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Sale Compact Connection Collar & Flange for Aluminum Air Pipe by Prevost $29.76 Regular price $35.61Add to cart - Sale Compact Connection Female Thread Body by Prevost $26.49
Regular price $31.70Add to cart - Sale Compact Connection Reducing Connector by Prevost $37.40
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Sale Champion Quick-Lock Series Aluminum Compressed Air Pipe (14mm-63mm / 0.5-2.5 in) $34.02 Regular price $42.00Add to cart -
Sale Champion Big-Lock Series Aluminum Compressed Air Pipe (73mm-273mm / 2.5-10 in) $214.65 Regular price $265.00Add to cart -
Sale Aluminum Air Pipe Cutter $134.92 Regular price $172.97Add to cart -
Sale RapidAir FastPipe Pipe Clips — Aluminum Air Pipe Mounting Clips (10-Pack) $28.00 Regular price $42.00Add to cart -
Sale RapidAir FastPipe Female NPT Adapter — Compression Fitting for Aluminum Air Pipe $34.00 Regular price $52.00Add to cart -
Sale RapidAir FastPipe Equal Tee — Push-Together Blue Aluminum Air Pipe Fitting $28.00 Regular price $42.00Add to cart -
Sale RapidAir FastPipe Reducing Tee — Blue Aluminum Air Pipe Drop Fitting $40.00 Regular price $60.00Add to cart -
Sale RapidAir MaxLine Reducing Tee Drop Leg — Brass Fitting for Semi-Flexible Aluminum Air Pipe $36.00 Regular price $53.00Add to cart -
Sale Aluminum 90° Elbow Socket, Body Connect, by Prevost $33.94 Regular price $40.61Add to cart -
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Aluminum compressed air pipe: Prevost, AIRnet and RapidAir compared
Aluminum pipe has replaced black iron as the default for new compressed air systems. It does not rust, so the air stays clean and the pressure drop stays where it was on day one; it weighs about a third of steel, so one person can hang a 18 ft stick; and the fittings go together with hand tools, so a shop can be piped in a day or two instead of a week. This collection holds every aluminum piping product we sell. The three systems below are the ones we install most, and they are not interchangeable: pick one system and stay with it for the whole building.
The three systems
| Prevost PPS | Atlas Copco AIRnet | RapidAir FastPipe and MaxLine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe sizes | 1/2 to 6 in OD (16 to 160 mm) | 3/4 to 6 in (D20 to D158), plus stainless and polyamide lines | FastPipe 3/4 to 6 in rigid; MaxLine 1/2, 3/4 and 1 in semi flexible tubing |
| Stick length | 9.5 and 18 ft | 9.8 and 19.7 ft | FastPipe 6 and 19 ft; MaxLine 25 and 50 ft coils |
| Joint | Aluminum compression fitting with nut and O ring, hand tightened | Aluminum push in fitting with locking ring and O ring | FastPipe push to connect compression; MaxLine compression with insert |
| Pressure rating | 188 PSI | 188 PSI (aluminum) | 190 PSI FastPipe; MaxLine 175 PSI |
| Point of use | Wall manifolds with Prevost safety couplers, drops, reels | Manifolds, drops, quick connect blocks | Outlet kits with ball valve and coupler |
| Best fit | Auto and body shops, industrial plants, anyone standardizing on Prevost couplers and reels | Plants with Atlas Copco compressors, stainless or large headers, engineered installs | Garages and small shops doing their own install; MaxLine where the run has to bend around a building |
| Starting price | 3/4 in from about $22 per 9.5 ft stick | 3/4 in from about $67 per stick | FastPipe 3/4 in from about $38 per 6 ft; MaxLine 1/2 in 50 ft from about $62 |
Prevost PPS is our lead system: the widest size range at the lowest cost per foot, compression joints that can be opened and reused, and the Prevost safety coupler and hose reel line to finish every drop. AIRnet is Atlas Copco's piping, with the same 188 PSI aluminum range plus 304L and 316L stainless pipe for food, pharmaceutical and outdoor runs and a polyamide line for small shops; it is the natural pick when the compressor room is Atlas Copco. RapidAir FastPipe is a rigid blue aluminum system sold in master kits (90 ft with 3 outlets, 235 ft with 5) that make a first install simple, and MaxLine is RapidAir's semi flexible aluminum core tubing that uncoils and bends by hand, which saves fittings in an older building with beams and ducts in the way.
Sizing any aluminum system
Size the main from the compressor's delivered CFM and the length of the run, not from the discharge thread. A 1 inch main handles a 10 to 15 HP compressor over 100 to 200 ft; 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch covers 20 to 40 HP; 2 inch and up is plant air. Loop the main where you can, drop off the top of the pipe, put a drain leg at every low point, and keep 3/4 inch drops for 1/2 inch couplers. The piping plan request turns a sketch of your building into a sized parts list for whichever system you choose, and the bulk order form takes that list in one shot.
Shipping
Pipe sticks of any brand ship LTL freight on a pallet; fittings, outlets, couplers, brackets and MaxLine coils ship UPS. Order fittings ahead if you want to stage the install.
