CALIFORNIA AIR TOOLS CAT-1P1060SP GAL 56DB Air Compressor

The self locking fitting leaked if the air hose wasn’t plugged in. Called and left message to service department about it, never heard from anyone. (Part of the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5). Replaced it with a high flow fitting and it easily removed lawn mower blades on a 54 inch deck commercial mower. It also slammed 3 inch framing nails easily.The other part of the 4 star instead of 5 star review is durability. Time will tell, I’m just an occasional user. Nice little , real quiet compressor With An add on air tank, this little guy could preform big jobs.

Bought as a replacement for my Senco nailer used for trim work. This unit is considerably heavier and a litlle larger. Seems to put out more air. Love it.

This unit is very quiet. No one has exaggerated that. Mine arrived in good shape with no issues. Via a 6-foot host I connected a external regulator / water trap and 4-port manifold at my airbrushing station. No leaks as far as I can tell. Compressor startup is quiet and doesnt make me jump while airbrushing. Fills quickly and then shuts off. I have the compressor output set at around 50 psi so it never gets as low as the external regulator. Pressure at the airbrush is good all the time. Im more than satisfied with this compressor for airbrushing. I wont be trying it for inflating tires or running nailers and such. I have bigger compressors for that kind of work.

Super quiet, powerful, and small and portable. Works well for small jobs around the house like filling bike tires and blowing out computers. However, tried to use it for a third time and it completely died. Worked for about 10 minutes and then nothing. Tried everything to get it to work. Past return date so contact California Air tools to see about returning it. Customer service was AWESOME and directed us to a secret reset button. Turns out that if your compressor gets accidentally unplugged during use (which was the case for us), you have to push this button to reset the compressor. Location of reset button not noted anywhere in instruction manual. Pushed reset button and compressor came back to life.

This is a nice, quiet, and well built compressor. Perfect for what I needed to run a brad nailer. It is amazingly quiet, especially compared to the “pancake” style compressor I was used to. Quality construction, but will have to wait to see the durability after more use.

Super powerful for small jobs, not afraid of bigger jobs. Used for upholstery (hundreds of staples at a time). Used for adjusting car tires. Used for random air cleaning/drying. -> the seal is EXCELLENT - it keeps some pressure for months. -> its ready in seconds -> size and weight are super convenient -> noise level is perfect indoor in living space (but still too noisy to use while someone is zooming in the same room).

If you dont need a high flow rate and just need to power some tools, this is the perfect compressor.

First and most important - Quiet is an understatement, you almost don’t realize it’s running - roll cage protects the manifold and gauges and compact enough to easily be tucked away under the workbench - got it for my 80yo father who still tinkers in the shop daily - it’s light enough he can carry it around and I can talk to him with it running w/o shouting - air flow/output is impressive from this quiet and compact workhorse, should have got it several years ago

My vaccumm cleaner is louder than this thing

Slow to keep up