Failed to find check valve now looking for another A. Compressor

YLee Kioti · 2025-10-20T20:26:22-0400

OK, so here's the crux of my post. Having spent a few hours reading reviews on DeWalt, Craftsman, Husky and looking for repair parts (for the future), I found this unit.

Industrial Air ILA1883054 1.9-HP 30-Gallon Belt Drive Dual-Voltage Cast-Iron Air Compressor

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The CFM number exceed the req'd for the tools I use. Tools used are die grinder (30-45 seconds at a time), 1/2 impact, air hammer, and soon a air needle descaler. They all seem to require 4.3 to 4.7 CFM@90 psi.
Really don't know enough to know if maybe a 60 gallon unit is a better investment.
Could this Industrial 30 gallon unit be a better quality compressor and meet my intermittent needs?
I don't use the air tools often but as life demands crop up. Until now the HF unit was OK. The die grinder though, would peter out at about 10-15 seconds of use.
I did look at IR units and Quincy, then remembered, hey I'm retired on a fixed income!
Their CFM was on par with the Industrial unit for much less.
They (Industrial) seem to have a support network within 50 to 75 mile away.
I do have a 220 dedicated circuit as I was shopping for a welder until this cropped up. Heh, oh joy, right...
Most likely will take advantage of the 220vac and wire the compressor for it.
Did not have any success on Craig List for used compressors other than used Sullaire Industrial types.
So any experience with the Industrial Compressors would be greatly appreciated.
OK, long enough read.
Thank y'all....!

DJ54 · 2025-10-21T08:01:58-0400

I bought this one a couple years ago from the same place and I'm very happy with it: Campbell Hausfeld VT6195 3.7-HP 60-Gallon Single-Stage Air Compressor 230V 1-Phase I pretty much run the same tools you do. What steered me towards this one is the hours of life on the pump. If you read through the details most list the hours of life for the pump. Looking at IR, DeWalt and a couple others seems their pump life is rated at 1,000 hrs., where this one is rated for 5,000 hrs.

I'd shopped local and prices seemed to be within $100 at TSC, Home Depot, etc. of this one and only had a pump life of 1,000 hrs. so went with this one. So far, it has done everything it's expected to with ease. It does take a little longer to build pressure up to 175 psi, where the old one was only 125 psi.

If you do decide to get something like this, do specify/check the box for a tailgate drop as they are pretty heavy and awkward. But also note they will only drop at the end of your drive. I was expecting a straight truck to deliver it, but to my surprise it was a small semi. I live at the foot of a big hill and a short distance to my driveway, and people fly here even though they have a posted speed limit. Driver told me he couldn't back in, but after a couple close calls he decided maybe he should. I have a 60' driveway entrance, so it was easy for him to back in. It was still 150' to the shop. I pulled out a $20 and asked him if he could back closer to the shop as it's a straight shot once in off the road. He gladly backed it in within 25' of the shop, then used his pallet jack to put it in the shop for me. Can't beat that.

Took me about an hour to connect to the existing electrical from the other one and plumb the air outlet and was back in business.