I have one of these, the same exact one, and it runs my brad nailer just fine. The drain on the bottom of the tank isn't so much for draining the air out as it's for draining the condensation that collects in the tank. It's worth mentioning; the drain needs to be on the very bottom so the water can drain better instead on the side like it is. I find myself tilting it over the insure all the condensation drains out.
It can fill a truck tire just fine but expect that it’ll be running and blasting your ears about 80% of fill time. Seems it can’t keep up.. I have considered dumping it and grabbing a newer more powerful model..
@chrisfrerichs8360 Ok. Had a feeling it was pretty loud . Do you know of the " Fortress" brand of compressor at HF ? If so, would that be a better alternative, like in their smaller compressor?
@@Slim1423 I mount my own car tires. I use a simple tire inflatier for seating the beads. The McGraw 3 Gallon really doesn't have more power than a simple Tire Inflator.. Its junk with a tank. Don't buy.
I got mine its decent. First compressor I owned. I made sure to break in the compressor for 15mins as the instructions said. And then I filled it up and it took about 4mins to fill up. I plan to powder coat my brakes with only 10psi of pressure needed. Seems like it will do the job just fine.
@brycepsi I assume you got it from harbor freight like I did. You're going to lose 20% bro which will give you back like 48 dollars. Luckily I only need 10psi to spray the powder on the brakes and brakes are not that big of a part. So the 100gals at 10psi will be more than enough. Tomorrow I'll check how long it takes to empty the tank at 10psi from full to empty.
Did you ever find you had any air leaks where the hose connects to the tank? For me I’m not sure if it’s a hose fitting or the fitting on the tank itself.
I just bought this thing about two weeks ago and I don’t think that’s the issue. It does work but it’s more trouble than the time and the hurt on my ears…
Not recommend it. I doesn't maintain a high enough pressure even for just a few minutes. Barely blows the cob-webs off my chain saw after a few seconds of use. Could not imagine a nail gun or the problem of waiting for it to build up pressure. Maybe mine is a bad one.
Piece of crap! Got it on special for 39.99. It probably had pumped up 50 times and it no longer will fill the tank. Of course it’s way past any warranty. No parts available as the distribution parts center in Calif. just a waste of any money you might spend.
I have one of these, the same exact one, and it runs my brad nailer just fine.
The drain on the bottom of the tank isn't so much for draining the air out as it's for draining the condensation that collects in the tank.
It's worth mentioning; the drain needs to be on the very bottom so the water can drain better instead on the side like it is. I find myself tilting it over the insure all the condensation drains out.
bought as a nailer for a nail gun was portable and works great
I just bought this same unit last week. Once I plugged it in, I instantly had buyers remorse.
What did you have remorse about with this compressor?
Is this air compressor very loud when running? Can this compressor fill up a car or truck tire?
It can fill a truck tire just fine but expect that it’ll be running and blasting your ears about 80% of fill time. Seems it can’t keep up..
I have considered dumping it and grabbing a newer more powerful model..
@chrisfrerichs8360 Ok. Had a feeling it was pretty loud . Do you know of the " Fortress" brand of compressor at HF ? If so, would that be a better alternative, like in their smaller compressor?
@@Slim1423 I mount my own car tires. I use a simple tire inflatier for seating the beads. The McGraw 3 Gallon really doesn't have more power than a simple Tire Inflator..
Its junk with a tank. Don't buy.
I got mine its decent. First compressor I owned. I made sure to break in the compressor for 15mins as the instructions said. And then I filled it up and it took about 4mins to fill up. I plan to powder coat my brakes with only 10psi of pressure needed. Seems like it will do the job just fine.
@@joshrawks21 honestly after owning it for awhile I’d return it. I hate that thing.
@@joshrawks21 it runs out air, has no pressure and loud ass hell don’t even bother
@brycepsi I assume you got it from harbor freight like I did. You're going to lose 20% bro which will give you back like 48 dollars. Luckily I only need 10psi to spray the powder on the brakes and brakes are not that big of a part. So the 100gals at 10psi will be more than enough. Tomorrow I'll check how long it takes to empty the tank at 10psi from full to empty.
mine worked for about a year and now it wont build pressure.
Did you ever find you had any air leaks where the hose connects to the tank? For me I’m not sure if it’s a hose fitting or the fitting on the tank itself.
I just bought this thing about two weeks ago and I don’t think that’s the issue. It does work but it’s more trouble than the time and the hurt on my ears…
I can't control pressure to the tool. Does turning the regulator knob clockwise increase or decrease pressure to the tool?
Clockwise increases
Not recommend it. I doesn't maintain a high enough pressure even for just a few minutes. Barely blows the cob-webs off my chain saw after a few seconds of use. Could not imagine a nail gun or the problem of waiting for it to build up pressure. Maybe mine is a bad one.
Piece of crap! Got it on special for 39.99. It probably had pumped up 50 times and it no longer will fill the tank. Of course it’s way past any warranty. No parts available as the distribution parts center in Calif. just a waste of any money you might spend.