California Air Tools 10020CHAD Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free 2.0 Hp, 10.0 Gal. Steel Tank Air Compressor with Auto Drain Valve

Great little small garage compressor that runs quiet, except for the auto drain, you will jump when that turns on. Piped it outside through the garage wall now everything is quiet. Has a 10 gallon tank, its small but keeps up fairly well using it with power tools, air gun and anything that requires 120psi of air. For me the size, the, sound and performance fit . Jim M

This is the perfect air compressor to use at home for the do it yourselfers, its super quiet and works great!

Be sure to read the instructions and install the filters on the exhausts. It runs at 90 db without the filters and about 74 db with the filters. I still plan to build a box to put this in to further lower the noise. I do like that this is a steel tank. If you look at reviews of the aluminum tank version youll see time lapse videos showing the aluminum tank flexing while its pressurized and depressurized. Thats scary. Two problems so far: -The auto-drain feature is very loud. It happens on power up. It also whips the hose around (I had to remove it). Its a bit scary for little kids! -The quick connect coupling was jammed and wont connect to anything. Ill have to contact manufacturer for that.

The auto drain will make you jump. It need not: tune the flow down with a needle valve. For a few bucks, bothersome LOUD periodic noise gone. With that revision, this is a good compressor. After a few days of minimal use, a leak formed at the threaded port at the tank top to the solenoid valve. Probably Teflon tape will fix it, but I am disappointed it wasn’t air tight and bombproof from factory.

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Extremely well packaged. Exactly as advertised. Amazon delivery was excellent. Awesome compressor.

Great for shop in full and quiet community