ACS Refrigerated Dryer Stand with 3-Valve Bypass Manifold, 1/2 in. to 3 in.

A dryer you cannot bypass is a dryer you will eventually run past its service interval, because taking it offline means taking the plant offline. This ACS stand solves that: it carries the refrigerated dryer and its filters at working height and includes a three-valve bypass manifold, so the dryer can be isolated and serviced while air keeps flowing to the shop.

Key specifications

• Product: ACS refrigerated dryer stand with 3-valve bypass manifold
• Includes: stand and 3-valve bypass manifold
• Dryer and filters are sold separately
• F6325: 1/2 in.
• F6330: 3/4 in. to 1 in.
• F6335: 1-1/2 in. to 2 in.
• F6340: 2-1/2 in. to 3 in.

How a three-valve bypass works

Two isolation valves sit on the dryer inlet and outlet and a third sits across the bypass leg. In normal running the bypass valve is closed and the two isolation valves are open, so all air passes through the dryer. To service it, open the bypass and close the two isolation valves: air now runs around the dryer, the system stays pressurized, and the dryer, its filters and its drain can be worked on or changed out. That is also what lets you change filter elements on schedule instead of whenever the plant is next shut down.

Choosing a size

Match the stand to the pipe size of the dryer and filter package it will carry, not to the compressor. Order the dryer, filters and drain alongside it, since this listing is the stand and manifold only.

Typical applications

Refrigerated dryer and filter installations in machine shops, fabrication plants, body shops and any facility that cannot take plant air down to service the dryer.

The ACS refrigerated dryer stand with 3-valve bypass manifold is available from AirComParts in 1/2 in., 3/4 to 1 in., 1-1/2 to 2 in. and 2-1/2 to 3 in. sizes, with dryer and filters sold separately.