Air line

[73novaguy]

Heres the dilema,
I have a new Craftsmen Professional compressor with a max of 150 PSI, and ran 3ft rubber line from the compressor to the regulator and 3ft rubber line from the regulator/filter to the hard lines on the walls. I seem to be leaking air (lost 40 lbs over a 48 hour period) right around the regulator/filter. I didn't know if I could use some sort of braided line with AN fittings and if that would have better seal protection! Basically all of the hard lines are 3/4 Type M copper and none of the sweats have leaks, but the fittings and rubber lines do and I can physically hear them leak. What have you all done?

[68protouring454]

what kind of rubber??
i would go to napa and get a hydaulic hose made up in the size you need then adapt it to pipe thread so it will go to your compressor then you probaly have a 3/4 pipe thread fitting sweated on the copper so you can hook it there, jus use rector seal or pipe dope on the connections and it should be no problem
jake

[parsonsj]

That's what I did: used a pipe to AN fitting on the compressor, then AN lines to my copper air lines. The air lines are 1" main, to 3/4" for each drop, then 1/2" through the filters (water seperaters), then 3/8" to the tool.

jp