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Hi guys, Checked with Home Depot and a water trap for the compressor is twenty bucks. This is a one- quarter inch trap which should hook right up to the fittings Campbell-Hausfield has,unless adapters are used. The three-eights is somewhat less,about fifteen dollars. Trap is always recommended when using oil based paint. I live in mid Texas and definitely need one. I also used water traps on our commercial spray equipment in Las Vegas NV. Water traps or vapor traps eliminate most water vapor caused by putting oxygen under pressure which is in the air the tank has compressed. In dry climates the performance is ok but the water vapor that does go through is hard on equipment. One word "corrosion". Water and oil just don`t mix. Water base paint is easier to use without a trap,though corrosion is at work there too. If anybody tells you stainless steel does`nt rust don`t beleive them. It too rusts without care. For the price of a trap it`s worth the extra protection. I used a brass sprayer made by Binks and was the best spray gun I ever used until traffic paint changed from a good leaded oil base to water base for safety reasons. That gun got corroded shortly after even with traps because you clean with water. For best results I`ve found oil base is preferred with vapor trap and clean with thinners and oil. Drawback is more involved to clean and to safely dispose of solvents and health hazards if safety equipment isn`t used. Hope I didn`t bore you to death. Good luck. Gerald
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