If you are running a disc sander, cutoff tool or spray gun, go with 3/8" up to the last 10' or so. If you are using an impact gun for changing tires, or a pnematic nail gun, the 1/4" will work fine. 25' of 1/4" hose seriously reduces the volume that gets to the tool.
A hose that gets continually stepped on, kinked, abraded, and left on a moist concrete floor will have a comparitively short life.įor hose size, it depends on the tools you use. Whatever you buy, you need to take care of it. The diameter is dictated by the tool's cfm requirements.īrand and whether domestic or imported is pretty much determined by your pocket book and sense of patriotic purchase dedication. Likewise, you'll want enough length to comfortably reach your project area, but not so much that you or someone else will be tripping over it. But when they're hooked to a tool, they're not at all convenient (IMO), as they tend to act like a spring, continually tugging at the tool.įrom my point of view, you want a hose that is flexible, with as little drag or weight tugging on the tool as possible. I don't care for the coiled hoses, unless you have one located at a particular tool or bench for short length, local use, like blowing away debris. (Small diameter, low cfm, braided cover, and very flexible and lightweight.) My hoses are 3/8, with the exception for my airbrushes which use a hose made specifically for such use. At the moment I have a both 25 and 50 ft hoses. I have a 33-gal vertical tank compressor and though wheel mounted, I prefer to keep it in the basement or the garage (eventurally). The length of course is totally dependant on where you will be working in relationship to the compressor. Even the rubber hoses can be a problem at times. My preferance is for "rubber" hose, as it uncoils easier than PVC or Poly hoses, which seem to be stiffer. (buy a new air tool - get a new hose too ) See how that works. I didn't just go buy these - they are an accumulation over years of being a tool junkie. The RIDGID Flexpress hose is a good hose - got two of them. (I do try to color-code the hoses so you don't have to follow the exact hose back to a manifold to disconnect.) Most of my hoses are the premium type - mostly Coilhose Flexeel's - are very flexible and they last and are available in colors for color-coding. I have a coiled hose 5/16" x 25' on one compressor that I use for quick stuff - say, airing up the low tire on the truck on the way out the door for work - just let go and it stores itself (and since these tend to leak around the swivels, it is on a 1/4 turn ball valve.)Īnother hose - large diameter 3/8" x 50' goes out to feed to a manifold for other air tools. I usually have several different types of hose (a couple of different compressors, too).
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