California Air Tools 10020CHAD Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free 2.0 Hp, 10.0 Gal. Steel Tank Air Compressor with Auto Drain Valve

This is a good quality air compressor and it was packed very well with no box damage, however, the small brass pipe and angle-joint on the bottom of the tank was busted off....so off I went to Lowes for the parts to fix it which seems to be the standard of today (buy something and then fix the damage). I think the damage occurred at the factory since it was double-boxed and there was no box damage. It was also packed with those expanding-foam bags very tightly.

Extremely well packaged. Exactly as advertised. Amazon delivery was excellent. Awesome compressor.

My unit was also damaged like mentioned in other reviews. This thing is pretty big and cumbersome to send back, I wish I had an option from Amazon to get some kind of partial refund or allowance since the item was damaged. Important to note, there was no visual damage to packaging, so not sure if I received a used/returned unit? Other than that, the air compressor is great, very quiet and works brilliantly. I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a smaller air compressor for a garage where you might be concerned with noise.

So far so good, much quieter than my old one. Love the automatic water bleed on the tank.

Great little small garage compressor that runs quiet, except for the auto drain, you will jump when that turns on. Piped it outside through the garage wall now everything is quiet. Has a 10 gallon tank, its small but keeps up fairly well using it with power tools, air gun and anything that requires 120psi of air. For me the size, the, sound and performance fit . Jim M

One support leg was bent (Id say when it was boxed from factory; not delivery. Box was not damaged). straightened out as much as I could. I sat it on a shelf and ran it. Cycle time is great and tried to empty tank while running but this one basically holds pressure at 90 while using an air nossle. Recovery time is short. Nice little compressor for my wood shop.

Great for shop in full and quiet community

Be sure to read the instructions and install the filters on the exhausts. It runs at 90 db without the filters and about 74 db with the filters. I still plan to build a box to put this in to further lower the noise. I do like that this is a steel tank. If you look at reviews of the aluminum tank version youll see time lapse videos showing the aluminum tank flexing while its pressurized and depressurized. Thats scary. Two problems so far: -The auto-drain feature is very loud. It happens on power up. It also whips the hose around (I had to remove it). Its a bit scary for little kids! -The quick connect coupling was jammed and wont connect to anything. Ill have to contact manufacturer for that.

It is a pretty well built compressor. It works as advertised.

Super super quiet! Has a quick recovery time. Overall really happy with it. I just wish it wasn’t limited to about 140psi