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

I laughed in astonishment when I turned it on. It is SO QUIET! it fills up fast too. Im going to get a larger one as well, but this little compressor is awesome! Good work California Air Tools

As an airbrush artist doing paintings in my home studio compressor noise is a BIG DEAL. I usually stay up late at night and a standard compressor can wake the dead. This California air tools is hardly noticed.

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.

I have returned this after one use. Using an air hose to blow sawdust the tank was drained in about 15 seconds while I got a good 120 psi for about 5 seconds. I called customer service to see if there was some instruction I was missing and all that was available were a list of selections like, press 2, press 3. Could not get someone on the line so I shipped it.

You have to hear this to fully appreciate how truly quiet it is. You can hold a quiet conversation with this running right next to you and never have to raise your voice. Im blown away how well it performs. Best compressor Ive ever had! I literally run that night in my basement and wife cannot hear it in room above me.

The CALIFORNIA AIR TOOLS CAT-1P1060SP GAL 56DB Air Compressor that I received seems to be used, the screws for the gauges were embedded into the bottom of the cardboard box and the one that goes into the right side the threads that the screw is supposed to screw into are completely stripped out, I really didnt want to send back so I repaired it myself, Its a good compressor but my point is it shouldnt have been sold as new.

WOW, its hard to believe but this is really the quietest compressor that I have ever used. its super quiet and perfect for indoor use. The tank is small and doesnt have much capacity, but for a brad nailer its perfect. The fill up time is quick and just takes a minute or so. Just dont expect a high air flow and you wont be disappointed.

There is no comparison between this and the old tire inflator Ive used for 25 yrs. The old one is very loud - the CAT compressor is, comparatively, a whisper. Ive filled four tractor tires and used it to blow rain water from hydraulic quick couplers once - it worked perfectly and did it quietly.

Great little compressor super quite, recovery time is quick. I was sold under the claim that most compressors have a 500 hr. Life expectency and this one is claimed to have a 3000 hr. run time expectency, that sold me and have seen first hand small compressors lasting far less than 500 hrs. I did have a problem with the control nob for the air pressure adjustment being plastic and easily can be twisted to far and easily broken or snap off could have splurged a little and integrated the knob n a safer location or made this a bit more durable. I would recommend to any one who uses small Power Tools such as finish nailers. Portable air system, or any small compressor job. Ive yet to try this with a framing nailer but would be interested to see how it holds up. Has anyone tried it with a framing nailer? And how did it hold up?

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.