Air Pressure Regulator

[xtremek]

Hey folks, my Speedaire air pressure regulator died. I have a 80gal., 5hp, 2 stage compressor and I need a replacement for the regulator. What is everyone using and how is it holding up? I'd say I'm an above average user (I do some automotive body work/painting, fabricating and sandblasting). Suggestions

 

[BoostedOne]

After having several failures with locally available regulators I started using Coilhose Pneumatic regulators about 5 or 6 years ago and have been really happy with them.

 

[Iron Beaver]

I like Eaton regulators. Also known as Arrow Pneumatics or Milton

 

[nadogail]

What is available in your area? What is being used in your local shops?
There is no need to re-invent the wheel.

 

[Walkers]

The Coilhose looks like rebadged Fisher controls, so it should be pretty good stuff.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I have a few Campbell Hausfeld units that have worked for me. I've done a little painting and they worked fine.

I bought a small Masterforce one, it got replaced after the first use

 

[HenryAZ]

I use the ones from TP Tools.

 

[bugman1974]

I have been pretty happy with Wilkerson. I'm running an R28 3/4" regulator along with their FM28 filtration (aluminum bowls, auto drains) on my 7.5 horse 80 gallon. They are reasonably priced on mcmaster, and mine were "made in USA" (but I'm sure "from global components").

 

[Sumboodie]

After having several failures with locally available regulators I started using Coilhose Pneumatic regulators about 5 or 6 years ago and have been really happy with them.

That's what my brother specs at the plant (they have about 150 CNC mills. For a while it was the most CNC mills under 1 roof in the US)

 

[matt_i]

SMC has a tremendous business in automotive manufacturing. I would try for good-used, its not really a part that wears out very quickly. There's a whole lineup of "industrial" suppliers, Aro, Numatics, Wilkerson, Festo, SMC, Speedaire, I-R, and I'm probably only at 30% of the total list there.

I'd take an "industrial name brand offering, used" 10 times out of 10 over some no-name thing that's cheap on Amazon.

 

[Iron Beaver]

I have been pretty happy with Wilkerson. I'm running an R28 3/4" regulator along with their FM28 filtration (aluminum bowls, auto drains) on my 7.5 horse 80 gallon. They are reasonably priced on mcmaster, and mine were "made in USA" (but I'm sure "from global components").

What's your secret? I had miserably bad luck with my R28. The too-coarse thread on a miniscule 1/4" adjustment screw galled to the aluminum nut in just a few weeks, and even before that the thread pitch made it way too hard to adjust. I've been using an Arrow Pneumatics T-handle regulator ever since and the build quality seems much, much better.

 

[bugman1974]

What's your secret? I had miserably bad luck with my R28.

Thats strange. I have two R28's in operation, and haven't had those issues. By any chance is yours the 2-125psi regulating range or 5-250psi? (The 2-125psi is made in SK...)

 

[Iron Beaver]

Mine was 2-125 PSI

 

[xtremek]

I went with the most expeditious route and bought another Speed-Aire. We'll see if this on lasts more than the two years the last one did.

 

[DeeKay]

ASCO, Norgren, Wilkerson, ARO, SMC, Festo, Fisher, Numatics.....I've worked with pretty much all of the industrial brands, none of them seem to perform any better than the other. Personally I'm partial to Norgren, because their customer support is really good.

 

[johninct]

Do not replace it. Don't use one and see how much better everything works.