Water in Compressor air lines.

 I also had problem in the past with condensation in my air lines .This is what I did and it seem to be working great. I also did the same thing for my brother who was also having problem with condensation in  his lines.Here is what I did. I used 28 feet of copper pipe from my compressor to my water filter. I made a header with the copper pipe to save space. I used a rubber hose to connect the copper line at the compressor to help with vibration . I also installed a drain at the end of the copper pipe. My filter setup is installed in the garage section that I work in .I used to do a lot of body work ,sandblasting and paint and I never had any problem with water.But I never sandblasted too much in the winter.Here are some pictures of my setup.For me it made a big difference.

It does help to drain your compressor daily but if you run your compressor a lot it will get hot and make condensation in the lines.

I run a 5 hp Quincy compressor in my shop. I can’t have water in my air it causes issues in epoxies I use. Years ago I bought a Ingersol Dryer that was sized to my compressor. It cost about what my compressor did. I’ve been running it for 14 years without incident. A couple of the young guys that paint bikes and cars around here have a Copper coil in a Cooler that they fill with Icethen put traps down stream. Seems to work well. Here in the Midwest the Relative Humidity is at least High all Summer.