Get high quality compressed air by installing the right equipment and remove water, oil and dust from your compressed air.
The quality of your compressed air is very important for the good operation of your equipment like air tools and pneumatic machines. Although it’s important, compressed air quality is often neglected or not given enough attention.High compressed air quality will dramatically reduce maintenance and breakdowns on air tools like grinders and nailers, and machines with air cylinders and moving parts. It will also reduce rust and dirt in your compressed air piping system.Dirt, water and rust will get stuck inside your pneumatic equipment. Valves will get stuck or wear down, same for cylinders and air tools. It’s like the difference of breathing air on a dusty construction site, or in the middle of a nice forest.
What is quality air?
Alright, so we need quality compressed air. But what is exactly quality air? There are several things we look for when checking air quality:
- Water in the air
- Dew point / pressure dew point
- Oil in the air
- Dust
- Contaminations like smells and micro organisms
All those things together contribute to the overall compressed air quality. Of course, use your common sense and decide which factors are important to you.
Water in the air is a common problem, probably important for all compressed air systems. Oil-free air on the other hand is not a big issue for many people, but is a big issue for people working in the chemical or food industry.
Bottom line: think for yourself what is important for you. Don’t believe the salesman that tries to sell you expensive equipment to get super high quality air, when you don’t really need it.
Figure out what is important for YOU. Check the manuals of your equipment, it will often tell you what quality of compressed air is needed (like the dew point / amount of water and oil that is allowed, are there any special filter requirements?).
