DeVilbiss Air Compressors - Are They Any Good?

[rba...@tristate.pgh.net]

I was thinking of buying a small little DeVilbiss aircompressor
(ChargeAir Pro
1.5 HP, 3 Gallon, Model No. IRFA153). Does anyone know anything about
this compressor?
Is it any good? What about DeVilbiss air compressors in general. I
would appreciate
any help or suggestions anyone can give me.
Thank you, very much for taking the time to read this post.
Robert

[CharlieDIY]

rbarch writes:

>
>I was thinking of buying a small little DeVilbiss aircompressor
>(ChargeAir Pro
>1.5 HP, 3 Gallon, Model No. IRFA153). Does anyone know anything about
>this compressor?
>Is it any good? What about DeVilbiss air compressors in general.

I've got a friend who has the early version of the DeVilbiss 1.5 pancake. He's
very happy with it: uses it instead of his big 7.5 horse two stage when all he
needs (which is most of the time) light duty.

I've used several of their smaller units and a six horse 60 gallon, and have
found all work well and are at least as well made as others I've tried.

Charlie Self
Word Worker

[Kerf]

Robert,
Last month I purchased the DeVilbiss Charge Air Pro 1.5hp, 3 gallon, model
#IRFA153 from Andersons compressors here in L.A. and let me tell you...
The absolute best compressor on the market.
I bulit an entire home using the compressor and it never even cried out in
pain. It was like using an industrial grade compressor of the $1,000.00
catagory. I wouldn't lie to you this compressor has enough air to shoot
nails, run pneumatic sanders and grinders and it really shines when it
comes to painting. I painted the same house using this compressor.
Hope this helps.
Kerf

rba...@tristate.pgh.net wrote:

> I was thinking of buying a small little DeVilbiss aircompressor
> (ChargeAir Pro
> 1.5 HP, 3 Gallon, Model No. IRFA153). Does anyone know anything about
> this compressor?
> Is it any good? What about DeVilbiss air compressors in general. I

> would appreciate
> any help or suggestions anyone can give me.
> Thank you, very much for taking the time to read this post.
> Robert

-

[CharlieDIY]

bandsaw writes:

> It was like using an industrial grade compressor of the $1,000.00
>catagory. I wouldn't lie to you this compressor has enough air to shoot
>nails, run pneumatic sanders and grinders and it really shines when it
>comes to painting. I painted the same house using this compressor.
>Hope this helps

Not bloody likely., either as help or good information.

Charlie Self
Word Worker

[Duster70]

We just bought a DeVilbiss, 5 HP, 20 Gal unit and I love it. Runs pretty
quiet, a good price, and it regains pressure rather quickly. I would
recommend it to anyone. Hope you get what your looking for. Air tools can be
quite good at speeding up certain projects. As opposed to lets say, a hammer
:-)

rba...@tristate.pgh.net wrote in message <3681E2...@tristate.pgh.net>...

[Sigurd246]

hey kerf, after seeing some of your recent posts to this group i have come to
the conclusion that you are neither clever nor amusing. i'm sure that you are
one of the very few that see anything amusing in these contributions. IMHO you
seem to be nothing more than a first class smartass.

[Todd Bowen]

Duster70,

I just got the same compressor that you have. Does yours vibrate all around the
shop? My dog thinks the thing is posessed and will no longer sit in the
workshop while I work. Also, define "pretty quiet" I am halfway thinking of
returning mine for an oiled unit that runs quieter. You can reply to me by
removing the ((nospam)) from my e-mail or post to the group. I am anxious to
hear your experiences.

Todd

[sherwind]

Duster,

I'm curious as to whether DeVilbiss over-rates the HP the same way Campbell
Hausfield does.

What are the amp and voltage ratings stamped on your motor?

Thank you.

Doug in Utah

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[Brian Molinari]

"sherwind" <sher...@uswest.net> wrote:

>Duster,
>
>I'm curious as to whether DeVilbiss over-rates the HP the same way Campbell
>Hausfield does.

Yup............

>What are the amp and voltage ratings stamped on your motor?

CH 6hp 60 gallon compressor, 15 amp, HP - sp (special)

Campell Hausfeld tech says that it's actually a 3hp motor turning 3450 rpm were
as commercial compressors run 1725 rpm motors... They think that running the
pump at twice the rpm doubles HP....

Brian..........
moli...@tiac.net

Buy the best and only cry when the wife finds out !!!

[wood...@webtv.net]

Robert,
Last month I purchased the DeVilbiss Charge Air Pro 1.5hp, 3 gallon,
model #IRFA153 from Andersons compressors here in L.A. and let me tell
you... The absolute best compressor on the market.
I bulit an entire home using the compressor and it never even cried out

in pain. It was like using an industrial grade compressor of the

$1,000.00 catagory. I wouldn't lie to you this compressor has enough air
to shoot nails, run pneumatic sanders and grinders and it really shines
when it comes to painting. I painted the same house using this

compressor. Hope this helps.
Kerf

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I don't know guys. We might need to take another look at this KERF
fellow. I mean, he just built an entire house and painted it in less
than a month. He really must knownot what he's talking about!
NAH....musta been a doghouse

[Will Flor]

In article <368a6dab...@news.tiac.net>, moli...@tiac.net (Brian Molinari) wrote:
>"sherwind" <sher...@uswest.net> wrote:
>
>>Duster,
>>
>>I'm curious as to whether DeVilbiss over-rates the HP the same way Campbell
>>Hausfield does.
>
>Yup............

Luckily, we all know that the relevant comparable rating for a compressor is
air delivery volume at a given pressure, not HP. I don't pay any attention to
it, really - it just doesn't matter. IMHO DeVilbiss and C-H are both good
brands.

-Will Flor wi...@will-flor.spamblock.com
Appropriately adjust my return address to reach me via e-mail.

[Bigjim]

I can't speak for all models, but my 6HP DV is *definitely*
"Craftsmanized".. One observation I've noticed is that those compressors
with universal motors seem to all be inflated, but not the
induction-motored ones.. Perhaps that's because you can overload a
universal and it just keeps drawing more amperage.. while the induction
motor stops. I call it the "miracle of modern marketing"! :-)

At 10:01 AM 12/27/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Duster,
>
>I'm curious as to whether DeVilbiss over-rates the HP the same way Campbell
>Hausfield does.
>

>What are the amp and voltage ratings stamped on your motor?
>

>Thank you.
>
>Doug in Utah
>
>-------------------------------------------
>>Duster70 wrote:
>>
>>> We just bought a DeVilbiss, 5 HP, 20 Gal unit and I love it. Runs pretty
>>> quiet, a good price, and it regains pressure rather quickly. I would
>>> recommend it to anyone. Hope you get what your looking for. Air tools can
>be
>>> quite good at speeding up certain projects. As opposed to lets say, a
>hammer
>>> :-)
>

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[buffalobo...@gmail.com]

I've started looking for a small quiet compressor for light use in my garage- for car tires, blowing,nail guns ect. We just moved into a townhouse so low decibels is a high priority. Some online liked the California Air Tool CAT 2010A at $185 ,2 gallon tank and 2.2 cfm@90 psi with about 65 decibels. But then other reviews claimed theirs leaked badly they sent it back and the 2nd one leaked too.Mixed reviews all over. Is Cal Air Tool any good? Is Devilbiss better? Also quiet?

Thanks, Buffalo Bob

[Leon]

On 4/9/2020 3:47 PM, buffalobo...@gmail.com wrote:
> I've started looking for a small quiet compressor for light use in my garage- for car tires, blowing,nail guns ect. We just moved into a townhouse so low decibels is a high priority. Some online liked the California Air Tool CAT 2010A at $185 ,2 gallon tank and 2.2 cfm@90 psi with about 65 decibels. But then other reviews claimed theirs leaked badly they sent it back and the 2nd one leaked too.Mixed reviews all over. Is Cal Air Tool any good? Is Devilbiss better? Also quiet?
>
> Thanks, Buffalo Bob
>
>

There are only a few manufacturers of air compressors. Most are made by
the same company and labeled accordingly.

If the compressor has the features you are looing for and has a
comparable warranty it should be OK.

Typically cast iron and oil lubricated units will last the longest. A
magnet will tell you if it is aluminum or iron.

[Clare Snyder]

On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:13:05 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:

Used to be DeVilbis, Ingersol Rand and Copeland were top of the heap
- a commercial DeVilbis is still a good compressor. SO is an IR.
Sanborn makes all their own components - and appear to be pretty good.
Copeland is now almost exclusively in the refrigeration market now.

Lots of REALLY CRAPPY compressors on the market

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On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:30:03 -0400, Clare Snyder <cl...@snyder.on.ca>
wrote:

I have a bottom of the line Harbor Freight compressor, mostly used for
cleaning small things, blowing out water lines and a pin/staple nail
gun. Although the compressor has rubber mounts, the hard copper line
from compressor to tank is solidly attached to the tank and is too
short to have a coil or two for handling vibration. The copper
finally gave way in an obvious stress fracture. Think I'll just build
up a lip of solder on each of the broken ends and use some plasctic
air line and hose clamps to provide the needed vibration isolation
when I repair it. The plastic air line is cheap and 6-8 inches of it
would make a nice vibration isolator. If the plastic line fails in
the future, that would be a 10 minute repair.

Yes, it's loud to be so small.

[Clare Snyder]

I would likely replace it with a longer piece of copper tube with a
coil in it, and I would anneal the tube before installing it. Either
that or replace it with a copper/nickel alloy line if the right sise
was readilly available

[Leon]

And a good reason to stick with cast iron oil lubricated.

[Clare Snyder]

On Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:25:46 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>

Actually mine is cast iron sleave and oil lubricated if I remember
correctly. Just like most industrial small engines over the last
several decades.

[DerbyDad03]

The regulator knob on my old HF hot dog compressor stripped out so there
was no way to regulate the output. I put it on CL Free and included a
link to the part. Probably got 10 calls in the first hour, before I pulled
the ad. The first guy that called came over and took it away.

I had already found a brand new Porter Cable 6 gal pancake, 3 tool combo
on CL for $175 (sells for ~$250). Offered the guy $150 and loaded it in
the van. (The guy's tenant had bought it, then got transferred out of town
and couldn't take it with him. The seller basically wanted the big box out
of his garage.)

My son bought me a 50' hose reel for the garage, so I ran PEX from the
compressor to the hose reel and down into the basement shop. The
compressor lives in the garage, not like the old HF one that I used to
carry around. When I replaced all the trim on the first floor last
year, the only thing in the house was a lot of hose and the nail guns. So
much quieter than having the compressor in the same room.

[Clare Snyder]

When I started doing the hardwood flooring in my house I had a hotdog
compressor that I had "inherited". It overheated and died about 3
hours in so I ran the hose from the compressor in the garage. A lot
quieter for sure and I didn't miss the hot smell at all either.

The 2 HP unit on a 100 lb propane tank had no trouble keeping up

[ariachris56]

replying to Clare Snyder, ariachris56 wrote:
jj

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[k...@notreal.com]

On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 14:44:02 +0000, ariachris56
<caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote:

>replying to Clare Snyder, ariachris56 wrote:
>jj

Without any context (or even a reply) you're wasting all of our time.
Of course anything coming from the homemoaners club is a waste of time
but you knew that.

[DerbyDad03]

Anybody know how to spell shill?

[Unquestionably Confused]

If ignorance is truly bliss, the denizens of the "homemoaner's club"
must be the happiest people on the planet!