Deliquescent or Desiccant Dryer
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:04 am
I've added a line to the air plumbing for the blast cab and plasma cutter and need some more moisture control. On the main line I've got an M60 and on one of the drops a filter dryer in addition to the reg/filter combo but I'll need another at the of this run. I considered the smallest of the Speed Aire refrigerated dryers (only $100 more than the HF knock off) but I'd rather keep it closer to a couple hun rather than $550. I've already burned through one of those Blinks desiccant snakes at that drop. The plasma drop needs to be as dry as a paint or powder gun. Duty cycle is pretty light in terms of flow 7-10 cfm @ 90 psi or so but heavy in duration as it will run for as long as an hour so so at that drop, more than a few times a day during a project. Then it might set for a week or two.
In shopping for a refillable desiccant for that run (leaning toward a small Wilkerson) I came across the Van Air deliquescent point of use dryer. I get the difference in the way each traps the water but don't know what advantages one may have other the other and didn't really find any real world use comparisons besides what was on the Van site.
Does anyone have any real world use with both kinds that could speak to any differences in performance for low volume hobby shop use?
In shopping for a refillable desiccant for that run (leaning toward a small Wilkerson) I came across the Van Air deliquescent point of use dryer. I get the difference in the way each traps the water but don't know what advantages one may have other the other and didn't really find any real world use comparisons besides what was on the Van site.
Does anyone have any real world use with both kinds that could speak to any differences in performance for low volume hobby shop use?