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I have an in-line moisture accumulator AND I used two of the throw away, plastic devices at the gun. Still, I had water condensing and dripping from the quick connect where the gun connects to the compressor line. The accumulator doesn't seem to be working. I had one 25 years ago that worked very well. It filled up with water letting me know that it was doing its job. The one I have now barely gets damp.

What do ya'll do to capture the compressor moisture before it gets to the gun?

your water trap needs to be mounted higher than you will hold your gun i put mine in line and hang it on a nail in the door way i never get water even when my commpresser is swimming i found this out years back try it

32fire2: Thanks! As I recall, years ago my trap WAS hanging higher than my gun and lately it has been lower. Next paint job, I'm going to hang that sucker from my tree.

another thing- ( i never heard of the filter being up high, but ok) anyhow- I have schedule 40 steel pipe running up along the ceiing about 20 feet then it tees down to my filter- this allows the air to cool and the moisture to condense into water before it hits the filter, this is how the instructions for the filter showed to do it.

All compressors draw moisture: At the hospital I manage we have 2. One 30 ft. from compressor another 100 ft. plus at the shop. We have both of the filters higher than our head plus the red line for water full.

I also have the guys drain the compressor once a week. Even home compressors have a drain use it. Moisture is the single number problem w/spray. filter and regulator is a must. Ben

popcorn (The Truth is Out There (Life heat and cold makes water)

yes, as pop sez, important to keep the tank moisture drained down! do it regularly, and especially just before painting

Bill

Excellent ideas folks. Thanks! I had my filter at the end of a 15' flexible hose, which I was hoping would allow enough cooling to condense the moisture. It didn't do diddly. I wonder if coiling the hose in a cooler filled with ice water would work?

I use a hose coiled in a 5 gallon bucket of water, followed by the water separator, and it works great. You have to get the air cooled below the dew point to get the water out.