Campbell Hausfeld 30 Gallon Vertical Portable Air Compressor (XC302100)

Well-made product for the money. Use daily, no issues or concerns with it.

Man, have I wanted a 2-stage compressor for years. I lived for ~30 years with a cheap-at-the-time 25gal single-stage Craftsman - through my motorcycle racing career. I made it work for crash damage/bodywork repair, which is hours of Dual-Action sanding, painting. I rebuilt motors at friends' places, friends who had 2-stage compressors, and was insanely jealous of how their air was just THERE, ready, eager to be used.Ahem. This is a quiet, solid compressor. Comes filled with oil, with a 115VAC cord, but you can rewire for 220VAC single-phase (I did, and it was simple). I made a 10/3 cord, 12', with crimp-on female spades, a crimp-on grounding lug (#10 post), and a NEMA 6-20P plug, works like a dream. I'm not limited at all by 30 gal, the compressor motor easily stays ahead of my air draw even sanding, and the wheels make it so simple to bring the air to the work that I'm not even bothering to install black iron pipe in my garage - which probably saves me about a thousand dollars.It's a sexy beast.

It seemed to work fine for several months, but then had a seal blow out 10 months after installation. I have had other compressors last 10 years, with no issues -- this one seems to be cheaply made. We noticed right away (during installation) this unit does not have an intercooler, which makes the copper tube get extremely hot -- we figure that heat transferred to the seal and caused the blowout. Save yourself some trouble and avoid buying this compressor.

I’ve had the compressor for three months and it Seems like a well built compressor. no delivery issues. I use this compressor, mainly to blow off equipment with 100 PSI airstream, and have not been able to run it down below that psi the entire time I’m working with the equipment, also I run air sanders and other pneumatic equipment. My one observation regarding this compressor is that it seems to vibrate a lot, I can even feel the vibration in the ground, and if you don’t bolt it down it will run all over your shop. I contacted the manufacturer on this, but they were no help in telling me if this is normal or not, whomever I talked to Thier was unable to connect me with anyone with practical experience regarding the vibration of this compressor. If the vibration is normal for this compressor, then this truly is a five star compressor.

The wooden palette it was mounted on was destroyed. The cardboard box was torn. Oil had leaked out of the compressor onto the box. What amazed me was in spite of this, there was no damage to the machine. Removed the plate on the motor and e-wired the motor for 230V following the instructions inside the motor. I added a new 20A cord & plug. Not difficult to do if you have the tools and some electrical knowledge. I did find two small leaks and tightened the fitting. After 6 hours at max it holds pressure. The drain plug location on the bottom is very inconvenient. I installed a brass pipe with a drain valve extending to the front. Make sure you use a thread sealer if you do.

First off, do not try to move this item around without assistance. The box says top heavy and that's an understatement. It's over 300 pounds and 85 percent of the weight is in the motor.I feel it's a great value for the price. I've already used the increase in psi to remove nuts that wouldn't budge with my old compressor. Installation other than the weight was a snap. Ran 8/2 wire with a dual pole 30 amp breaker.It recovers pretty fast from empty.I added a cutoff ball valve and a pressure regulator to make it more usable.

I use this to sand and paint cars and boats.keeps up pressure no problem however the on off switch is pretty weak ,I leave it on auto and turn the electric off with a lever type disconnect.Also it is pretty quiet!Plus it was delivered exactly when promised! 6/7 2020 it still works fine it needed a rubber oring to stop oil from seeping out the plug where you put oil in on top. easy fix it should of had one on the plug.i would buy another one if ever needed!

This compressor delivers. Very pleased with the ease of hookup and operation. Would recommend