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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:48 am    Post subject: Work Table Size - air lines Reply with quote
PVC will hold the air pressure. The down side of using plastic pipe is
that it is not impact resistant. If the system is under pressure and
the PVC air line is broken by something falling on it or hitting it
could shatter. Now what is the likely hood if this happening? Would
you get injured? PVC is easier to install and much cheaper. I went
with copper.

Larry Rosen
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I'm curious. Is there a reason that everyone is using copper and other metal pipe for their air runs? Good ole SCH 40 PVC from just about any hardware store is rated for several times the PSI you will ever see from your compressor. Use half inch PVC and you will be done in half the time at a fraction of the cost.

Michael

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:09 am    Post subject: Work Table Size - air lines Reply with quote
That was my thought too. It's much easier to crack a fitting or smack a
pipe and have it crack. Having been in the SCUBA business for many
years, I got to see some results of various things being pressurized
and blowing up. I figured metal of some sort would be a little
safer in that regards. If you support the PVC well, and don't
crank on the T's too much, or tug on the hoses too much, you may
be fine. It would be ideal from many other standpoints too. It
certainly is easier to work with. Just make sure it's
supported well and treated more gently. Flying shards of pipe
can do awful things to skin and eyes.

I went with pipe because of cost vs. copper. But in the end
I kick myself for not just running copper, due to the rust
potential of iron.

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Larry Rosen wrote:
[quote]

PVC will hold the air pressure. The down side of using plastic pipe is
that it is not impact resistant. If the system is under pressure and
the PVC air line is broken by something falling on it or hitting it
could shatter. Now what is the likely hood if this happening? Would
you get injured? PVC is easier to install and much cheaper. I went
with copper.

Larry Rosen
#356

RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:
>
> <rvbuilder(at)sausen.net>
>
> I'm curious. Is there a reason that everyone is using copper and
> other metal pipe for their air runs? Good ole SCH 40 PVC from just
> about any hardware store is rated for several times the PSI you will
> ever see from your compressor. Use half inch PVC and you will be done
> in half the time at a fraction of the cost.
>
> Michael
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:41 pm    Post subject: Work Table Size - air lines Reply with quote
Larry, being cautious is a good trait. However, you have to whack PVC
pipe really hard to bust it ...... unless it's been sun baked and
brittle. Unsupported drops (short piece from the roof to bench level,
let's say) will vibrate and fail due to fatigue.
Linn
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Larry Rosen wrote:

[quote]

PVC will hold the air pressure. The down side of using plastic pipe
is that it is not impact resistant. If the system is under pressure
and the PVC air line is broken by something falling on it or hitting
it could shatter. Now what is the likely hood if this happening?
Would you get injured? PVC is easier to install and much cheaper. I
went with copper.

Larry Rosen
#356

RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:

>
> <rvbuilder(at)sausen.net>
>
> I'm curious. Is there a reason that everyone is using copper and
> other metal pipe for their air runs? Good ole SCH 40 PVC from just
> about any hardware store is rated for several times the PSI you will
> ever see from your compressor. Use half inch PVC and you will be
> done in half the time at a fraction of the cost.
>
> Michael
>
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