My hazy memory says that the hot air coming out of a compressor might
melt the solder on the first connection or two, that one should wait
about 20 feet before using copper. Am I all wet?
Ken
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From: ext Randall [mailto:randallyoung@earthlink.net]
> A few years ago, I visited an automotive paint shop that plumbed all
their air
> lines in copper.
'Hard' copper water pipe should be fine, although just like the steel
pipe, you need a flex section to isolate the compressor vibration. IMO
the heat radiation is a minor issue, not worth worrying about, but
copper conducts heat better than steel. Steel plumbing is weak at the
threaded fittings, I'm not sure how much stronger it is overall than
copper.
Randall
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