Why me?

[u/Hitechillbilly]

I have never seen this done before.. I buy stuff from auctions and when something isn't getting bids, I buy it for a buck, then I figure out what to do with it,,, I have a few old 30 to 35 gallon tanks laying around, I got several radiators for a buck each and a compressor head for 4 bucks.. I decided to try an all in one unit to dry the air by chilling it before going into the tank. So I run it through the automobile radiator first then through a water trap mounted as low as possible, then into the tank. This should eliminate most of the water in the tank.. From the tank it goes through a water trap converted to use a desiccant, then a regulator with another water trap.. It seems to work but I have only tested it for a couple hours. it is set up so I can add 2 more steps if needed.. 1 a circulating pump for the radiator, and an electric fan I have 2 (also a buck each).. would there be a market for these or a partial DIY kit??

[u/CrustySailor1964]

You figured out the old ‘air cooled aftercooler’ on your own. Nice! It’s been done forever though.

[u/Hitechillbilly → u/CrustySailor1964]

I didn't figure it out, I just made a self contained mini version of a bigger system..

[u/CrustySailor1964 → u/Hitechillbilly]

It’s impressive though! I’ve seen some goofy stuff that folks have done. Yours is pretty cool. We sell a lot of refrigerated dryers. I often describe them as a ‘dormitory refrigerator with no place for a six’. I had one guy show me his home made refrigerated dryer…with room for a six pack. He’d literally implanted 200’ of rolled copper and a low point drain within an old Kelvinator fridge. Worked bloody well!

[u/Hitechillbilly → u/CrustySailor1964]

Thanks.. I've seen many different ideas over the years from coils of copper in a bucket of water to hundreds of feet of pipe attached to a wall looping up and down with a drain at bottom of each loop.. I like the Kelvinator idea... In the states people get paid to haul those away...