tank...as he uses that one for Filling up Tires or Blowing off his Brakes or work bench with. He would only need a regulator on the Pig Tank "IF".....He ran his Air Tools off of that tank. He's just fine, with the way that it is. What's the worst thing, that could possibly happen? If he is Married, then a sudden premature Death..... would be a very welcome thing to happen to him, and to happen to any of us other Married guys, who happen to be reading this and following his own directions. It would be very Quick and very Sudden. Just the way that us Married guys would like to go out! LOL Having said that, I should really show the wife how to use the Brad Nailer and the Impact Gun. In that case......is the Pressure Release Valve ......really necessary? LOL
Do you not see the bright yellow auxiliary tank in the video ? Also the whole video he was talking about how he set that up and connected it to his main compressor. Did you watch the video ? The title describes exactly what he discussed in the video so I'm not sure what you're confused about.
I am in the process of adding an old kobalt tank to increase air volume with a pancake compressor using the air out of the kobalt while the 2 are connected
I have a ctaftsman pan cake compressor that cuts off at 135 psi. The HF aux tank has a max capacity of 125 psi. I cannot connect it at the unregulated point on the compressor bcs of the difference in pressures capacities. What's the solution ?
@@SimpleCarGuy I have a question for you. I have a 175PSI compressor and plan to add an aux second tank but its rated at only 125PSI. What will the total PSI of both tanks be? What if i put a pressure regulator between the two tanks and set it at 125? Will the compressor still do 175? thanks man!
@@MrBod4life If you regulate the air going to the aux tank then the main tank will be at 175 psi and the aux tank will be at 125 psi (or less). You can think of it as having a very, very, long air hose. You won't run into pressure dropping issues like when using a long air hose though. I definitely recommend regulating the pressure going to the aux tank because it's rated for a lower PSI than your main tank. Allowing it to fill higher than its rated pressure is dangerous. It may be better to get an aux tank with the same PSI rating as your main tank if you can.
I have a 20 gallon craftsman air compressor that I want to get another compressor to hook into that to make a storage tank how would I go about doing that
Well, why would you buy a whole other compressor if you just want extra storage for air ? If you're only trying to increase air capacity, you just buy an auxiliary tank of desired size and connect like shown in this video. If you buy another compressor you will be wasting a lot more money because you're paying for the motor, electronics, fittings, and gauges you don't need. You'll be paying about twice as much. Prices for an ok 10 gallon compressor start around 150+ and the price for a 10 gallon auxiliary tank starts around 60 for a decent one or this harbor freight model for 40. So if you're just looking to store more air and/or want a little tank that is more convenient and manageable that's easy to grab and go if you need to then get an auxiliary. I don't see why you would need 2 complete compressors unless you had planned on 2 people working at the same time and both needing air full time.
Many others feed the tool from the reserve tank, which means another pressure regulator may be needed on the reserve tank outlet. It is a simpler setup. No need to mess with the relief valve on the compressor tank. I prefer your setup in concept and started the setup tonight. First, can you provide a link to your prior video on the reserve tank setup? I need a pressure relief valve on my reserve tank which is only rated to 125 psi whereas my compressor goes to 155 psi, though it takes forever and therefore I rarely go beyond 120 psi. (On the reserve tank, I'm using a 4 way cross with the pressure relief valve, a pressure gauge and a connector. Using a ball valve before the connector too.) Tonight, I was able to pressurize both tanks, but was getting air leakage from the coupling (to the reserve tank) at the compressor. Could be my coupling is bad. Will check that. My question is once both tanks are pressurized and you connect the air tool to the discharge coupling at the compressor, does the air feed out from both tanks simultaneously or first one, then the other? Don't you still need a pressure regulator before the outlet coupling on the reserve tank, else your discharge at the compressor coupling is at least partly unregulated?
Tony Jay I'm sorry I don't get it, why would you need a small burst of air, I thought the relief valve was there to make sure you didn't exceed the amout of air your tank is able to take, which the compressor you are using to fill the auxiliary tank has one to achieve the same purpose, am I wrong?
@@duartepaintinghandymanservices I think you are correct, but I think that only works if you're filling your tank with a "regulated" air compressor like you have at home. But if you fill the auxiliary tank at the gas station or some other source where air keeps filling until you release handle, that gauge would be needed to keep from blowing the tank.
i was looking at a cheap 10 gallon aux tank, it has a Connect Coupler, a air Chuck and a pressure gauge. so if i use the T Connector on my compressor connect one to the Aux Tank via the Connector that should fill both tanks and i can use the other connect on the compressor for tools? they are both 125 psi max so it should equalize the pressure and stop both at 125.
Not really. The CFM is controlled by the size and power of the pump that fills the tank. You can have a smaller tank or a huge tank, but the pump will always only pump air at the rate it's designed for.
@@frameriteairdrie578 friend i want to ask you i have silent motor 1 horse power with twoo cylinder and its installed in tank capacity of 25 litres and 8 bar I add second tank 25 litres and everything good I got a tank with 100 litres and i want to take that motor to this tank of 100 is that safe for the motor ? Thanks
@@badi3cover847 It may overheat and get damaged if it runs too long. I don't know a definite answer but you may need to turn off the compressor so that it can cool. You may even need to turn off the compressor before the tank is full. After it cools down, you could finish filling the tank.
@@luchvk hello thank you i did that 7 month ago and i cut the power timz to time and its work great motor 1 hp from 25 litres to 100 without 1ny problems
it would be good to list the items to be used. Thanks
I done the same except I put the regulator after the T so it regulates both tanks before going into my tools
Hi can you please breakdown all of the extra parts you used? Great video. Thank you!
Way legit idea, I am currently spraying a customer house currently and would love a bigger compressor minus the cost/space needed to store a larger tank
So what is the advantage? Your compressor either cycles more with less capacity or you wait longer for the compressor to run the same amount of time to fill the two tanks..
Maybe saves wear on the motor by reducing start up, running longer but starting less,maybe. That's all I can think of.
Seems like this can only fill your aux tank to the pressure the regulator is set for, though. Still good, but won’t reach max capacity.
Looks like maybe you could put the "T" between the Regulator and the Pressure gauge....that way you could still fill both tanks AND Regulate the pressure from both tanks at the same time...other wise...like ian said...you would be putting full pressure from the Aux Tank to your tools.
The AUX tank will charge to the regulated pressure. I have done something similar where I bring my AUX tank out near the car I am working on while being supplied with 50ft 3/8" hose from the 10 gallon compressor. Then I run a 15ft 3/8" hose to my impact gun and other air tools from the AUX tank. Using Milton V style high-flo connectors and having the supply of air close to the work gives my tools a lot of power.
The tee need to be in the middle of the regulator and the pressure gauge on your main tank.
Aha! I used and adapted the same HF 10 gal. auxiliary tank that you are using but I connected it in with my McGraw 20 gallon compressor but didn't seem to increase the capacity. The McGraw would still use air too quickly (when using HVLP spray gun) and run constantly. Now I see It should be connected in ! Thanks for the video!
If you’re using the regulator at low pressure, the extra tank will take a while to fill and you won’t get proper air pressure
extra time is a given, you will get proper air pressure, you just won't maximize the largest amount of air the tanks could hold. you can fix that by teeing off the safety valve, it keeps the safety valve on the original tank and you pipe a hose to your aux tanks with safety valves and tee's on each of them as well, and regulators
Having watched a lot of the Videos on how to add another Tank, in order to add to your Air capacity,I did mine a bit different and it seems to be a lot easier to do.
It seems as if every Portable Air Tank, are all basically the same.
They all have the Air Gauge..They all have that Car Tire / Bicycle Tire type of Filler Valve ( its called a Schrader Valve ) with the Screw In Open and Shut feature on it. And they also come with a pressure release valve and of course they all have that Air line that usually comes with an Air Chuck on it.
Not to sure if I am doing this right or not?....But....I found it just as Easy to just screw out the Air Hose Line, and then just screw in a Quick Disconnect Coupler.
It seems to work Great, for Filling up the Portable Tank, and for also increasing the Volume of Air that you now have, by adding on an Extra air tank.
Oh....almost forgot, I had to make a little connection fitting, in order to Connect the Two tanks.
It's so easy to do....you just need Two "Industrial" 1/4" Male Nipple Fittings ( They call them Plugs ) and One little Female adapter or coupler. Or....I now see, that you can buy a package of Two Male/Female 1/4" Plugs at Home Depot...where the Two Plugs will screw into one another....which will eliminate the Female Adapter / Connector.
I really do not see any reason, to have all those T's on the Tank?
I might be wrong?....but it seems to work Great for me.
I might....put an On / Off Shut off between the Two Tanks, but....right now.....It does not seem really necessary?
Question for you guys?.....How come they have that Screw in "Wheel" on the Schrader Valve?
I just leave mine Open all the Time, and it doesn't seem to make any Difference, if it is Open or Closed????
So....with this simple modification, of putting the ONE "Quick Connect" coupler on it, I can now FILL my Portable Tank via my Compressor ( and by pass that Schrader Valve all together ), and I can also Add to the other Air Tanks Volume.
I just can't see any reason, to take off all of the Original Hardware?
Just leave it all on, then you have the Safety Release Valve, and you have the Air Gauge, and you don't need to be adding all of those T's, as some of the guys have done.
I might be Wrong?.....but....My method seems to work Great?
Does the little hole that's on the inside not restrict air flow? That's why i think folks change it out,because that hole on those couplers is tiny on the inside.
Also, not you but it seems if the spare tank hose is connected to the regulator quick connect,does that not restrict the pressure in that spare tank to whatever the regulator is set at...which is generally 90psi for air tools?
post a picture, might be able to understand better.
I couldn't really understand what you were trying to get across. To me it sounded like you don't know why this guy has those T fittings and you just use the one compressor to fill your auxiliary tank. Am I right? If so you're basically doing the same except this way he doesn't have to sit there and fill the aux tank manually. Soon as he fires up the compressor it's filling the aux tank and it'll be ready to go. The way he has it set up with the T's he is also regulating the pressure going into the aux tank so he doesn't have to be concerned with over pressurizing it and it's basically all one unit so the bleed off is still operable and if need be he can disconnect the aux tank quickly and it's now portable air.
Great video. Can you link the extra parts you used to connect the extra tank ?
Great setup and exactly how I did mine. Retains safety on both tanks and allows use as auxiliary or portable operation.
Question... since the aux tank is now on the regulated side of the compressor, it only fills to the set regulated pressure and not the main compressor tank pressure. Would it be better to put the tee where the safety valve is... put the safety valve on the tee (so the compressor tank retains a safety pressure release) and use the remaining connection to run to the aux tank via a quick disconnect (the same setup you made). That way, any tool connection to the compressor remains at the original regulated side and you can remove the aux tank at will. The "downside", if you call it one, is the aux tank is at full pressure and not regulated pressure. It is assumed that the aux tank has the same pressure rating as the compressor (usually 125 lbs.), of course. Thoughts?
You had to put the T between the two manometers. But the best thing is to pair tank to tank. th-cam.com/video/2s7-4ut8Ng8/w-d-xo.html
I read from a wiki how article the aux tank needs to be at a higher pressure rating, why? it doesn't make sense to me at all so it could be bogus. I would do what you say except notice his aux tank in the video has a tee and also a second safety blowoff valve. that's all you should need is a safety blowoff on ALL TANKS, since theoretically you could add more than 1 extra tank, except your pump would grenade itself from being overworked, so choose wisely based on max runtime of the pump minus any safety margin because specs lie a lot. a safety valve on each tank is only so you can remove each aux tank and keep the safety feature for each tank while its not connected to this system
@@eksine If your main compressor is rated at 175, 150, 135 psi and your typical Aux tank is rated at only 125 psi, you will either blow up the tank or the relief valve which might be rated at 125 to 115 psi. That is IF you connect directly from the main compressor tank. What you can do though is put both a regulator and a relief valve on your Aux. Then set it to 125 with a 120 or 115 relief valve.
If on the other hand your Aux tank was rated 200 psi you would not need the secondary regulator as it could handle your main compressor psi of 175, 150, 135, 125, etc.. So yes, your secondary has to be equal to or greater than the main. Otherwise it needs a regulator on the input. You can also regulate the output for tools.
Main Tank 175 >>>>>> Aux Tank rated 125 psi input via regulator set to 120 psi>>> relieve valve 125 psi>>>Aux internal pressure 120 psi>>> Aux out 120 psi OR Aux regulated out which can be varied from 120 psi down to 0 psi.
Kam, Thanks for the videos on this and the Aux Tank setup. I only have one question. Without a drier between the two, how would you drain the water out of the Aux Tank. Does it have it's own petcock for drainage?
no the aux dont have drain, you will have to turn it upside down to drain it.
2:17 NO because it is connected after regulator
Yeah, I spotted that also, I assume he is planning on running the output at full the whole time.
This is why I would plan to run them in series, rather than parallel.. That way I can leave the first tank+compressor completely unmodified.
Then have a shutoff valve on the input of the aux tank, and it can have it's own regulator..
I have complete options then of tank1 ANY pressure, tank2 ANY pressure (at or less than tank1) and then tool at ANY pressure (at or less than tank2)
And in theory, could daisy chain aux tanks infinitely..
Just need to remember to turn the shutoff valve before disconnecting any of the tanks..
Does this setup help keep water out of your lines? Maybe if you had an outlet coming off the auxilliary tank because that air would have settled and cooled more, I guess.
I’m a self employed paint sprayer looking to start my own business in my shed, I have a 50L twin engine compressor is there a limit to the size of an auxiliary tank I can use as I’d like to buy a 200L vertical aux tank so I can run my DA Sander and other air tools aswell being able to paint larger panels.
dude just realised i cant use my da sander sucks man i got a 50 gallon too
Thank u for the video it helped me figure out my air compressor
hay sir I want to ask, I have 2 compressors. which one has a capacity of 12 liters and 30 liters, I want to combine it, so that there is more air filling, and I will only turn on one machine, is it safe?
it's fine, as long as both tanks have same rating.
I have the 33 gal electronic motor craftman comoressor that works good painting car panels thought about modding it with an extra tank to do entire cars. Might have to consider doing this for a big project I have coming up soon.
Overpresurized tank could w no pop off valve could kill you dead! Or worse one of your co workers, friends, kids ect
If my compressor have two out ports, can I just connect the auxiliary tank to one of them and the other use with the hose and tools?
I have the same question as below. How do you regulate the pressure on the auxiliary tank without a regulator?
The supply for the aux tank is after the regulator.
aside from tank capacity, how do I increase the CFM of the compressor? thanks for sharing!
CFM cannot be increased from using a spare tank. The only way you get more CFM is from a bigger/ better motor
got it..thanks!
Also not sure if you already know this but.. FYI the bigger the tank does not equal more CFM you can have a 10 gallon compressor that has more CFM then a 90 gallon compressor
yes, thank you. mine's only 2.5 cfm which is only good for air gun clearing dust...n since i don't have room for anything bigger, I'm leaning heavily leaning towards turbine hvlp sprayer.
My compressor is a 5.2 gallon, 3 HP, 6.5 CFM, Makita it's really small and powerful. Those HVLP guns are great but I think they need more CFM than what you have.. but just take it slow you might be able to pull it off or the paint might just squirt out like a water gun
Not really an upgrade. No gain and extra duty cycle. There simply is no substitute for CFM.
This really is the way to do it properly. It is absolutely necessary to have the T, the gauge, AND the relief valve on the extra tank. It shouldnt be done any differently!!! I watched this video because my on truck on board air is only a 1 gallon tank which works incredibly with 1 viair 480c compressor; however, the tank quite pathetic for air tools.
You don’t need a safety release valve on Your auxiliary tank it cannot blow up because your safety release valve on your main tank won’t let it overfill
So is the best option to up my Cfm rather than going to a large gas powered unit. Trying be close yo twelve for an air assisted airless sprayer
My guess is, that the he uses the Main Compressor to run his Air Tools off of, and there is no need for a regulator on the auxiliary Tank...as he uses that one for Filling up Tires or Blowing off his Brakes or work bench with.
He would only need a regulator on the Pig Tank "IF".....He ran his Air Tools off of that tank.
He's just fine, with the way that it is.
What's the worst thing, that could possibly happen?
If he is Married, then a sudden premature Death..... would be a very welcome thing to happen to him, and to happen to any of us other Married guys, who happen to be reading this and following his own directions.
It would be very Quick and very Sudden.
Just the way that us Married guys would like to go out! LOL
Having said that, I should really show the wife how to use the Brad Nailer and the Impact Gun.
In that case......is the Pressure Release Valve ......really necessary? LOL
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we have an agent of chaos on our hands here
Where is your video that shows the auxiliary tank set up?
Do you not see the bright yellow auxiliary tank in the video ? Also the whole video he was talking about how he set that up and connected it to his main compressor. Did you watch the video ? The title describes exactly what he discussed in the video so I'm not sure what you're confused about.
can you run 2 tanks with safety valves together? would the safety valve work on each tank?
does the cfm change
Does the Cfm stay the same ? Can I run air ratchets the same ?
yes.
T needs to be before the regulator.
I am in the process of adding an old kobalt tank to increase air volume with a pancake compressor using the air out of the kobalt while the 2 are connected
Thanks for sharing!
I have a ctaftsman pan cake compressor that cuts off at 135 psi. The HF aux tank has a max capacity of 125 psi. I cannot connect it at the unregulated point on the compressor bcs of the difference in pressures capacities. What's the solution ?
Can an Air Compressor 135 Max psi fill an Air Tank 165 psi to the maximum psi?
Or will the air tank only psi reach 135?
No.. the compressor will shut down when both tanks reach 135 psi
You need a regulator for the hose going to the tool you’re getting the full pressure of the auxiliary tank to your tools
he regulates the pressure before it gets to the second tank, so it will never be more than the set pressure on the compressor.
@@SimpleCarGuy Then the yellow tank will never get full, correct?
@@VincentDzinh It will get full of the pressure the regulator was set to.
@@SimpleCarGuy I have a question for you. I have a 175PSI compressor and plan to add an aux second tank but its rated at only 125PSI. What will the total PSI of both tanks be? What if i put a pressure regulator between the two tanks and set it at 125? Will the compressor still do 175? thanks man!
@@MrBod4life If you regulate the air going to the aux tank then the main tank will be at 175 psi and the aux tank will be at 125 psi (or less). You can think of it as having a very, very, long air hose. You won't run into pressure dropping issues like when using a long air hose though.
I definitely recommend regulating the pressure going to the aux tank because it's rated for a lower PSI than your main tank. Allowing it to fill higher than its rated pressure is dangerous. It may be better to get an aux tank with the same PSI rating as your main tank if you can.
After hook up the auxiliary tank, the tool will hook up to the auxiliary tank? Does anyone has the diagram to setup? Please post. Thanks
I have a 20 gallon craftsman air compressor that I want to get another compressor to hook into that to make a storage tank how would I go about doing that
the same as the he did there.
Well, why would you buy a whole other compressor if you just want extra storage for air ? If you're only trying to increase air capacity, you just buy an auxiliary tank of desired size and connect like shown in this video. If you buy another compressor you will be wasting a lot more money because you're paying for the motor, electronics, fittings, and gauges you don't need. You'll be paying about twice as much. Prices for an ok 10 gallon compressor start around 150+ and the price for a 10 gallon auxiliary tank starts around 60 for a decent one or this harbor freight model for 40. So if you're just looking to store more air and/or want a little tank that is more convenient and manageable that's easy to grab and go if you need to then get an auxiliary. I don't see why you would need 2 complete compressors unless you had planned on 2 people working at the same time and both needing air full time.
You didnt whos whos or what the other end of you hose was hooked too
Many others feed the tool from the reserve tank, which means another pressure regulator may be needed on the reserve tank outlet. It is a simpler setup. No need to mess with the relief valve on the compressor tank. I prefer your setup in concept and started the setup tonight. First, can you provide a link to your prior video on the reserve tank setup? I need a pressure relief valve on my reserve tank which is only rated to 125 psi whereas my compressor goes to 155 psi, though it takes forever and therefore I rarely go beyond 120 psi. (On the reserve tank, I'm using a 4 way cross with the pressure relief valve, a pressure gauge and a connector. Using a ball valve before the connector too.) Tonight, I was able to pressurize both tanks, but was getting air leakage from the coupling (to the reserve tank) at the compressor. Could be my coupling is bad. Will check that. My question is once both tanks are pressurized and you connect the air tool to the discharge coupling at the compressor, does the air feed out from both tanks simultaneously or first one, then the other? Don't you still need a pressure regulator before the outlet coupling on the reserve tank, else your discharge at the compressor coupling is at least partly unregulated?
if it's linked, the relief valve on the compressor would cover the reserve tank also.
Kam, is the threading on the add on tank 1/4 npt?
yes, u have to know that before you buy, tell the home depot guy u wanted ntp.
Thanks like this video
Good video.. very helpful!!!
why do you need a relief valve on the auxiliary tank?
Build ur air in the small tank,To get a quick burst of air when u release,tire shops use it alot
Tony Jay I'm sorry I don't get it, why would you need a small burst of air, I thought the relief valve was there to make sure you didn't exceed the amout of air your tank is able to take, which the compressor you are using to fill the auxiliary tank has one to achieve the same purpose, am I wrong?
@@duartepaintinghandymanservices I think you are correct, but I think that only works if you're filling your tank with a "regulated" air compressor like you have at home. But if you fill the auxiliary tank at the gas station or some other source where air keeps filling until you release handle, that gauge would be needed to keep from blowing the tank.
In case the regulator fails and over pressurizes the system.
How do you regulate the pressure off your aux tank ?
The supply for the aux tank is after the regulator.
@@nathanr.8556 so the aux tank will also have 90 psi as the comp tank bcs the regulator is set at that point
i was looking at a cheap 10 gallon aux tank, it has a Connect Coupler, a air Chuck and a pressure gauge. so if i use the T Connector on my compressor connect one to the Aux Tank via the Connector that should fill both tanks and i can use the other connect on the compressor for tools?
they are both 125 psi max so it should equalize the pressure and stop both at 125.
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If u add a extra tank do u get more cfm????
Not really. The CFM is controlled by the size and power of the pump that fills the tank. You can have a smaller tank or a huge tank, but the pump will always only pump air at the rate it's designed for.
@@frameriteairdrie578 friend i want to ask you i have silent motor 1 horse power with twoo cylinder and its installed in tank capacity of 25 litres and 8 bar
I add second tank 25 litres and everything good
I got a tank with 100 litres and i want to take that motor to this tank of 100 is that safe for the motor ?
Thanks
@@badi3cover847 It may overheat and get damaged if it runs too long. I don't know a definite answer but you may need to turn off the compressor so that it can cool. You may even need to turn off the compressor before the tank is full. After it cools down, you could finish filling the tank.
@@luchvk hello thank you i did that 7 month ago and i cut the power timz to time and its work great motor 1 hp from 25 litres to 100 without 1ny problems
@@badi3cover847 It awesome to hear that it's working well! That sounds like a very useful upgrade.
You had to put the T between the two manometers. But the best thing is to pair tank to tank. th-cam.com/video/2s7-4ut8Ng8/w-d-xo.html
turn the regulator all the way down it will bleed secondary tank
Nope. Because air will not flow out through the quick coupler if it has nothing plugged into it.
Can this increase the CFM output, adding an auxiliary tank? Gaz Sto. Newcastle. UK