add a 50 ft hose before the seperator. coil it up or whatever. i have my compressor in my attic of the garage, i have a 50ft hose coiled up going from the compressor to the drop down pipe mounted to my wall where i have an on off valve with a T going to the seperator, regulator, and chuck with a small trap in the pipe which catches a lot of water too. dont use quick connectors, they will add too much restriction. just screw the hose into the compressor and screw it into the regulator. you might get some water in the line but your trap will catch A LOT of water like this. also if you spray, you can crack the drain on the seperator. the air has to cool before going into the seperator. i used ot have the same problem, the seperator would hardly ever have any water in it. you can also try one of those automatic drains. theyre cheap.