home depot cambell hausfield compressor- good/bad?

[badpat]

anybody using a home depot compressor- i am looking at an 80 gal. made by cam haus. was used for a few months then returned. saving $500 ($350 us) and it come with a 3 year warranty. anybody have experience with this model

[zibo]

is it the blue standard,
or the black deluxe model?

(monster garage uses the blue one!?!)

a friend had a return on the blue one,
and a head gasket had been replaced.
he had problems ever since,
actually getting a whole new motor for it.
(through the warranty somehow)

(also knowing him he probably
bumped up the psi regulator,
but not until it was fixed)

I have the black deluxe model,
from an auction,
and its never had a problem,
but it also wasn't a return.

good luck

travis aka zibo

[badpat]

it is home depot red, i would imagine the standard model, but i figure if it makes it 3 years, it should be ok

[Crease]

I use an ancient Craftsman and it works great. My buddy bought a CH and that is the biggest piece of crap ever to attempt to compress air. This is a blue one, not sure if they all suck or not. With this one the motor wont start turning unless you run the tank pressure down to like 40 psi (it's humming but not turning). Once it's spinning it will keep going, but it cant get moving if there's even moderate pressure. Not trying to derogatory, but dont want to see you wasting your money.

Crease
Barons So Tex

[Digger_Dave]

[ QUOTE ]
I use an ancient Craftsman and it works great. My buddy bought a CH and that is the biggest piece of crap ever to attempt to compress air. This is a blue one, not sure if they all suck or not. With this one the motor wont start turning unless you run the tank pressure down to like 40 psi (it's humming but not turning). Once it's spinning it will keep going, but it cant get moving if there's even moderate pressure. Not trying to derogatory, but dont want to see you wasting your money.

Crease
Barons So Tex

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The condition you described is usually caused by not enough voltage at the motor. If the wiring to the compressor is under rated it doesn't get enough "juice" while under load.

It could also be a faulty unloader valve.

[lownslow]

i have one of the blue '' extreme duty '' models and have had it for about 4 years .i have nothing but great things to say about it . it has been completely trouble free . i also recomended one to happy hoppy on the board as he is happy as well ..........good luck

[Hackerbilt]

C/H extreme duty! Working great for me for the last year and a half. I used heavy "range" cable (10 gauge?) to connect it. NO problems so far!

Bill

[TV]

For home use they are good,they must be wired and installed correctly.They must also be serviced and the air intake/filter cleaned no less than every 45 days,if you do this they will work well for light to med. duty.--TV

[zibo]

holy chit!
if TV gives it recommendations,
seriously consider it!!

also,
look at the pressure limits,
another friend is a painter,
and he swears by the 175 psi compressor.

mine is only up to 120 or 135.

TV-
is there an intake filter
that separates the water before compression,
rather than after,
just to not get water in the tank as much?
tp

[porknbeaner]

I got a Porter Cable that I got from Lowes a year ago. About 380.00.
I don't recall the HP, but its 75 Gal, 135 psi. Makes 13 cfm @ 90 psi.
I love it.

We had a couple Cambell Hausfield compressors where I worked. They were good dependable compressors. Of course they are industrial compressors, one a 7 hp and the other 15 hp.

I'm pretty sure that for the most part they make a good product.

If it don't make you dirty it aint yours http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[choprods]

save up an get a 5 hp 80 gal tank [at minimum]this is the size required to keep up with air sanders and grinders and it also will last longer than a year or two as the cheaper ones typically do- .one other thing the bigger one wont generate as much water as it does air as the smaller ones do!I bought a new 5 hp 80 gal compressor a couple months ago and it cost me 1,000 dollars.[Quincy was the brand] it had a cast iron two stage pump that was about 23 cfm at 175 psi......it aint none too big for real work- I have two of the same size running in tandem for when I sand blast etc...... also make sure it aint an aluminum block and head with cast iron CYLYNDER "LINER".....

[Rocknrod]

Any of you guys thought about building one??

Salvage the tank off something else, an pickup a single cylinder air compressor... big ol fan belt an washer motor?

... this is what I'm thinking about http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[C9]

My C-H 5 HP, 60 gallon compressor is about 11 years old.
Runs great.

I change the oil every couple of years and try to check it every 6 months or so.

It's a silver tank model fwiw.

[Grumpy]

I've got a cam-haus 60gal. upright(blue) from H.Depot. had it for two years, all's good. no complaints.

[D Picasso]

anybody tried taking an old single-stage 5 HP/20 gallon compressor and mating it to a bigger tank, say, a 60 gallon?

kinda thinking about doing that, then running the line from the big tank into the smaller tank to help condense the moisture.....hmmm.

think that'd work?

[Dan]

I have a smaller compressor mated to a big tank (kind of a garage sale special I guess) it works ok - takes awhile for the small compressor to fill the tank. I haven't done any painting or DA or grinder with it (yet) I do use my Harbor Freight pressurised sand blaster with it and the compressor seems to run alot, even when I only blast for short periods.

[TV]

Zebo, most of the water is made at the second stage,so the answer is no.But there is an automatic condensate dump that works great.Everything Choprod said is right on stay away from the Alum crankcases,and buy the largest you can afford.--TV

[Darkman270]

The red one at Home Depot is a Huskey made by Cambell Hausfeld. It is a 7.5 hp 80 gal and has 27.2 SCFM at 90 psi. Max pressure 175. Sears sells the CH compressor but it is blue and says Extreme Duty. I purchased a CH off E-bay for $870 + $171 shipping. They sell for $1500 retail. Mine did not appear to have been used and I bought it as salvage sale. My pressure switch is set to 165 psi. The only complaint I have is that it is LOUD. Sounds like a angry freight train coming right at you but it sure does pump some air. I can sandblast never lifting the trigger and it will keep up. Runs 70% if I never lift. It is rated 100% duty cycle. Best thing I ever bought so far. My glass beader works great now. No more waiting for the compressor to catch up. I had a 60 gal 5hp that just couldn't cut it. If you are doing serious blasting or beading you need apx 21 SCFM @ 90 psi and this one will do it.

Caution: The earlier post about the humming motor. This needs to be checked as it is a serious safety hazard. This compressor needs a minimum 10 ga wire on a 50 amp breaker. Starting amps is 38 and run is 30. This is a real compressor. Does he have a magnetic starter? It is required on this motor.

[choprods]

another thing we all have learned the hard way is to have heavy wiring to the plug in you use for air compressors and NEVER run any compressor on an extension cord.[low start voltage will ruin motor and is a fire hazard as well]

[AV8 Dave]

Hi Pat! Haven't had any experience with it as I just got it a short while ago but it's the red Husky 60 gal. version, 135 press. max. and 7 h.p. The guy at our local Home Depot said that Husky bought out Campbell Hausefield and the "blue" is now "red". I chose it over a similar Coleman unit 'cuz it was cheaper and had a year longer guarantee. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Regards, Dave.

[zibo]

thanks TV

[Mart]

Re the humming: when my compressor cuts out, there is a solenoid that blows off the air from the pipe between the compressor and the tank. So when the motor kicks in again, it can get spinning because the compressor starts pumping from zero pressure.
With the pipe pressurised, it wouldn't kick in.