Air compressor inline moisture trap direction?

[photoshooter]

Picked up a nice little Badger airbrush, and a little 2 gallon compressor and tank.

Also got this handy little inline moisture trap: from Lowes. (extra drops of moisture in paint being airbrushed is BAD!).

Being a guy, I'm not inclined to read directions right away ... but i figured airflow direction probably mattered, so I searched the blister pack it came in for directions... they were incredibly NON-existent. Searched the product page on the Lowes website... no info there either...

Not being the sharpest tool in the shed, I considered - and quickly discarded - the idea of sacrificing a goat and praying to the tool gods for a sign... Figured the neighbors would complain about the smoke and open fire from the sacrifice....

Got an idea, and I began searching the filter itself, in hopes that there would be a nice little air-flow direction arrow, an In or Out marked...

No such luck.

Best I can guess is that the blue end goes toward the tool, and the little clear end toward the compressor.

Since I don't want to break out the goat and fire, is anyone else experienced in the ways of air-flow and moisture traps (not including your shorts after eating a burrito )?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Air should flow through the membrane, out, and then to the exit. It mounts vertically right? Can you tell which hole leads where?

 

[photoshooter]

Mount?

Hoses go in each end.

Small plunger for a drain on the non-blue end. But, no mounting screws nor bracket fixture.

Here's the product link on the lowes site: Shop Kobalt In-line Moisture Filter at Lowes.com

 

[hoosierdoc]

Not mount, but attaches with the length oriented vertically. We bought one (came in a plastic tube I think) but in fairly certain there was an arrow on the metal to show airflow.

we had to Teflon tape everything since it had a small leak and wouldn't allow compressor to build pressure. Air kept escaping through the moisture drain.

 

[photoshooter]

Silver end leads into the "membrane"

Blue end is blunt inside, with holes leading to the outer part of the chamber. If water collects in the chamber, it could potentially pass through the blue end into the line.

Silver end probably goes to the brush ("out")?

 

[Harleyrider_50]

Picked up a nice little Badger airbrush, and a little 2 gallon compressor and tank.

Also got this handy little inline moisture trap: View attachment 29284 from Lowes. (extra drops of moisture in paint being airbrushed is BAD!).

Being a guy, I'm not inclined to read directions right away ... but i figured airflow direction probably mattered, so I searched the blister pack it came in for directions... they were incredibly NON-existent. Searched the product page on the Lowes website... no info there either...

Not being the sharpest tool in the shed, I considered - and quickly discarded - the idea of sacrificing a goat and praying to the tool gods for a sign... Figured the neighbors would complain about the smoke and open fire from the sacrifice....

Got an idea, and I began searching the filter itself, in hopes that there would be a nice little air-flow direction arrow, an In or Out marked...

No such luck.

Best I can guess is that the blue end goes toward the tool, and the little clear end toward the compressor.

Since I don't want to break out the goat and fire, is anyone else experienced in the ways of air-flow and moisture traps (not including your shorts after eating a burrito )?

Blue side (inlet).....go' toward the tank......other end(outlet) is where you hose(s) go..........

An' should go inline after yer pressure regulator ......ought'a be the last thing b'fore whutever yer hook'n up.....(cupgun.....hvlp, whutever.....air-ratchet***etc....)

Oh......don't eat burrit'as.......looks too much like whut I see in'a port-a-can.......no thanks....

 

[photoshooter]

Thanks...

Regulator on tank goes low enough for the brush... 25 feet of poly hose, then moisture filter, then 6 foot braided hose to airbrush.

 

[Harleyrider_50]

This's similar setup on mine in 'a garage.....
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/ProductImageCompressAll300/A12E_1_20130213116751682.jpg


DID have 1 on small 1 'at runs the nailguns......newer 1 I got ....it already on it, but similar ta this'n

http://www.flytyingforum.com/uploads/gallery41bd1e5b1ffac.jpg