Seems obvious but I've never thought about this stuff since I got my first compressor a long time ago.
Material - I can google this but rubber or hybrid or pcv ?
Edited by grossgary, 28 March 2017 - 05:38 PM.
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Air hose size and material question?
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grossgary
, Mar 28 2017 05:37 PM
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Posted 28 March 2017 - 05:37 PM
Hose Diameter - is that dependent on compressor fitting size? Meaning larger diameter is good even if the compressor fitting size stays the same?
Seems obvious but I've never thought about this stuff since I got my first compressor a long time ago.
Material - I can google this but rubber or hybrid or pcv ?
Seems obvious but I've never thought about this stuff since I got my first compressor a long time ago.
Material - I can google this but rubber or hybrid or pcv ?
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Posted 28 March 2017 - 09:20 PM
My guess is bigger is better. Air tools require volume which a larger diameter hose should provide.
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Posted 25 April 2017 - 08:52 AM
Hose size is determined by airflow required by the tool. And length of run if it's unusually long.
Fittings should match hose size.
Fittings should match hose size.
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Posted 25 April 2017 - 08:59 AM
Thanks. I forget what hose I went with, I think rubber as it's more cold friendly.
I went with some Milton V style or something fittings that have considerably larger internal ID's and flow a lot more air. They're apparently a substantial improvement over nominal fittings even if the hose diameter stays the same.
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