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   I solved my compressor issue by using 2 air compressors (110V).
 
   I solved my compressor issue by using 2 air compressors (110V).
 
   The first one was 3hp, 10 gallon tank that put out 7.2 CFM @ 40 PSI and the second one was 2hp, 10 gallon tank that put out about 4 CFM @ 40 PSI.
 
   The first one was 3hp, 10 gallon tank that put out 7.2 CFM @ 40 PSI and the second one was 2hp, 10 gallon tank that put out about 4 CFM @ 40 PSI.
  I ran them on different circuits so they would not trip the AC.
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I ran them on different circuits so they would not trip the AC.
Ran a 20 foot hose from each one (to let the air temp cool down and water condense out) and into a Y connector at my high volume water trap http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98904.  
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  I ran a 20 foot hose from each air compressor (this let the air temp cool down and water condense out) and into a Y connector at my high volume water trap http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98904.  
  The output of the water trap has my air regulator and 50 foot of hose into the booth.
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The output of the water trap has a air regulator and 50 foot of hose that goes into the paint booth.
  I never ran out of air with my gun which needs 9.5 cfm @ 29psi. On long shoots I could hear the smaller air compressor turn on to keep up with the air demand but it normally only ran the larger compressor.
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I never ran out of air with my gun which needs 9.5 cfm @ 29psi. On long shoots I could hear the smaller air compressor turn on to keep up with the air demand but it normally only ran the larger compressor.
The beauty of this is I did not have to deal with supplying a 220V circuit for a larger system.
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The beauty of this is you  do not have to deal with supplying a 220V circuit for a larger system.
  
 
==Ventilation==
 
==Ventilation==

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