Whatever you use for an aeration shelter, these are my two rules. 1. Have some sort of ventilation openings in the floor. Get the shelter off the ground (on blocks) so air can flow into the shelter. Put screen over the openings to keep bugs and critters out. 2. Have screened vents up near the roof for hot air to exhaust the cabinet. Heat build up is one of the negatives for long term good operation of compressors. Keeping the pump relatively cool lengthens the life span of compressor. Best plan is to put the compressor in some sort of shed, barn or garage. This provides very good protection and plenty of free air flow and you don't have to have the pump exposed to weather conditions of hot sun and moisture of fog, dew, rain, snow. You can easily put compressor 400ft or more from the diffuser depending on size or diameter of underground air line. The further it is from 400ft the more you need to increase dia of airline. Moisture is the 2nd negative to reduce pump life span. Keep pump dry as possible.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/21/13 01:08 PM.
