picking out right air compressor
I want to buy anew air compressor that will air up my tires on my phaeton motorhome. I usually run them at 110 psi. Will a 150 psi compressor be big enough?
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FIRE UP wrote:the silverback wrote:
I designed air compressors for 35 years. 150psig will be good enough. What is more important is the flow (cfm)at 110psig, the more the better.. forget the tank you don't need it to fill tires. The tank is just a waste of space, money, and weight. Having a tank will NOT fill the tires any faster. The tires are the tank.
Pretty darn good answer. I too don't really think a tank, on any small compressor, (one you'd buy for the coach as an auxiliary) would be of any real value when it comes to topping off large 22.5 or even 19.5 tires. And, in reality, I don't think anyone here is filling their tires (either of those two sizes) from "0" psi. You'd just about cook any small air compressor if you had to do that.
But, TOPPING off air pressure, from say, around 95 to an intended pressure of 100 or 110, while it would take a few minutes, wouldn't be too bad. Especially if you'd only need to do it, once a month or even less. If it's needed once a day, you've got a problem and should get it checked out. But, in any case, this is the one I use and, I think many others on here have purchased.
Scott
PortaCable makes the Sears compressor above and has their version of it.
