> I don't know about reliability over a long time, it took my oiled
>compressor 25 years to die and my oiless is only 6 months old but I am
>already looking to replace it, its WAY to noisy, works fine but much noiser.
I've been using a 3.5 hp oil-less compressor for the past couple of years,
and while it is loud, hasn't been too bothersome. Now that the house has
an insulated garage, noise is even less of an issue (wife is no longer
complaining). One of my friends has bought the oil-less compressor that
I'm considering, and it seems to be about as loud as my current one, so it
doesn't seem to get worse with larger capacity. I'm going to try some
other shops and see if they have any compressors they are willing to demo.
BTW, what's the best way of anchoring a 60-80 gal compressor? They seem to
dance around the floor at least a little while in use, but the manual I've
seen says not to bolt them to a floor (even though the legs have holes in
the feet which seem ideal for that purpose).
Mike
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