Thread: Please help with Air Resevoir Tanks!

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I want to place an air resevoir tank at each of my pneumatic props. Question is, what do you guys use for a tank and how do you set it up coming off a 3 way manifold to the tank and then to the prop? I checked out the portable tanks at walmart, lowes, Northern, and they all have just the 4 ft hose coming off the tank with an air chuck on the end to fill tires and balls and stuff. If you use those tanks, how do you run an air hose in to it to fill it and then run a hose out of it going to the prop? Thanks!! Pics would be great!!

I would have thought the hose attached to the tank could be removed. I think you should be able to run a hose from your compressor (Or 3 way) to the inlet of the tank. You can not do this with the tank bought from walmart? Unfortunately I am not using a res tank so I dont have any pictures. I was going to use a tank this year but felt my main hose to my solenoid bank would be enough and lucky for me it was.

Originally Posted by crowsnest

I would have thought the hose attached to the tank could be removed. I think you should be able to run a hose from your compressor (Or 3 way) to the inlet of the tank. You can not do this with the tank bought from walmart? Unfortunately I am not using a res tank so I dont have any pictures. I was going to use a tank this year but felt my main hose to my solenoid bank would be enough and lucky for me it was.

I thought about that too but wasnt sure. I guess I could do that but then what about another hose running from the tank to the prop???

You have to put a "T" fitting on the tank. Then run a hose from one side to the compressor, and the other side to the prop. The prop will pull air from the path of least resistance, which would be the tank.