Oiless compressors suck

[Arthur Washburn]

I got home from Portland, OR. Thursday night to find my Porter Cable oiless air compressor in many pieces on the floor. The motor was running okay but the piston, rod and cylinder were shrapnel along with some structural pieces cast into the motor housing. Best I can tell is the cylinder wall failed allowing the piston to fall free and beat everything in sight to a bloody pulp. I called PC Friday to find parts availability. They have parts but the damage is so severe that it will cost more to repair it than I paid for it and I can buy a new compressor for less than the repair. It's a year out of warranty so I was stuck with buying a new compressor.

I've went with a cast iron two stage unit this time. It is a bit bulkier than the old unit but runs much quieter. Best of all it is not oiless. I am going to piggy bank the old compressor tank with this new one and double my air supply.

My advice to anyone in the market for an air compressor is to stay away from oiless units.

 

[rosconey2]

oilless are for home owners who inflate a basketball once in a while-and they are sooooo dang loud-thats why i would never buy a crapsman or porter cable

i got lucky a few years ago and found a used emglo for 200 beans-220,5hp,26gal tank-its real old but man it looks like new and runs like the dickens

 

[indian george]

I agree they suck. I had a Craftman that I rebuilt four time and junked it after it blew up.I finally got a really on.:thumbup: