Metabo HPT Quiet Air Compressor | 125 PSI | 1 Gallon | EC28M

We needed an air compressor to clean and pre-process our laser printed material for our in-office mail inserting equipment. Quiet operation was the one of the most important criteria and this compressor is perfect for that. We found that when shuffling laser printer output, adding the step of blowing air over the printer output reduces the sheets electrostatically sticking together and greatly reduces jams and mis-inserts in our Neopost mail inserter. This was suggested by one of our techs and was an outstanding recommendations.

met all my expectations and criteria. quiet. efficient. quick to refill maximum pressure. in our locality though, where summer temperatures can reach 35 degrees Celsius, one may need to place a fan towards the motor while operating. highly recommended.

worked fine for 5 months then started making a cluniking/sputtering noise (loudly!)

Very quiet. Only negative is that after a few nails, before the motor kicks on, it has left a few nails high. Did it on both brads and pin nails.

Perfect for small jobs. Super quiet and seemingly well built.

I bought this to replace a California Air tools compressor that had the motor fail. The similarities are strong. I like the semi-enclosed design better than the previous unit I had. Fewer protuberances to get tangled in. This unit has a steel tank that adds a few pounds over the CAT unit, but not do much as to really notice. It is exceptionally quiet. The capacity is enough for filling tires, air staplers, dust blowing… probably not enough for any sort of extended use of high power air wrenches. But that’s not it’s intended use. One warning- the suction cup hood it nicely on a smooth floor, soooo, when you pick it up, it initially seems quite heavy, then the feet release, and you look like you were trying to do some Olympic event, like compressor tossing.

Unit is very quiet .. holds enough air to air a tire up on a car, it’s very quiet and recharged the tank pretty quick!

One of the quietest compressors that Ive ever owned. I use it mainly with a pin and brad nailer, during cabinet installs, but it will support a bigger finish gun as well. Its very lightweight and again, the noise level is very minimal. This is my second one, since the first one was stolen.

We purchased this compressor for some printing equipment at our factory. It runs a small pneumatic mechanism that clamps down our material. The actual compressor rarely runs as the printer requires very little air pressure to activate the mechanism. It worked well for a couple of months and then it stopped working. We called the manufacturer as it was too late to return to Amazon. The manufacturer wont replace it and wants us to take it to one of their repair shops. Now I have to take one of my printers offline to get this thing fixed...which is a big deal for us. Very dissatisfied with this product!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND.

This compressor has been perfect for my needs. Super quiet.