On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:30:03 -0400, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:13:05 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 4/9/2020 3:47 PM, wrote:
I've started looking for a small quiet compressor for light use in my garage- for car tires, blowing,nail guns ect. We just moved into a townhouse so low decibels is a high priority. Some online liked the California Air Tool CAT 2010A at $185 ,2 gallon tank and 2.2 cfm@90 psi with about 65 decibels. But then other reviews claimed theirs leaked badly they sent it back and the 2nd one leaked too.Mixed reviews all over. Is Cal Air Tool any good? Is Devilbiss better? Also quiet?

Thanks, Buffalo Bob



There are only a few manufacturers of air compressors. Most are made by
the same company and labeled accordingly.

If the compressor has the features you are looing for and has a
comparable warranty it should be OK.

Typically cast iron and oil lubricated units will last the longest. A
magnet will tell you if it is aluminum or iron.
Used to be DeVilbis, Ingersol Rand and Copeland were top of the heap
- a commercial DeVilbis is still a good compressor. SO is an IR.
Sanborn makes all their own components - and appear to be pretty good.
Copeland is now almost exclusively in the refrigeration market now.

Lots of REALLY CRAPPY compressors on the market

I have a bottom of the line Harbor Freight compressor, mostly used for
cleaning small things, blowing out water lines and a pin/staple nail
gun. Although the compressor has rubber mounts, the hard copper line
from compressor to tank is solidly attached to the tank and is too
short to have a coil or two for handling vibration. The copper
finally gave way in an obvious stress fracture. Think I'll just build
up a lip of solder on each of the broken ends and use some plasctic
air line and hose clamps to provide the needed vibration isolation
when I repair it. The plastic air line is cheap and 6-8 inches of it
would make a nice vibration isolator. If the plastic line fails in
the future, that would be a 10 minute repair.

Yes, it's loud to be so small.