Will this airline do the job?

https://www.blackwoods.com.au/part/02520308/hose-pvc-safety-yellow-20mm

It will be sealed with barbs and its dirt cheap $5m

Pressure is fine just not sure if material is fine.

Should be fine, but look for something with a high temp rating as well.

Goodyear makes a 250 psi burst, oil resistance, high temp hose that I’ve found works well:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200420324_200420324?cm_ven=google_PPC&cm_cat=Dynamic+Search+Ads+Test&cm_pla=generic&cm_ite=_cat:air+tools/goodyear/air+hoses+reels&mkwid=s7u4oJ9Mo&pcrid=30931612631&mt=b&storeId=6970&langId=-1&type=search&gclid=CJSysPbBi8MCFUVgfgodg4AA9w

From the tank to the manual valve/horns I use the bigger stuff.

-Kris

yea but there is next to zero options in aus. Does temp really matter?

Yes I know compressor runs hot but considering it’s similar line to what every industrial/domestic compressor using which I oresume would generate much more heat due to its duty cycle. Compressors run for 10min max from 0 psi fill. But generally let’s say 5 min in 60 would be the max.

Yes temp matters:
When you compress a gas you produce heat – i.e. the air you put into the system is hot. It’s hottest immediately after compression and close to compressor. Metal components (such as the compressor, itself, as well as hose barbs, fittings, and the like) will transfer and release this heat over time, as will the air line you use.

The catch is that the air line needs to be able to withstand both the heat transferred from compression … and the heat of, say, the engine compartment and/or ambient outdoor temperatures (depending on where the compressor and air line are run) – without deforming. If the air line begins to deform even slightly, a weak point is created that, over time, will likely form a bubble that bursts.

Choose your air line based on the types of temperatures you expect to be coping with. Mount location of components, proximity to other heat-producing things on the vehicle (i.e. engine, exhaust manifold, exhaust system, etc.), distance from compression head, proximity of metal fittings/barbs to compression head, etc. Higher temp rating air line may cost more, but it may also save you the pain of having to buy and plumb the air line twice. Put another way, buy the highest pressure and temp rated air line you can find/afford.

As for purchasing in Australia – if your options are limited there, the materials you desire are just an import/shipment away. Welcome to a global economy! :slight_smile:

Postage can be a killer horn blasters wanted $90 for delivery of a gauge and valve. What temp would you reccommend.

Yea I know compressors produce heat. But look at every 110v/240v compressor they don’t run hi temp hose.

The good year stuff is 190f this stuff is 140f I can find stuff about 175f easy enough. But ordering from hornblasters. Would make 10foot of hose worth $100 easy.

HB doesn’t carry that, I had to source mine from a farm supply shop.

You should be able to find it from a mechanic supply shop or eBay as well.

-Kris

Yea I found some at the same job as the other stuff $15-20m

Tell me about it, I have a burn mark across the back of my hand after brushing up against the brass metal pipe from the compressor to the tank on my shop compressor.