Compressed Air Dryer Chapter 3: Installation 17 of 313-3 Connecting a Floor-Mount Dryer to a Hopper (Optional)Use high-temperature flexible dryer hose or rigid tubing to connect the dryer to the dryinghopper. Keep the delivery hose to the drying hopper as short as possible to minimize heatloss. We strongly recommend insulated hose for maximum energy savings. Make sure thathoses are not kinked or collapsed.Use the following procedure to connect a floor-mount dryer to a hopper:1. Using the clamps provided, clamp a hose adaptor onto the dryer and the hopper. (SeeFigure 4.)Note: Depending on the drying hopper model, the clamp and hose adapter may not berequired. Connect the dryer hose with the hose clamp directly to the process airinlet of the drying hopper.2. Install an exhaust filter to the drying hopper outlet/return line.3. Drying hopper air inlet and outlet locations vary, but always connect hoses so the dryprocess air from the dryer enters the bottom of the drying hopper and flows out thetop.Figure 4: Floor-Mount Configuration