California Air Tools CAT-4610S Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free 1.0 hp 4.6 gallon Steel Twin Tank Electric Portable Air Compressor, Silver

This is quiet enough that you can have a conversation standing next to it. I have used it in a small 1200 square foot house that we are renovating. Houses that don’t have furniture or carpet are always loud, but I can have this on and stand next to it and carry on a conversation.

Compressor is very quiet and has enough pressure to run 2 trim guns at the same time or a single framer. The compressor I received has a rattle that comes from the brass regulator tube, this would not be noticeable on most compressors because it would be droned out by the motor. I bought this because I have young children and am doing some remodeling around my house and my full size compressor is much to loud to have running in garage. I originally bought this after hearing a friend of mines and couldnt believe how quite it was. Compressor is not silent but is quite enough to have running inside the house with family sleeping (note:work is still getting done compressor is usually one of the loudest things on job site after saws). Silly to say but I think it calms the feeling of a job site because there is no violent screaming of a compressor in the back ground, radios do not have to be as loud and voices do not have to be raised to talk over it. Aluminum Tanks are awesome to avoid rust from forming inside tanks and spraying out when emptying tanks. Also, is light for how sturdy the machine is. I will never cheap out on a compressor again.

Great product, amazingly quiet, well constructed and lightweight for its size

Bought this for general home repairs and tasks. It runs much quieter, you really can be in the same room and have a normal volume conversation while it is running. Really like the aluminum tanks, as it makes the unit lighter. If you are looking for a home compressor that fills fast and is quiet, put this on the short list

No generaba suficiente aire para dos flooring guns

Super quiet compared to my pancake compressor. Love it so far.

We bought this compressor to replace a truly super quiet AMS compressor that is not oil free and pumped a lot of oil. I suspect we burned a seal in the AMS from the get-go because it didnt have enough capacity to close an automatic drain valve on a piece of equipment and ran for hours when it only has a 15 minute on 15 minute off duty cycle - it was so quiet we didnt hear it running in our back dungeon room where we kept the typical cheap compressors to reduce the deafening noise. I dont want to trash the AMS, it is a very nice unit but can have this problem. While not as incredibly quiet as the AMS, this one is so much quieter than the usual cheap compressors that we can keep it in the work area without it being a distraction and doesnt need to be relegated to the back dungeon. It makes it easy to drain and track problems if it is cycling too often, and has enough more capacity that it will close the (small) auto drain valve at startup. We have only had it for 3 weeks, but so far works nicely.

I am a home user and previously had a pancake compressor. I was embarrassed when I worked in my garage using the compressor because it was so noisy. I got my 4610AC yesterday and used it on a project today. I would hear it come on but then, it was so quiet, I would not notice when it stopped running. I like the push to connect quick connect fittings. I thought that I would have to change the connectors that came with the unit to push to connect and they were already there. The unit exudes quality.

The compressor is one the quietest portable compressor I have ever used. On first impression it is a high quality product.

I bought this in December 2019. Just started using it yesterday August 12, 2020. I aired up (4) ATV tires and (2) lawn mower tires. That was all. Possibly 10 minutes run time total. I turned my back and the motor got louder. I turned it off and air was escaping through a broken fitting. (see photo) This new unit didn’t last 11 minutes. I’ve read the reviews and found that this happens often. Cheap fittings! We removed the broken fitting half, and noticed the threads were poorly machined. Extremely rough threads. It’s quiet and light weight but poor QUALITY. I would not recommend this unit unless you’re prepared to throw the dice and see if you win or lose. This company needs to address this issue and then fix the problem. We bought some brake fittings for approx $7.50 for both ends. (figured from the previous review photos that both ends brake ....... see photos) “Hey California Air Tools get on board and manufacture a good product instead of this cheap junk.” You’ve lost a customer here! BUYERS BEWARE!!!!