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Automating a Ball Valve – Back Flushing Filter Control
Last week a customer called to say he was very pleased with an MDV-400I Motorized Drain Valve he had purchased. His MDV-400I included a ½” stainless steel valve. He purchased the MDV400 to periodically backflush and clean a filter for sediment separation. While he was pleased with the excellent clog…
Automatic Drain Valves in Compressed Air Systems
Picking the right automatic drain valve can be tricky. You need to consider initial cost, product reliability, operating cost, and any constraints that are unique to the application. Auto drains remove condensed liquid – usually a mixture of water and compressor lubricant — from compressed air systems. Automatic drains are…
Maintenance Tips for Compressed Air Systems
With summer approaching it’s a good time to check your compressed air system. Some much needed maintenance prior to summer heat and humidity will keep the air system running well. The best place to start is at the compressor or compressors. Start your inspection by checking the suction filters for…
Oil Contamination of a Desiccant Air Dryer
A customer recently called me saying his Van Air Systems model HL-250 desiccant air dryer had failed. The compressed air lines at his metal fabrication shop here in the Denver area were full of water. He’d installed the dryer 18 months earlier. The unit worked great. And then suddenly it…
Compressed air/gas Dryer Outdoor Operation
A deliquescent compressed air or natural gas dryer can be installed outdoors and operated in low ambient conditions. Indeed, this is among a deliquescent dryer’s most important characteristics. One challenge of operating a water saturated pressurized gas system outdoors is, of course, the threat of forming ice within pipes, valves,…
Trouble Shoot Compressed Air Dryer
Troubleshooting a Compressed Air Dryer for Maximum Performance Compressed air applications range from shop air to, to instrument air, to breathing air with a wide range of applications in between. There is not a best compressed air dryer type. There is only the best type of dryer for the application. The…