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Title: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: Journey, Roam, Explore on October 13, 2019, 09:50:11 pm
My 12-volt compressor design bottle is empty as well as the one under the front wheels. So guess I need to put some desiccant in there. Anybody have a particular brand or kind that they like? Do you get the reusable kind that you can put in the oven or microwave to dry it out? Thanks Bob
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: valento on October 13, 2019, 10:12:37 pm
Bob,

Chappell recommended this desiccant to me: 1 Quart Jug Replacement Desiccant Blue Indicating Silica Gel Bead (2 L – Dry... (http://dryndry.com/collections/silica-gel-beads/products/1-quart-jug-replacement-desiccant-blue-indicating-silica-gel-bead-2-lbs-1)

I bought a one quart jug but they have larger.  They also carry the type that you can use again but I just got the blue one time use type.

Take care and safe travels,
Oscar
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on October 13, 2019, 10:17:41 pm
Unless your coach has been modified it does not have a desiccant dryer.  Does it look like the one below?  That is a water separator.  What do you have "under the front wheels"?
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: Journey, Roam, Explore on October 14, 2019, 12:45:08 am
Roger, they are  empty containers that I thought was supposed to have a desiccant powder in it.  One on the 12 volt compressor and this on in the front.  So they are supposed to be empty?
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: rbark on October 14, 2019, 12:55:48 am
Not Roger but those are just water traps. In Rogers second picture shows the drier.
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: Woody & Sitka on October 14, 2019, 10:25:46 am
Yes, Bob those are supposed to be empty, no desiccant.  They are not driers, they are free flow water separators.  The one in the bay has a solenoid to purge condensed water when the pump shuts off, and the one up front has a manual drain.

Roger, they are  empty containers that I thought was supposed to have a desiccant powder in it.  One on the 12 volt compressor and this on in the front.  So they are supposed to be empty?
Title: Re: Desiccant for 12 volt compressor
Post by: Journey, Roam, Explore on October 14, 2019, 11:54:53 am
Thanks guys!