Customer Reviews

Porter-Cable CPF4515 15 Amp 1.8-Horsepower 15-Gallon Oil-Free Air Compressor

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Bought at Lowe's for [$$$]; I was putting in 3/4" oak flooring, crown moulding, and needed a compressor to run the nailers. I am not a pro, just a weekend warrior, and this compressor delivered the power that I needed.

The unit is as advertised, very satisfied. Greater air delivery specifications than similar Sears units. My second Porter-Cable product and both are high quality. But like so many others, the first one was rejected for shipping damage due to inadequate packaging.

Well, it's not hard to design and make a small air compressor. Porter cable offers a nice portable unit here (with wheeled movement). I quickly have outgrown with tank capacity, but that's my fault, not Porter Cable.

My machine is darn loud and for that reason is not 5 stars. Someday, someone with make a quieter motor for these things.

I'm a woodworker and use the compressor for everything from nailing to spray finishing. Do yourself a favor and get a larger tank unit.

Just attempted to use it for the first time...won't hold air. A leak at the main connection between the tank and the motor...red loctite seals it, so no moving that without taking the whole thing apart. what a crock. Now I have no box (it was in shambles when it got to me anyway); so I hope I'm not SOL...Amazon help me.

I will not complain about UPS' faults here as I recieved it with minor cosmetic damage.

I love this work-horse of a compressor. It does what I need, and it is quieter than my last compressor from Sears. I am not easily impressed, but I am with Porter-Cable products.

Bought this compressor for my son and he loves it. Says it really delivers the power he needs to run his mechanic tools. The condition of the product when delivered was another story. He said there was nothing left of the box and the tank was badly scratched but at least in working order (just missing the rubber feet which he is trying to get now). I had read the reviews stating that the shipping has been a problem but hoped that after all those bad reviews the situation had been corrected....not so lucky.

Arrived seriously damaged. Replacement arrived out of box and more seriously damaged. Missing parts.Red Paint Chips in what was left of box.Box was retaped w/ Wide Plastic Tape by Shipper.
Do not order this item from Amazon!! They are not capable of shipping it successfully.
I buy a lot of other items from Amazon and am a loyal customer but will never order another large item

Follow up to below. 4 stars now!

The replacement arrived with a broken air filter and a few dings but I decided to accept it. With a few emails back and forth with Amazon I finally got someone who passed along the bad shipping information to their shipping department. Amazon was always more than willing to send a new compressor but it took a while to get through to them that it was the shipping box problem that needed to be addressed. I hope they will take action and ship future compressor in a stronger container. They couldn't replace the individual part but offered a discount which will quite easily cover the costs of obtaining a new one from Porter Cable.

The compressor runs great, just a tad small for my spray gun but if I wait a minute for the tank to fill I'm ready to go again! Initially the pressure adjust was stuck but once freed it works fine. It is light enough on the wheels that I can still move it up and down the stairs from my basement workshop to the garage.

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I'm a longtime Amazon customer and like others I was concerned about the damaged shipments I read about but decided to press ahead thinking by now Amazon would have taken care of the problem. Not so. The carton arrived at my work with torn packaging. I checked inside and found loose parts & the compressor head BADLY dented and the compressor cover bent and sprung off its clips. Immediate return of course but damn the delay!! What is with Amazon & PorterCable? This is annoying customers and costing them money!

1 star for the above but I have no idea what the product is actually like!

I found that a lot of reviews noted damage to their compressor when delivered. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones because mine came without a scratch. I like this compressors size. Just right for nail guns and enough power for a paint sprayer. I also found that this compressor is quieter than my pancake compressor. And with the free freight, this was actually less expensive than my much smaller and less powerful pancake compressor.

The title says it all. Don't expect to use the first one you get. You would expect someone to read these reviews and make corrections.