California Air Tools CAT-4710SQ 4710Sq Quiet Compressor Gray 4.7 gallons

Its as quiet as they say, and as light as they say and, yes, the welding is as cheap and poorly done as they say. A reasonable choice if you just need an inexpensive compressor in your garage to inflate the occasional bike tire or blow out a gutter, but not meant for much beyond light, occasional use and not likely something youll be passing on to your kids. If you get a decade of use out of this, youll have gotten your moneys worth.

If you are weary of the eardrum-lacerating racket of pancake compressors (and who isnt), do yourself a major favor and move on to this unit. It is every bit as quiet as claimed, and this makes for a huge improvement to the work environment. Another point against the pancake units: quality control has not been great in recent years. Despite the prestige of the brand, two Porter-Cable pancake compressors of mine both developed leaks and other problems that were difficult/impossible to correct satisfactorily. Forget about getting real customer service, alas. By contrast, everything about this compressor speaks quality. Do be aware that the unit is about ten pounds heavier than a pancake compressor. But Ill take that trade every day in return for the dramatic noise reduction. Youre also getting a larger tank here, meaning less cycling. To improve mobility, simply replace the stock rubber feet with a good set of locking casters. Im replacing many power tools based on a reduced noise factor. Goodbye gas blowers and trimmers, hello 40V electrics. What a difference! The assault on ears has continued for far too long. And the menace is serious, with lifetime consequences potentially involved.

Sooooo quiet. Impressive. Love it. My neighbors is loud even at 500 feet away. This one is high quality, does the job and without the irritating noise levels the others produce. Highly recommended.

Its really as quiet as everyone says it is if you insert the little tube into the air filter, thats the magic. It really does fill as fast as they say it fills. Ive used mine a handful of times now to inflate tires, dust a few PCs, and even do some cleaning around the house (that pesky spot between the carpet and wall, 100PSI really gets the dirt out!). My vacuum cleaner is louder. Its as quiet as my microwave. Everyone is right, these are great. I get suspicious when I see a lot of 5 star reviews all saying the same things. Nah, this is justified.

I had senco air compressor and it was good then I got this and its awesome

OK, I love this damn thing. Well made and really quiet as compared to other compressors. My vacuum cleaner is louder. You can sit next to it without ear protection and your ears wont bleed. For the price I would give it 6 stars. If you wanted an even quieter compressor with the same range of application be prepared to take out a mortgage. Because of this machine I will always look for a good deal on California Air Tools compressors in the future, god forbid something happens to mine. No, I do not work for the company, just appreciate a machine that does what its supposed to do. I use it mainly for airbrushing but it has the power for a much broader application. Very much recommend.

A beautiful retro look and ridiculously quiet. I have no idea how long this will last. As others have noted I doubt this thing ought to be transported. So for the pros. This is the quietest compressor I have ever heard. It is a beautiful gray retro luck and a lot of the workings of this visible. So for the cons. This is not the lightest compressor. A lot of the functionality of this is visible so therefore I do not think this would last being thrown in and out of a truck on a daily basis

Nice little compressor. Quiet and fast. My old one burned up. This seems much more reliable, and definitely quiter.

This compressor is as quiet as my shop fan.. very very quiet compared to my old craftsman!! Fills up quick and makes working in the shop much better!! Not sure why there was a Thickness selection on the reviews though??!

First off I’d like to start off by saying, I was really excited for this compressor from California air tools. I can’t speak for their other models, but this is for model CAT-4710SQ. Arrived falling out of the box. Regulator does not work Psi gauge stuck at 20psi having never even been turned on. Solenoid valve broken Take it all off to find the tank and fitting are rusted inside. I bought this for airbrushing and now that I’ve gotten it up and running, it’s really nice. The box it was shipped In was too big and I suspect I got a returned unit. But all in all it runs quiet as advertised. I’ve been airbrushing till 1am and it’s great! If you were to buy an equivalent spec compressor made for “airbrushing” you’d have to spend way more than this. I had to: replace all the fittings to brass - the ones that were on it were steel and already rusted inside Change the solenoid or “electromagnetism” as it’s called in the manual- mine arrived busted-the one on it is fragile so don’t strip Take all fittings apart and put Teflon tape-When it arrived it leaked a lot Replace the regulator-mine arrived broke and a quick trip to the harbor took care of it for under $20 I can’t say yours will need all of this stuff too. But you will have to take this think apart to get rid of leaks. It’s not too hard, but if you’re not comfortable working on stuff I’d go with a different model. I updated this from 1 star to 3 after the frustration of dealing with all of this. It works, But it does get hot asf