Stationary Compressor Mounting Pads?

[RichT]

Brought my new Quincy compressor home yesterday. Getting ready to install on concrete floor and looking for advice. Plan to use redhead sleeve anchors to mount the compressor...research indicates sleeve anchors preferred over epoxy anchors for vibration loads. Having trouble locating suitable vibration pads. Anyone know where I can find these?

 

[Farwell]

I have seen rubber pads made from chunks of tires used as vibration pads on the supports for air compressors. They seemed to work fine. Not sure what's best to use to fasten the bolts to the concrete floor but I have always used the lead expansion gizmos.
Farwell

 

[VA_Joe]

Rich,

You might not need to bolt it down. I bought a 60 gallon compressor about five years ago. I left it on the pallet it came on and never bothered to bolt it down to the concrete. I have not had any problems with vibration. I use a short rubber hose to connect the compressor to the air dryer and other plumbing that pipes the air throughout my shop and garage.

One thing you should definetly do, whether or not you bolt it down, is to connect either a manual or automatic drain on the bottom. The petcock on the bottom of these things is next to useless. If you don't want to go automatic (cost appox. $40 - it drains the water each time the compressor cycles), Cambell-Hausfeld has a manual kit for about $10 that includes a small ball valve (quarter inch) that is much easier on the fingers than the petcock.

Automatic drain valves are made for working garages and/or people that do not want to empty the air out of their compressor on a daily basis to drain out the water. For large compressors (and my 60 gal. takes a while to empty) - it makes a lot of sense to go this approach.

Good luck and have fun with the new tool/toy.

Joe

 

[5030]

I mount all the machinery in my shop on vibration absorbing rubber pads. Try www.useenco.com. They sell many types of machinery mounting pads.

 

[Bird]

Joe, at the dealer's suggestion, I left my 60 gallon Puma on the pallet, as you did, and it never moved at all.

 

[George2615]

I'll third the vote and agree with Joe and Bird. My 60 gal vertical compressor is still mounted to the small shipping pallet it came on. It's been in the corner of my garage now since 93 and hasn't moved an inch.

 

[George2615]

WOW !! I just saw the compressor pics. Looks like its on a full size pallet. Mine came on a pallet about 30"x30". Hope you have room. If it was me I'd use the pallet wood to make a smaller frame pattern to bolt to the compressor bottom.
George

 

[RichT]

Yea, its definitely an industrial sized pallet - 1.5" pine about 4'x4'. To use this pallet I'd probably need to downsize the length/width.

 

[Bird]

There can be another reason for leaving it on a pallet, too. I never modified the condensation drain on mine, but having it on the pallet left it high enough for me to set a small pan under it and made it easy to reach that petcock to drain it.

 

[kennyd]

I replied on the Hobart forum....Got mine at Graingers.