Customer Reviews

Campbell Hausfeld FP2028 1-Gallon Oil-Free Pancake Air Compressor with Accessory Kit

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4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I bought this to use with surebonder's 9615 upholstery staple gun to reupholster a bunch of chairs. it works great. i'm rather impressed. it is really tiny, easy to use and i'm surprised that it makes no mess of any kind. i sit right on my dinning table to use it. it was loud but not as loud as some reviews made it out to be. the trick is to use it on a piece of carpet. it also is not nearly as loud in a normal room of your house as it is if used in an empty room that has a hard floors and no furniture such as garage or cement basement.

my only gripe was that it took me several days to figure out why i couldn't connect it to the staple gun. it does not come with a male quick connector that is needed to attach the hose to power tools. i bought this at home depot for under $2.

i read many reviews that complained of it not working. after using it this month i can kind of understand why. it's not the compressor. if you have not used one before i will give you the short list of resons it won't work that all happened to me until i got used to using a compressor.

- there is a knob under it that lets it dry between uses. you must close it tightly before using it.
- you need to really, really tighten the hose onto the compressor before use.
- if you over oil your air tools or always leave them connected, the oil will seep into the male connector at end of hose and trap condensation. if this happens, you will need to wipe out the connector with a paper towel until it feels dry again.
- at the end of long work days you'll want to let it dry out. you should take the hose off and hang it so both ends hang down and open the drain knob underneath. I have found it to work super efficiently since i started to do this. now i don't need to keep running it to keep at 60 - 80 psi. although i do have to turn it on ever 10 or 20 minutes for about 30 seconds to keep the psi.

I bought this compressor because I wanted a small tank-based compressor for my garage for keeping my car and bike tires filled and for filling basketballs and soccer balls.
I have had it for about a month now and it works great for what I bought it for.
The good:
1. Its small and light, easy to pick up and move around. Does not take up much space in my work area. It has plenty of power for filling tires and basketballs.
2. Great price.
3. Easy to use.
The bad:
1. Noisy. I read other reviews that said it was loud, but in use, it is louder than I expected. With the small tank, the motor ends up runninng most of the time I am using it. I find I have to wear ear protection when I am using it, even when I am outside in the driveway.
2. Light weight. Being light weight is nice when I want to pick it up and carry it around the house and garage, but it has its downside. It came with a 25 foot coiled air hose and when you get the cord extended out 8-10 feet, it tips the compressor over on its side.

That's the good and the bad. Works great for what I need it for. I don't need a compressor for air tools, so I did not want to get a bigger compressor because it takes up too much room around my workbench. I used to use a small electric compressor without a tank, but it took too long to fill up car tires. This Campbell Hausfeld works perfect for what I need. I would buy it again.

This air compressor does not hold a lot of air - one gallon to be exact. However, it fills to its maximum 100 psi relatively quickly and once there, will add about 6 or 7 psi to my each of my car tires. This is plenty to air up a tire and by the time I go to the next tire and check it's pressure, the compressor is back to 100 psi and ready to go. For me and my needs, which are not commercial or professional, this thing does the trick for the right price.

I bought this air compressor to use for airbrushing. I need 20-40 psi and less than 1 cfm. This compressor will generate 100 psi. Here is the funny part... the instruction sheet says for break-in you should turn the regulator valve clockwise all the way and leave it open (no hose, etc) and run for 5 minutes before using. Fair enough. No regulator... no valve... the think runs 100 psi and just splills that out into what ever you hook up to it. You would have to add a regulator to it. The other joke... it was so incredibly loud it was louder than my 6 HP 60 gallon upright compressor in my garage!!! Ran it in my basement with the doors and windows shut and my wife was concerned the neigbors Easter dinner would be unejoyable in their homes in the neibhorhood around the house. The noise was incredible... I would say equivalent to a Jet air craft taking off in close proximity in terms of decibles. I have been exposed to two of Campbell Hausfeld's compressors... both were the worst pieces of engineering garbage I have ever seen. No reflection on Amazon please.

My wife bought this for me for Christmas a year and a half ago. I used it to inflate car tires a few times a year. A few months ago the pressure would not build past 42lbs. After some troubleshooting I replaced the safety valve for about 24.00 (Sears Parts Store). Still would not build. I ended up taking apart the piston assembly, it looked fine no burnt or scratched valve no bad piston ring. Re-assembled and it was fixed! 100lbs psi again. Two days later down to 25lbs. This thing is loud and after taking this apart I can see why its cheap. The only replacement for the piston I can find is the whole motor/piston assembly which is probably more than a new compressor. Look elsewhere for a better quality unit.

I paid a ridiculously low price for this compressor (40$+5$ shipping), therefore I was not expecting much from it. I was happily surprised.
I am amazed at how well it performs: it fills up in approximately a couple of minutes, and then you have enough air to fill a tire or calibrate 8 tires (automobile). Leaking is minimal, so you can count on it for at least a few days before having to re-fill it.
It is very well built and is not even that noisy when running.

Based on mixed reviews, I bought this compressor locally in case I needed to return it, and I was right. I wanted to upgrade from a little 12V compressors, so I could inflate my cars' tires quickly. This thing was very noisy and I couldn't even inflate the tires in one car. It took the longest time, and I couldn't even tell what was the final pressure on the tires. I couldn't stand it and returned it the next day.

Unit is cheaply made even for $55, and the external gauge didn't even work. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

This small compressor is all that i need for maintaining my auto tires, lawn mowers and other equipment. It's light, very portable,and
easy to handle. I can take it inside or outside without any problem. I like it very much. I am a senior citizen and handy man. It fills the bill.

Thanks, George Smith

Sure, not a real heavy-duty piece of equipment, but perfect to carry to job sites when I need to make a repair or on-site installation. Most of my work (custom window treatments) is done in my workroom with a higher capacity compressor, but this little guy is great backup. If I need to take it to a client's house, it does the job. It is a respected, recognizable brand, helping to reassure the client of competence.

This small compressor is ideal for quick small projects and running an airbrush or micro-blaster. I have a 6 hp, 30 gal compressor I use for larger jobs, but the small size and portablity of this unit works great when you need a little air in a hurry. The one down side is this unit is louder than my larger compressor, but with 50' (or more) of hose, you don't need to be working right next to it. In my opinion, it's worth what I paid for it.