Air Supply
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:39 am
Well, I spent the better part of the weekend finishing a project I've wanted done since I moved in -- air compressor in the basement, but plumbed up to the garage.
Sounds like a simple task, except my main electrical panel was full, with no room for expansion, and my compressor runs on 220 volt. So, after rearranging some circuits in the main box, I pulled some small breakers and installed a 50 amp breaker. From there, I ran #6-3 wire to a new sub-panel located at the south end of the basement. The main panel is on the north end, and it's 62 feet, wall to wall. That's a lot of joists to drill. and a lot of cable to pull. I installed a 220 outlet right below the new panel for simplicity.
For the air line up to the garage, we just used some 1/2" black pipe. We had to drill through the concrete block in the garage, but it was relatively simple. I mounted my hose reel to the wall, and called it done.
I can't hardly hear the compressor when I'm in the garage (in the house, you definitely know its running). I figure the consistent environment will only help the compressor, I have air in the basement and the garage, and I don't have the move/unplug the clothes dryer to use the compressor anymore! Lastly, I now have easy electrical expansion in the future.
Carlisle content: The hose reel and the yellow-coiled hose were both purchased at Carlisle in years past. It will power my Carlisle-acquired rt-angle die-grinder to scrape the water pump gasket surface on my Pontiac.
-Dave
Sounds like a simple task, except my main electrical panel was full, with no room for expansion, and my compressor runs on 220 volt. So, after rearranging some circuits in the main box, I pulled some small breakers and installed a 50 amp breaker. From there, I ran #6-3 wire to a new sub-panel located at the south end of the basement. The main panel is on the north end, and it's 62 feet, wall to wall. That's a lot of joists to drill. and a lot of cable to pull. I installed a 220 outlet right below the new panel for simplicity.
For the air line up to the garage, we just used some 1/2" black pipe. We had to drill through the concrete block in the garage, but it was relatively simple. I mounted my hose reel to the wall, and called it done.
I can't hardly hear the compressor when I'm in the garage (in the house, you definitely know its running). I figure the consistent environment will only help the compressor, I have air in the basement and the garage, and I don't have the move/unplug the clothes dryer to use the compressor anymore! Lastly, I now have easy electrical expansion in the future.
Carlisle content: The hose reel and the yellow-coiled hose were both purchased at Carlisle in years past. It will power my Carlisle-acquired rt-angle die-grinder to scrape the water pump gasket surface on my Pontiac.
-Dave
