Moisture and Air Compressors

Moisture in you air compressor system is a serious problem that is overlooked by the vast majority of shops using compressed air to power their tools and equipment. Water and water vapor in your system reduces the life of your air tools and equipment over time. Also, present are other contaminants like rust, lubricant, dirt etc. These also are harmful to your air compressor and need to be removed. You should consider adding an aftercooler and a dryer to remove these harmful contaminants. An Aftercooler can bring your discharge air temperature close to within 20˚ to 50˚ of the ambient air temperature. This causes most of the moisture to condense into liquid form. Once moisture is in a liquid state, it can then be removed from the system and expelled.