Have run into the same thing when we run the compressed air lines for modular home plants- You'll have service calls (which might be a good thing in 2013) if you use the standard gaskets.
What Mike said, echoed by a contractor that looked into it. I don't recall the other gaskets being a large cost dif (this was 5+ years ago), more just the short time to order em in. glc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Oil Filled Air Compressors in Dry Systems The standard gasket is EPDM which does not play well with oil. If you have a lot of evidence of oil in the system use Buna gasket. Check any of the gasket selection guides. Sent on the SprintR Now Network from my BlackBerryR -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Peterson <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:23:37 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Oil Filled Air Compressors in Dry Systems I'm interested in the groups experiences and comments about using oil filled compressors in dry systems. The reason I broach the subject is that many coupling manufacturers include in their datasheet: "Approved by Factory Mutual Research for wet and dry (oil free air) sprinkler services up to the rated working pressure". Without an air/oil separator installed in the air supply line some of the air compressor oil is going to make it in the system. Oil filled compressors are cheaper (in some cases) than oil less; and cheaper is good practice these days as long as the rules are followed. Thanks, Ryan Peterson Design Manager Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers Office 407-877-5593 Cell 904-838-7020 Fax 407-656-8036 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
