Need 2' or 3' of air hose

[Jacob Reverb]

I need 2 or 3 feet of 1/2" air hose to put between my compressor and a pressure regulator/filter/water separator gizmo that I bought. I want to mount the gizmo on the wall next to the compressor, and connect it to the compressor with flexible hose to isolate compressor vibration from the regulator.

I would swear that I just read a thread from someone else asking the same question, but now I can't find it.

Does anyone know where I can get a short, two- or three-foot piece of air hose with threaded fittings on the ends for this application?

Thanks for any clues. I seem to be coming up dry in Google.

[Louie George]

I got mine from HF

[Jason Beam]

I sacrificed a rubber hose with a knife and put in some barbed fittings and secured them with hose clamps. Prolly $3 worth of metal and the hose i just had laying around.

I don't see any 1/2" jumpers at HF, but here are their two 3/8" ones:

3/8" NPT: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91295
1/4" NPT: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91294

[Per Swenson]

Hi,

http://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Air-Foot-Leader-Hose/dp/B000TR6ESQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1208298357&sr=8-5

Per

[Bob Durgin]

Here is what I used for my hookup. :D
http://www.tptools.com/p/787,112_Flexible-Metal-Hose.html

[Brent Dowell]

If I recall, when I piped my old shop, I ordered a short piece of 1 inch hi-pressure hydraulic hose from Northern Tools.

Wanted to make sure I didn't constrict the air flow right at the compressor.

Used a 'union' fitting to secure it to the tank. It made sure there wasn't any vibration (metal to metal) transferred from the compressor to the pipe, and to the rest of the house...

[Matt Meiser]

Tractor Supply has hydraulic hoses in small enough sizes. I bought a 1/2" hose to connect my compressor to the plumbing on the wall. It works great and the rating is in the 1000's of PSI, so I think it'll hold. :D

[Rick Frye]

I got mine at Northern Tool. Cheap, seem to be good quality. They have been in service for about 3 years now, no issues.

[Bob Slater]

Look in the Yellow pages under hoses. Most areas with a sizeable population have places that make custom hoses on the spot...for a reasonable sum .

[Jude Tuliszewski]

Sand blasting supply houses also have heavy duty hose by the foot, if you are in or near to a sizeable city.

[Josiah Bartlett]

I suspect your water separator isn't going to work for crap in this situation unless you do one of two things:

1) Use a small hose. The pressure drop will condense the moisture out of the air right into the water separator.

2) Run a piece of black iron pipe between the hose and the moisture trap. Preferably several feet. This will give the air a chance to cool on the iron pipe and the moisture will fall out.

[Bill Edwards(2)]

Hi,

http://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Air-Foot-Leader-Hose/dp/B000TR6ESQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1208298357&sr=8-5

Per

A leader hose was the first thing I thought of... but not everybody has the legs for them.:D

Seriously, I have a leader hose on most of my air tools, you should be able to pick one up in a lot of places.

[Per Swenson]

A leader hose was the first thing I thought of... but not everybody has the legs for them.:D



That will travel above many heads, like socks and sandals.:p

Per

[Jack Briggs]

It's known as a snubber hose. Grainger has the size you need:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3JT54

[Rob Russell]

Grainger is a great source for industrial type stuff - if they will let you buy from them. They won't sell to anyone, at least the one near me. You have to be able to open an account as a commercial buyer.

[Jim Becker]

Like many, I just cut a piece off an older rubber air hose I had around since I use Flexeel hoses for tool connections. If you cannot find "air" hose by the foot locally, you might be able to find hydraulic hose, however. It will work fine for this application. Just match the ID with the connections you plan on using to construct it.

[Jacob Reverb]

Great replies, all. Thank you, everyone.