California Air Tools CAT-4610S Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free 1.0 hp 4.6 gallon Steel Twin Tank Electric Portable Air Compressor, Silver

I used to have pancake compressor for snuba off my dock. Hated to use it because of the noise it produced. The only good thing a pancake compressors does is let you know its recharging the tank from the racket it made. This one is dead quiet so doesnt piss off the neighbors. Thats a good thing.

I prefer this to my older Porter Cable compressor but I dont like being taken for a ride. This is made in China. It is quieter than my Porter Cable but is far from Ultra Quiet. Durability still unknown. Instructions fair to poor; they tell you for instance to release pressure using the safety release valve but nowhere in the instruction manual does it say where or what the safety release valve is. It is lighter than my older steel compressor, which is a big help. I bought this and a Hitachi brad nailer together. They work well together, but the Hitachi nailer has superb instructions, whereas compressor has poor instructions. It matters.

I purchased this unit to replace a well known American name brand 6 gallon pancake compressor. The noise reduction is amazing. You can barely hear it running. This will be a tremendous benefit when doing inside jobs such as a rehab or working in a small workshop. In addition to that, the unit seems to be well constructed and I hope it provides me with many years of service .

I was looking for a quiet compressor. I have been using a porter cable pancake unit. When that thing comes on babies cry and ear drums bleed. I was tired of the noise. The entire reason in purchased this unit was it clam to be quiet. I am shocked. Totally shocked. The noise from this is minimal. It is far from ear piercing. I would classify this as quiet. It is not hype and it lives up to its marketing. I also upgraded to the aluminum tanks. I am glad I did. I would imagine the steel tanks would add weight and take my joy of use away. Spend the extra money on aluminum. Overall—I am thrilled with my purchase. Time will tell how it holds up. Very happy.

Very quiet, reasonable price. Ive heard great things about these compressors and now that Im starting a remodel of my own home while living in it, I finally pulled the trigger on a quality quiet air compressor. So far, its failed on the first job. Attached photo is the power cord once removed- incredibly, this isnt the failure point of the power cord. Fortunately the compressors control box accepts a standard 1/2 strain relief, so if youre handy you probably have a spare cord, crimp connectors, and a proper strain relief to replace the cord on your truck.

Bought this to blow out swarf while milling. Its very quiet and does not take up a lot of space. No leaks and air volume is sufficient for my uses. Definitely wont fit the needs of larger and noisier compressors, but use your head to select the proper size for what you want it to do.

I have 2 other compressors (Porter cable pancake - 3 gallon and a Husky. I like them all, but this one is by far the quietist. I think Im going to sell the others. I like the two art ports on the front. The others I own only have 1. Ive only had it a little over a week, but it works well so far.

It will not power an air tool, the air depletes very quick and would not recover fast enough. Good for projects that do not require cfm.

As advertised. This thing is QUIET! I cant hear it very much when Im far away. It does the the job but I do wish it came with universal valves. I had to swap them out for my own. If you need this for light use at home itll do the job but my use was a bit too much. I constantly found myself waiting for more pressure to build up and the motor was a bit too weak. Maybe I shouldve gotten a bigger/more powerful one. Aluminum body does wonders though

I bought single tank same motor it works better than I would have ever thought so I bought one for my airbrush shop and for around the house you cant beat these the single tank keeps up with my subfloor and hard wood floor nailers no problem and the double tank keeps up with all my spray guns and its so so quiet love them