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Can you use soft/fexible copper pipe with an air compressor?

My 3 gallon air compressor sending pipe is broken. That pipe is a copper pipe itself but I think it is a hard one. Can I replace it with a soft copper pipe?

Answer:

This site lists the lowest bursting pressure of 1,400 psi. I don't know of a 3 gal air compressor that can generate that much pressure. Pressure washers are a different story. That pipe is probably 3/8 in, so the bursting pressure is probably about 5900 psi for Type K to 4200 psi for Type L soft annealed copper tube. More than likely, it's soft copper, not hard copper.

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