The one thing that ****** me off was the initial break in. Then I added the "enhanced" drain system at the link below with some parts at **********. My solution was to use the slightly larger wheels from the old compressor (I just scrapped the tank) which gets the drain off the floor a bit. The drain design sucks and I knew this going in after reading the reviews here. Overall I can't say this is any quieter than the old model. I bought this compressor to replace an older craftsman 3.5HP, 125PSI, 25 gallon that developed a pinhole leak due to lack of draining on my part (draining is a pain). Low maint (no oil changes), easy to move around Good but you will have to pay extra to make the drain workableOctober 12, 2009 oh by the way as someone else said be prpared to change the drain valve as it leaks air from the very start. trust me, adding oil once in a while is far better than dealing with this P.O.S. I'm done messing with this piece of **** and am going tomorrow to buy a real air compressor.
It does however make a good shiny red garage ornament. this machine would be good for anyone wanting to blow air at their face after a long hot day. the new tube was inexpensive but the elbow where it goes into the regulator is unavailable( when you remove the tube it ruins this) although they will send you the wrong part as many times as you call them. Never had enough power then after 3 months past warranty the pressure relief tube blew. QUALITY might have been good once but it has been my hands on experience ( 30yr engineer ) that it has dropped off.ĭrain is a joke on many levels, cheap chinese junk I moved away from Craftsman power tools a while back and will move away from their compressors when i need another one. didn't sound metalic but thats water under the bridge now because at that point the motor decided to spin without compressing anything and was kind enough to to spread a foul odoir (lol) around my shop. so if that is an item of interest to you BEWARE.Īt the 62 day mark of NOT MUCH USE it started to make a noise. and yes i used this one and the others for several different tools that have very defined scfm ratings so i'm not guessing when i make that statement. This one doesn't have the scfm as stated.but what the heck, I've had 3 Craftsman air compressors now and found that MOST CRAFTSMAN AIR COMPRESSORS DO NOT PUT OUT THE SCFM THEY CLAIM. Found the drain to be so special.ya gotta love that one.wonder what chinese design engineer brain farted that one.
Had to tighten all the air fittings on it first to get it to hold psi. Click to expand.To be honest that was the very first one I looked at.īut the reviews of the new ones are HIGHLY mixed.īy and by it looks like the quality we grew up with back in the day is a thing of the past!