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[BIG KEV]

Hi Guys 

I am in need of some advise on a new air compreeor

I have my eye on the Chicago air Hush150L  from Sydney tools Cost is $1750 but they run specials from time to time

It will be for general home use and some automotive use such as Raptor coat under the car and some spray painting of bits and pieces 

Anyone running one of these units ?

Whats people thoughts and recommendations 

i dont have 3 phase power but do have the 15amp outlet that this compressor requires 

 

Thanks Kevin

 

[yel327]

You will find some used quality 3ph compressors around too quite cheap.

[BIG KEV]

yel327 i dont have 3 phase 

Really looking to buy new 

Thanks 

[yel327]

Sorry mate, I read your post as "I do have 3 phase". Bit harder to find good used single phase ones.

[BIG KEV]

so i was really hoping to get some info on the Hush 150 or do people go for something else 

[4dabush]

Hi Big Kev 

I don’t have any experience with that compressor, but, my Clisby 15cfm was the biggest single phase I could buy nearly 40 years ago. 
it had the biggest single phase tank I could get at the time.  Its twin compressors push out 15cfm. The tank works out about 60lt.  It has painted a dozen or more cars and yes, I often go close to catching up to it so it runs a LOT during painting.  I change the oil regularly and run 2 decent inline filters, oil trap  a decanting trap, about 10m hose from tank to the first filter to try and allow air to cool and help drop out moisture. 
In comparison, the one you are looking at is 14crm but with a tank almost 3 times the size of mine. It holds 8 bar, mine is about 10-11. The compressors at 14cfm will be about the smallest you want for painting a car, but for smaller jobs and painting brackets and things it’s tank capacity is going to be the thing that you need…and it has a lot of that!  You will find it might struggle to run air tools efficiently…mine really struggles with things like air sanders. Look at the tools air consumption and that should help you work out if it will run an air sander, air grinder, rattle gun.  But for painting, cleaning, general workshop use, it should do fine.  At 120kgs you won’t be moving it often. My Clisby can be chucked in the back of a Ute (2 people) but, again, was the biggest single phase I could get back then. 
hope that helps a little, 

cheers 
Adam