SNOW SEEDSNOWMAKING

Recommended Equipment

Off-the-shelf parts I recommend for a home snowmaking setup. Snowseed does not sell these. Example links go to Amazon; any part of the same type and size works.

The Air Line

Compressor to snowgun with off-the-shelf parts. The camlock fittings let the line connect and disconnect by hand, no tools.

  1. CompressorYour air supply
  2. Blowout AdapterQuick-connect to hose thread
  3. Zero-G HoseThe air line
  4. Camlock AdapterHose thread to camlock
  5. Locking CamlockSnaps onto the snowgun
  6. Snowgun Air Port3/4" NPT on the Garnet AI1 and Nepaug IM

Air Line Parts

3D illustration: Zero-G Garden Hose

Recommended: Teknor Apex Zero-G

Zero-G Garden Hose

My pick for the air line. Light, flexible, and it does not kink when you drag it across a cold yard.

  • 5/8" Garden Hose, 25, 50 or 100 ft

$50–$90Estimated

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3D illustration: Garden Hose Blowout Adapter

Air Line

Garden Hose Blowout Adapter

Threads onto the hose and takes your compressor’s quick-connect, so a garden hose becomes the air line.

  • Garden Hose Thread × Air Quick-Connect

$8–$15Estimated

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3D illustration: 3/4" Camlock to Garden Hose Adapter

Air Line

3/4" Camlock to Garden Hose Adapter

Converts the garden hose end to camlock, so the air line snaps on and off the snowgun.

  • Garden Hose Thread × 3/4" Camlock

$10–$18Estimated

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3D illustration: 3/4" Locking Cam Coupler

Air Line

3/4" Locking Cam Coupler

Locking cam coupler at the snowgun. The lock keeps it from popping off under air pressure.

  • 3/4" Locking Cam Coupler, Poly

$10–$20Estimated

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3D illustration: 3/4" Female Camlock Fitting

Air Line

3/4" Female Camlock Fitting

The matching camlock half for the snowgun end of the air line.

  • 3/4" Female Camlock, Poly

$8–$15Estimated

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High Pressure Water

Pump to snowgun.

3D illustration: 3/8" Non-Marking High Pressure Hose

High Pressure Water

3/8" Non-Marking High Pressure Hose

Pump to snowgun. Non-marking, pressure washer style, rated well above the pressure you run.

  • 3/8" Hose, Quick-Connect Ends

$40–$90Estimated

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3D illustration: 3/8" Stainless Quick-Connect Fittings

High Pressure Water

3/8" Stainless Quick-Connect Fittings

So the high pressure line snaps on and off the pump and the snowgun.

  • 3/8" Quick-Connect Set, Stainless

$15–$25Estimated

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Low Pressure Water

Spigot or supply to the pump inlet.

3D illustration: Zero-G Garden Hose

Recommended: Teknor Apex Zero-G

Zero-G Garden Hose

My pick for supply water too. Spigot to pump, light and kink-free.

  • 5/8" Garden Hose, 25, 50 or 100 ft

$50–$90Estimated

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3D illustration: 1" ID Double Jacket Supply Hose

Low Pressure Water

1" ID Double Jacket Supply Hose

Spigot to pump. A full 1" bore gives the pump all the supply water it can use.

  • 1" ID, Double Jacket, Garden Hose Thread

$40–$80Estimated

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Prices are estimates and change often. Check the listing for today’s price. Images are 3D illustrations of each part type, not product photos.

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