My old compressor that I bought back in 2002 finally died. I bought from Home Depot on sale and it was a 22 gallon upright oilless Campbell Hausfield for about $150 on sale and it came with bunch of tools like an air ratchet and air chisel that I have used many times over the years. I originally bought it so I could spray texture on the ceiling of our condo as I had scraped off the popcorn ceiling and the compressor had enough SCFM'S  to handle it. I used it a lot over the years without a problem up until a few weeks back. It got a crack in the copper line that went from the pump to the tank so I repaired it and it all worked fine. Then I heard pop and a hissing sound which I found was a cracked threaded tube into the tank where the valves were. So after pulling it apart it was obvious that it was not going to be repairable. So time to get a new one. 

 

As much as I would have loved to go with a higher end oiled unit, I just did not have the resources to do it or justify it to my wife. So I settled for a smaller oilless unit from Home Depot for just under $150 including the extended 2 year warranty so it will be covered for 4 years. It is only 8 gallons and puts out enough SCFM's to cover everything I need it to do at home and in my shop. It is considerably more quiet than my old one and takes up less space and it cycles through quickly.

Edited November 23, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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I'm dreading the day mine dies!

 

Thanks for the hint on the Husky.

Congrats!!

ALLEN, MY COMPRESSOR TANK LAYS DOWN LIKE YA PIC. A LARGE PLUG AT BOTTOM ON END. FIGURED INSIDE WUZ BARE METAL. GOT QT. RUST=O=LUEM AND POURED IN.  SPLIT END OV 1/4'' DOWEL, PUT 5'' OF DOUBLED RAG IN SPLIT.  TAPED END TITE HOLD RAGS N PLACE. DRILL MOTOR OTHER END OV DOWEL, STUCK DOWEL IN BUMPED OTHER END OF TANK. WITHDREW 3'' / 4'' INCHES. TURN  DRILL FAST , BACK & TO SLINGING RUST OLUEM ON INSIDE HOPING IT WONT RUST THRU/OUT.  RAG HANGS OUT FLIES OUT, GRABBIN THE GOOP & SLINGING IT EVERYWHERE.