Compressed
air is always contaminated
β’ Liquid oil - oil aerosols - oil vapor
β’ Dirt - microorganisms - pipescale
β’ Trace gases: carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide
Added by the compressor installation through oil-lubricated compressors (oil), adsorption dryers and activated carbon filters (dirt), piping
network, and vessels (pipescale)
Trash in, trash out: oil vapors from car exhausts and industrial processes, atmospheric dirt, and microorganisms get sucked in by the
compressor. As with water, their concentration β and thus importance β increases significantly after compression.
β’ Damaged production equipment, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs
β’ Air pollution, creating unhealthy work environments
β’ Pollution of the condensate
β’ Coalescing filters for oil aerosols/particles
β’ Oil vapor filters
β’ Dust filters
β’ Oil-water separators
We offer AIRnet Piping Solutions!
AIRnet is a fast, easy and reliable piping system, designed for compressed air, vacuum, and other inert gas applications from the source to the point of use with the lowest total cost of ownership.
Ash Air offers you a comprehensive line-up of innovative filter solutions to meet your specific needs. Our filtration solutions are engineered to provide the best air quality. For general applications, we provide oil coalescing, particulate and oil vapour filters in a wide range of flows and pressures.
Ash Air has been around in New Zealand since 1979, and weβve grown into a nationwide company with international support and a reputation for quality and reliability.We look after all things compressed air for your business!
Ash Air's range of Chicago Pneumatic, Alup, Pneumatech, and Quincy compressors are used extensively around the world in industries ranging from oil and gas to food, automotive and farming, and we bring you these world class compressors here in the land of the long white cloud.Our technicians are compressed air equipment experts and are dedicated to addressing customer needs. Supported by a 13 locations nationwide, Ash Air offers one of the widest selections of compressed air equipment and parts available today in New Zealand.
With Ash Air compressors, you can count on reliability and high performance for even the most demanding applications. We focus our efforts on the following:
PVC Pipe: Why You Should Not Use PVC Piping for Your Compressed Air System
When installing a compressed air system into a business, people often look to PVC piping as an option to build a piping system because it is cheap, versatile and easy to install. However, using PVC pipe in any compressed air application is extremely dangerous and NOT recommended by multiple associations and manufacturers.Β Read More…
How Do I Dispose of My Old Oil and Oil Filters?
Changing the oil and oil filters on your compressor is one of the most common routine maintenance tasks to perform to keep your compressor running efficiently. After you remove your old oil and oil filter, you may find yourself wondering, βWhere do I dispose of these?β, or βCan I just throw them in the trash?β. Because oil is toxic and a pollutant, disposing of your old oil and filters is not as simple as just tossing them in the trash.Β Read More…
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