Recommendations for an air compressor.

[Sir loin]

My old one has blown up its last tyre looking for a replacement. Tyres mainly, best value and reliability?

 

[Netherfield]

Single phase, three phase, budget?

 

[Netherfield]

Belt drive : Thorite - Specialists in compressed air, pneumatics and fluid power.

Belt drive - Thorite UK, business supplier of air compressors, pneumatics and air tools for industrial applications. Expert provider of solutions

www.thorite.co.uk

 

[Sir loin]

three phase £250 budget

 

[Moors Lad]

I got an SGS one - wouldn`t deal with them again! Customer service is a disaster area in my opinion and some of the components are monkey metal!!

 

[dave mountain]

ABAC, Finn, Sip, atlas copco, HPC, Ingersoll Rand.......
ABAC probably best for a smallish machine

 

[dave mountain]

Sorry missed the £250 budget, might as well just buy the cheapest you can because at that price it won't be built to last or be worth repairing anyway.

 

[vantage]

Ingersoll Rand.......

Made compressors for Spaldings years ago. I have one, single phase, 150l tank, but it needs a pump refurb. Anywhere where I might obtain refurb kit?

 

[Netherfield]

Made compressors for Spaldings years ago. I have one, single phase, 150l tank, but it needs a pump refurb. Anywhere where I might obtain refurb kit?

Ingersoll Rand : Thorite - Specialists in compressed air, pneumatics and fluid power.

Ingersoll Rand - Thorite UK, business supplier of air compressors, pneumatics and air tools for industrial applications. Expert provider of solutions

www.thorite.co.uk

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You’ll get nothing decent for £250

 

[sjt01]

If the tank and motor are good, just get a new pump. Some of our compressors are on their third pump. We are now using ABAC units

 

[Nae bother]

Spoke to the guy who does our tyres a few weeks back about replacing my compressor and he said a single phase Clarke are good,he used one for years without a hitch.

 

[Kidds]

I got an SGS one - wouldn`t deal with them again! Customer service is a disaster area in my opinion and some of the components are monkey metal!!

Same here so I bought a Clarke to replace it.
Exactly the same feckin machine just a different sticker!
Having said that, it works fine.

 

[Moors Lad]

Exactly the same feckin machine just a different sticker!

Yep, some slight differences but essentially seem the same!
I just didn`t like the attitude of the SGS people when there was a problem.

 

[PSQ]

For £250 you'll probably get a SIP single phase vertical 100L, which would be alright for tyres but not ideal for air tools.

 

[FIL46]

I know it’s over budget but you won’t get much for £250 This would do the job and last you a lifetime and return min£250 in 10 years time

or this Stanley is on budget and would do the job also

 

[Classichay]

Have you any staff? As if you have staff and a compressor goes boom your in trouble, your meant to have them checked under pressure vessel regs which makes them expensive to maintain. You can get a big three phaser or 3.5hp+ single phase which home gamers can’t use for cheap.

 

[Moors Lad]

which home gamers can’t use

Sorry, I don`t understand this bit.

 

[Classichay]

Sorry, I don`t understand this bit.

people at home with only a 13 amp supply in their garage. Most wont go down the route of a 32A breaker as its too much messing about. i do come across a few 3 phase units quite often generally huge from the printing industry from running large printing press air feed systems. With Covid19 a lot of commercial printers have fallen over in the last 12 months as they arent printing sales brochures and travel brochures so liquidators don't really know what to do with them as there meant to be in test to be sold on bidspotter etc.

Compair Broomwade 325L 7.5kw, 10hp, 3ph Compressor | eBay this would be good if you can tidy it up abit.

 

[quattro]

Have 2 of the biggest Clark single phase ones linked together if need be,
had them for 21 years and used at least 5 days a week maybe spent £100 on them over that period