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Incorporating Air Lines Into a Eurovac Central System
To make the system "user friendly" it is very important to have air available at the vacuum inlets, so it is easy for the technicians to plug in their vacuum hose and air hose at the same place – as outlined in this section.
HANGING DROPS
Existing Shops
Eurovac has 50' x 3/8" flexible air lines available for hooking into the existing hard pipe on the wall or the existing inlets on the wall, with a quick disconnect. The air line is then run up the wall, and across and down to the hanging drop. It is secured to the piping or beams by tiewraps, provided by Eurovac. These air lines are available with single outlets for single workstations or double outlets for double workstations. The air lines come with 1/4" male threads on the workstation end, and the other end is left bare so you can cut the hose to length. A hose barb with a 3/8" male thread and hose clamp are provided for this end. The air lines include a grounding wire to convey any static electricity from the tool (which also includes a grounding wire) and vacuum hoses. The grounding wire is usually attached to the Eurovac piping or to the beams. The above method is inexpensive and functional, but lacks the "professional" quality of the method recommended for new shops (as outlined below).
New Shops
The hard pipe for the air system should be run overhead, parallel with the piping of the vacuum system. Tee's should be installed into the main air line piping (as shown in the diagram). A ball valve should be installed for shut-off purposes, with a hose barb to match the diameter of the flexible air line (3/8" or 1/2"). It is preferable that Eurovac provide the drops so we can ground the vacuum hoses via the air line drops. New shops can eliminate filters/regulators by designing a balanced air line system that slopes to a trap or traps ... with the drops elevated. Most sanding tools have built-in air regulators.
WALL-MOUNT DROPS
The vacuum inlets should be located within 1ft. of the air outlets, so it is easy for the technician to plug his vacuum hose and air line into the vacuum inlet and air outlet.
If you are using Eurovac grounded vacuum hoses with air, they are automatically grounded when the air line in the vacuum hose is plugged into the air outlet, which is attached to the hard metal pipe. |
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