Where do you have your compressor?
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You give us no real information, pictures, uses, or other information that may influence placement. How about starting with a couple of pictures of the garage, reasons YOU would choose one or the other spot and we will then give suggestions on what we would do. Depending on the relationship of the garage door/house one could have it in a spot that would make both poll choices true.
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Mine is on outside wall of garage, horizontal 25gallon, 3hp. It's mounted 4' up from concrete on 1.5" MDO platform hung on industrial wall brackets. Compressor itself is on rubber mounts. Runs well like this with minimal noise.
Trey T
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Moved to new home and I'm going to mount mine outside. I think iir compressor is a pretty ugly piece of equipment, not taking up space in my garage.
Gizmosity
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I put mine in the space next to the garage door in the corner. Couple of reasons:
For me, it's a dead corner anyway and the space wouldn't get "used" so much as become a catch all for ****.
My shop has a partition wall and it's also adjacent to that, making it easier/cheaper to get air to the other side of the wall someday.
My electrical panel is near there, shorter run, less wire.
I have had compressors outside in an enclosure, inside in a soundproofed room with a vacuum pump and a dust collector and in an attic space. Out of sight and out of mind. Doesn't work well for me. In all of these former spaces, I ran a valve to blow out water from the tank in the shop space so it was convenient and I used it daily, but oil changes didn't happen as frequently as they should and you can't hear slight changes in sound/vibration/etc before it becomes a bigger issue.
My current compressor is also pretty quiet compared to others I've had.
Works for me.
For me, it's a dead corner anyway and the space wouldn't get "used" so much as become a catch all for ****.
My shop has a partition wall and it's also adjacent to that, making it easier/cheaper to get air to the other side of the wall someday.
My electrical panel is near there, shorter run, less wire.
I have had compressors outside in an enclosure, inside in a soundproofed room with a vacuum pump and a dust collector and in an attic space. Out of sight and out of mind. Doesn't work well for me. In all of these former spaces, I ran a valve to blow out water from the tank in the shop space so it was convenient and I used it daily, but oil changes didn't happen as frequently as they should and you can't hear slight changes in sound/vibration/etc before it becomes a bigger issue.
My current compressor is also pretty quiet compared to others I've had.
Works for me.
Trey T
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I have a 60gal upright and I'm planning to have a small shed for my compressor and garden tools (mower, trimmer, blower, etc...).
G McKay
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I have mine so I can use it in the shop and I can run it out of the garage to pump up a tire, too. You might want to consider this.
Stevie-Ray
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edsauto
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I have mine outside for 20 plus years now, 3 hp 80 gal Rol-Air. The pump is a K30, around 20cfm.
It sits under a small roof I made for it. If it gets below 25* below zero it can have a hard time starting. I switched to 0w20 synthetic and it helped a great deal.
Dan.....
It sits under a small roof I made for it. If it gets below 25* below zero it can have a hard time starting. I switched to 0w20 synthetic and it helped a great deal.
Dan.....
JakeKohl
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Wherever you mount it, you can do yourself a great service to dampen noise with some quality Isolation mounts (they're not expensive) and a muffler on the intake. Most of the noise coming from a piston compressor is through the intake and I was shocked at the difference muffling that makes.
Jay Sco
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Close to the garage door that way I can air up tires on cars in the driveway. That's mostly all I use mine for.
Danver
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My shop compressor is just tucked in a corner but I have considered making a small shed for it outside. In my attached garage at my house I have a 30 gallon horizontal compressor that conveniently blocks the man-door at the back because that is the only place where the cord reaches the outlet. I would have figured that in 4 years I would have done something to fix that but on the other hand it doesn't surprise me that I am still moving the compressor every time I go out the back door.
ahab
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The water heater is at the back of the garage and has a 220 volt outlet, so my compressor is right next to it.
I'm renting so no re-wiring, but otherwise I would have it near the door.
I'm renting so no re-wiring, but otherwise I would have it near the door.
Thanks, it's still on the pallet and I can't decide now that other folks have it outside. I should have added that to the poll but I didn't think of it. Right now I am just looking for someone to help me get it off the 2 pallets.
My 80 gallon is in the back corner of the garage. Its a 2 stage oiled and the noise is not that bad. I might pick up an intake muffler just to make it quieter though. My neighbors probably wouldn't complain about the noise if I put it outside but I'd rather have it indoors.
Mike Miller
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I put them in their own closet and insulate for sound deadener.
Modern Jess
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Probably better not to make poll threads in the first place, and just ask for people's opinions.
Falcon67
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None of the above - rear center in a closet.
Junkman
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I have a 80 gallon Quincy, and it is still on the pallet it was delivered with. I put wheels on the bottom side of the pallet, and bolted them solid. I can roll it around anytime it gets in the way of moving a car from dead storage. Couldn't ask for a better set up. It is a 5 HP 220 Baldor motor that is wired to a starter box with a 10 gauge rubber electrical cord with a L5-30 twist lock plug. I know that it should be hard wired, but it has been like that for 25+ years with no problems. I even have a few extension cords that I can use it with, if I need it on the other end of the shop. One of these years, I will probably pipe the garage, but that is one thing that keeps falling to the bottom of the list from year to year, since about 1985.
Wanted a Quincy, but my total budget is $2000 for compressor, tools and portable A/C.
Personally I enjoy participating in polls, it's quick and easy
PK 6060V, I spotted it Northern, but HD online (not in the store) was willing to match the sale price. So delivery was cheaper and they put it inside my garage.
Strange thing is that the label says voltage is 115/208-230, but nowhere does it say it will run on 115v. I plan to give Puma a call tomorrow.
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coljar
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I didn't vote for either choice. I can't stand to listen to a compressor run, so neither of mine are in the main room of the garages. As others have said, put a shack on the back.
ddawg16
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Mine is behind my garage next to the back wall where the noise will bother my postal neighbor more than me.
JoeFin
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Do yourself a really large favor NOW and pipe the drain valve out from underneath that beast. Only takes a few minutes and adds decades of life to the tank because now you'll be able to drain it properly
Then when you get tired of listening to the compressor - you can always move it to a room of it's own outside your garage.
Then when you get tired of listening to the compressor - you can always move it to a room of it's own outside your garage.
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I just put mine up on a shelf I built for it last weekend.
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Joe,when you say pipe the drain now, what exactly did you use? Just threaded copper with a shutoff from Home depot??? Ive been eyeing the same Puma the OP just bought but would like more knowledge before i set mine up..also do these compressor come ready to go or do we need to buy oil, drier, regulator seperate??
Wanted a Quincy, but my total budget is $2000 for compressor, tools and portable A/C.
Personally I enjoy participating in polls, it's quick and easy
PK 6060V, I spotted it Northern, but HD online (not in the store) was willing to match the sale price. So delivery was cheaper and they put it inside my garage.
Strange thing is that the label says voltage is 115/208-230, but nowhere does it say it will run on 115v. I plan to give Puma a call tomorrow.
Travinsky, have you used this yet? Ive been eyeing this for 1 month on northern tool and im still thinking of which one to get..this one or the IR off TSC..was there any extras you had to buy in order to run this?? Regulator? Oil? Drier? TIA
woodzy
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I have on that size, left it on the pallet, and placed it on an rubber tire and put in the corner of the shop. 16 years later still in the same place and doesn't move or transfer vibration anywhere since the large rubber tire underneath cushions it.
Doug1
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Mine is 150 feet away in the house attached 2 car garage. I ran MaxAir aluminum 3/4 " line in the ground to the shop where I do most of my work. LOVE not hearing the compressor and the long run in the ground cools the air so I don't need a chiller to condense the moisture.
kazlx
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You have to pipe everything yourself. Most compressors won't come with any sort of plumbing at all unless you specifically buy/request it, like a dryer or something included. Just come off the bottom with some brass fittings and a 1/4 turn ball valve or....plug it in and forget about it, well, until the first couple times it goes off.
Best thing I have bought for my compressor:
http://www.ecompressedair.com/drain...vac-economy-timer-controlled-drain-valve.aspx
WhoWhatNow
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My 5hp Quincy is in my basement. I have a very small shop so having it in the shop is not an option. I do like having it in the basement because I don't have to hear it and the long runs do help cool the air. However, if I had to do it over again I would run pipe and electric out to my shed and put it there.
Cyberbear
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Remember to allow for heat dissipation and avoiding dust intake when the A/C is running. Good access for maintenance and fluid draining is important. Locating inside is good to avoid weather and vandalism/theft, unless noise is a major concern.
kaffine
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I put mine in my bathroom. Well the shop bathroom right next to the water heater. Keeps it out of the main shop to keep noise down when I am working and I didn't have to build a shed for it. Eventually it will go in an equipment shed but that will be some time before I get it built.
Will connect tomorrow before the fireworks. Came with oil but not much of anything else. I am seeing several release valves in addition to the bottom, it comes with one on top and a ball valve on the side. I'm sure that I'm retarded since I have not looked at the instructions but here are some photos. Any help on the pics is appreciated.
After installing by the garage door, it was just too visible to everyone driving by so I now have it at the back of the garage.
Bottom of tank
Side Ball valve
Top valve
Electrical
WhoWhatNow
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The valve at the bottom is to get water out of the tank. The ball valve on the side is what you will hook up to your air hose. The valve on top is a safety release valve. If the tank is over pressurized it will open and very rapidly release the tank pressure to keep it from exploding. Make sure you test it by pulling on the ring every so often.