Water filter needed for media blaster?

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:35 pm
I got a blaster from Harbor Freight but it quickly clips up. Sometimes shaking the tank helps but only for a few seconds. It’s a pressurized tank, my air compressor is a 30 gallon with a small motor, but I’m just doing very small areas for now and plan on getting a bigger compressor. Meanwhile, I know small compressors are prone to condensing water but my question is are media blasters so sensitive to water that they’ll clog from not having a water filter on the compressor? Thanks

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:32 pm
Sure, they are super air hogs so that little compressor makes more water than you think....poof! clog.... with moisture the stuff turns into a mix of mud/quicksand real quick....
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:20 pm
Thanks, I’ll try a water separator and a pipe drain too

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