Best PCP Compressor Review
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Being a machine engineer, the ebay special is easier to service and to me seems a good option. I would use coolant designed for aluminium engines to prevent corrosion and pitting or at least distilled water and definitely keep filters clean to prevent getting mayo in your gun. If you fill a tank first, any oil water mixture will sit in the bottom and is less likely to get into your gun if it gets past your filters. For any noobs, compressors always generate water and so requires filtering out.
2 years on my Ebay special and no issues. I change the oil every season and keep the filters clean. I have three gun cylinders I fill and and average about 3 fills a month. Always run water through these even for a top off as they will build temp way too fast. I did wrap my stainless air tubes with copper wire for additional heat dispersion and that help cool them off a bit. Also leave the water pump running after shutting down the unit as they don't bleed heat well and leaving the water running for an additional 5 or 10 minutes will help dissipate extra heat
What exact oil are you using for this?
Link for ebay special?
What is the condition now?
Good to know how it's doing please as considering buying one
I have the Air Venturi compressor. After two years of use, I found it would only charge up to 1,000 psi. After doing some internet searches and conversations with Pyramyd Air, I discovered that the stainless steel reed valve on the second stage had burned a pin-hole through it. This was caused by carbon building up on the reed valve, and the over-heated carbon burning a hole through the reed valve. Bottom line, I should have used a better quality oil designed specifically for high pressure compressors. I was able to replace the reed valve myself. Pyramyd Air had the correct reed valve in stock. I noticed a small amount of corrosion on the cooling system internals, even though I had been using distilled water. Now I am using a radiator coolant and distilled water mix. I am also using a better quality oil. My Air Venturi is working fine now. Overall, I am satisfied with my Air Venturi compressor. I should have started out with better oil, and used radiator coolant.
What exact oil are you using for this?
Andy, your reviews are always helpful and this one is, by far, the best for pcp fans. There are always going to be other makes of compressors that you could have included, but this gave excellent, broad advice on likely prices etc. Thanks for all of your reviews.
Now i now why i am not a fan of PCP rifles, the hassle and expensive of filling them unless you live close to a gunshop
is just not worth it for me.
I don't use my airguns often enough to justify the expense of the gear required to fill them at home.
Thanks for making us aware of the pro's and cons of available compressors.
Excellent, informational video. You covered all of the ones I was looking at. Taking my scuba tanks for a 2 hour drive is a pain. I think the Air Venturi Nomad is for me. Thanks again for the thorough review!
I have a "e bay special "it has worked very well for the past year, no problems at all 😁👍
Can i get "e bay special "compressor information?
@@dreamofblueturtle go on Ebay and search cp compressors. Mine was made by Davvy but there are tons of Chinese compressors on the bay
@@stefanw5894 Thank you for your favor
Careful tho cause most are scammers
The Yong Heng eBay special is the best for the money. Mine is 2 years old and going strong.
Brilliant review as always mate, with lots of great info...Thanks for all the hard work and effort that goes into these video!
I am looking into purchasing the Nomad II...So your review helped a lot!
Cheers, Mark
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So, after almost 2 years, how the Ebay Special compressor you own is keeping up? Is it still working fine? Thanks in advance.
After almost 2 years, how is that Amazon Special compressor holding up?
Thanks Andy this was a really enjoyable and informative video, probably your best one yet.
Excellent video Andy. Very informative, and well worth the time and effort.
I know this video is a year old by the time I’ve seen it but still very knowledgeable for a novice ( Beginner) like me. I am now going into a year with my PCP world and I tell you this to all of you beginners ,,,,,,, you can by any PCP air Gun or Rifle but what you don’t realize when you start is,,,,,,,,,, you need ,no you WANT a reliable compressor! And looking around I want one that can be used regularly and weekly ,monthly into years to come! Just don’t want to carry around a bucket of water. Thanks for the information you posted very knowledgeable 🙂
Another excellent review ! Thank you Andy.
Andy, Greetings! Thank you for taking the time on reviewing the compressors, It really help me to understand the difference on quality and especially on parts and labor taking your word an owner and honest opinion. It really help us all.
Can you do a review on this compressor... is the
Air Venturi EC-3000 Compressor by Hill ...Thank you!
I bought the Yong Heng compressor from Ebay and paid same as you did and the coolant pipe work is more extensive and the plastic tube on yours are silicon on mine (no kinks), BRILLIANT review sir Thanks
The best HPA compressor review that I've found! Great job!
Very useful review with a nice touch of humor to entertain the audience. Very good work pal. Greetings from Brazil.
Thank you Andy. You have helped me settle on the Nomad. Great review.
thank you Andy. My wife and i have obtained our FAC certificates and are exploring the purchase of a PCP air rifle. your reviews are much appreciated. best wishes, Douglas
great review Andy, thanks for sharing!
Great video thanks for sharing .At my work they use Haskell air driven pumps for up to 400bar , so if you had a small air compressor this feeds the Haskell air pump which then gives you up to 400bar output .
Hi Andy me and my dad have been using the eBay special for a year now filling a 7 litre bottle and fingers crossed it has been fine.. I would definitely recommend it... Great video big thanks
I would definitely upgrade to a better oil/water separator with the eBay special compressor, around £80 , but none of these seem to have very good oil/water separators tbh , but if go for the Heng Yang eBay special faster then the others to fill gun, and can full small/medium tanks in 30 minn runs
What do you mean by 'oil/water separator' as a compressor engineer to me this is something that takes any oil that's carried over into the condenser out of the water that's created when air is compressed, it has no effect on how the compressor runs, it's a legal requirement to stop oil going down the drain.
Love the Caterham in the background
Excellent review on all of these compressors! I have the Nomad II and fill up my 3 x Ninja Pro V2 SLP Aluminum 3000 PSI 13 Cubic Inch tanks. I usually just fill them up one right after the other and each take about 10 min each to fill to 3000 PSI. I never give the Nomad time to cool down, but after watching this video, I will give it at least 5 to 7 min to cool down a bit by letting the fan run while it's running on idle to cool down faster. Thanks again for the great review!
Yeah not a bad idea letting it cool a bit will never hurt it and only help
Thank you for the advice sir. This video has helped me make a feasible choice .
Great comprehensive vid! Thanks Andy
Very nice reviews. A lot of work. Just ordered on Amazon the same as Hatsan Spark except cheaper and comes with inverter. It got great reviews too. Cheers from sunny Florida.
i took a punt at the ebay special after watching this and am amazed how good it is . also compared to the joke price of the nomad 2 its the bargain of the year . thanks AAR for giving me the confidence to buy one
free hint from someone used to trying to make plastic pipes work. Cable tie round the kink forces it to become round again, a few in close proximity allows a bend without the pipe kinking itself half-shut.
Well worth the view. Thanks for explaining these models.
Yong Heng ebay special... over 3 years so far only one issue.. Had to replace the power relay under the cover... About your temp gauge.. look at the front of ther handle and back of the cylinder there is a place to put the end of the sensor for accurate temp reading.. These pumps are awesome/... Mine fills my Marauder in less than a minute!..from 2000 to 3000 PSI..Paid 303.00 for mine in Feb of 2017. Love it!!
I ran a yong Heng for well over a year. They require constant attention and have a very dirty output suggesting multiple air filters after compression which I did. You can never run them without circulating cold water. There is also a very explicit start stop procedure. I had well over 30 hours use and it needed a high-pressure piston head. After that replacement it is again running just fine with constant attention.
What you don’t have here is probably the most intelligent compressor. The Omega series. I have the basic one and already well over 10 hours on it which again is quite a lot of air for a single person. The only maintenance is an occasional bit of grease. Truly exceptional and also the quietest with virtually no maintenance. It did not even come with air filter so I put A good one on it.
The basic one? I guess you mean one of the ones bigger than their Trail Charger, which I was thinking of getting, but I'll have to save for a while as it is pricey.. Only thing I worry about is with this trade war, the price may climb. Sounds like you really like your model, so I hope mine is just as good when I get it.
Of people who make reviews if they see many .. some sponsored others not, whatever you are of these, your work is impartial, precise and detailed.
great work, top!
Good and informative video for me Andy, as I have not yet gotten into PCP rifles, and am seriously considering doing so.
Thank you!
Thanks for the time you spend on your reviews. Learning allot thx
I think you undersold the ebay special, you could according to the aforementioned retailer purchase the compressor and a tank for less than the cost of any of the other units mentioned.
Enjoyed the review.
So ! I'm happy with my Hill hand pump ( sport is good ) 😁 and no more comments ! Thanks from Belgium ! 👍🤝🍻😉
Good video Andy .. very informative.. thanks 👍🏻👍🏻
Just came across your video & I have a Yong Heng & have been using it for a year now, have around 50 hrs of use on it. I been using to fill my 3 guns along with a 3LT tank, I just ordered a 6.5 LT tank last week since I have started to do more shooting.
Wonderfully done thank you 👏
YOU SIR, DO THE BEST REVIEWS BY FAR, BRILLIANT. FIRST CLASS EVERY TIME. MICK FROM SURREY.
I have also an Ebay special. Great little compressor. I add some vehicle anti freeze to the cooling water, to prevent corrosion . brilliant little bit of kit.
Just Don't use Toyota factory brand anti freeze; it will deteriorate gaskets!!!
Im a brit living in the states,bought a Yong Heng 4500 psi compressor (ebay special) about 2 years ago,runs like a charm,herd that bearings wear on piston crank,rebuild piston+kit cost around $26,ive fitted a water,molecular filter,fills my FX Streamline. 22 in under 2 minutes,my temp gauge batteries died last year,so need replacing.
Overall good value,if it lasts 3 to 4 years can just buy another.
You based in Nottingham based on draper Nottingham nice to see someone else from my area definitely a great video and very informative
Great video. Something I have to ponder as I get further into PCPs. For the moment my 68 old body finds my Hill’s pump an interesting upper body exercise.
Same opinion from Belgium ! I'm only 48 ! 🤝🍻
this week(19/11/21) I bought an Ejoyous High Pressure Air Pump Electric High Pressure Air Compressor Pump 4500PSI / 30MPA, 300BAR High Pressure Air Pump, Portable PCP Air Compressor off Amazon uk, for £133 quid...its basically the same as the "ebay special"...
it requires 2 LR44 watch batteries to power the temp gauge, and i ordered No 46 hydraulic oil but will use synthetic iso 100 compressor oil in the future after reading the comments here...
the temp sensor is supposed to be placed in a hole at the back of the cooling cylinder...
i found my water hoses were also kinked and will have to put them in a bowl of hot waters to get them right again...
i worked out that if it manages 26 bottle fills it will have paid for its self!
great video Andy i feel better with my purchase after watching this!
Long but we'll worth watching. Thanks!
Great and very helpful review andy.
Great video. Really helpful. Thanks
Andy, thank you for a very comprehensive review. I've contemplating a compressor for a while and the work you put into this is invaluable. Like Giles, could you let me know where you got the hoist from please? Got some early morning alarms coming up :)
Thank you! Very Helpful! Semper FI!
Great review and quality info ! Just got the ebay special after MUCH disappointment with Hatsan Spark. Thanks Andy. Well Done!! W
I payed a little more and got me a Yong heng, basically the same as an "Ebay-special" but better water hoses and some other improvements like an owners manual in english that tell you that the probe for the temperature gauge should be inserted in the hole on the cylinder. 😊 I did not follow the recommendations to use iso 46 aw hydraulic oil but used a high quality synthetic iso 100 compressor oil which can withstand the temperatures reached in the second stage of compressing to avoid carbon build-up on the second stage piston.
CLEVER MOVE.
I too went with the YH model one year ago. I'm also using the Royal Purple Synfilm Recip. 100 compressor oil. The unit has been amazing and fills my gun in a consistent 2 minutes flat. You absolutely have to use the water cooling when running the pump regardless of air temp. I have my whole unit in a cabinet with a slideout shelf all contained and I couldn't be happier, especially after hearing your horror stories on the expensive models.
I figured I can fix about anything myself "if" I had problems or buy 8 more for the money of a more expensive model. Take all the steps I mentioned above, get a large water/air separator and maintain your unit well and I thing the YH is hard to beat!
Excellent review Andy!!!!!!!
@@AZBADBOYz doing the same here, have 5 very big bottle fills so far....biggest issue is moisture, im in dry california, yet it squeses lots of moisture out of the air, so i have added a dryfilter like the hill pump have on the intake, 2 big filters on the output, and finally the included little filter it came with.....im contemplating setting it up right now, as both my tanks are at 200bar...ohh also running royal purple oil...biggest issue is the time it takes to set up and i like to put ice in my water bucket which complicates the whole thing more
Walmart is now selling the Yong Heng and you can get a 3 year warranty through them too.
Same here, and same oil, too. Pretty happy with that compressor so far.
Greatest review of anything ever I have seen. I wish all people do reviews same way. Well done mate!
Great review,must have taken hours of effort to do so thanks very much,I very much enjoyed your clear and concise explanations.
Just got the Nomad 2 as starting to shoot again at home ! Damned you know what buggered up club shooting, so don’t fancy having to visit diving centres to fill tanks and have been told it will take an age to fill the bottle on my Dreamline with a hand pump. But I also intend to purchase a hand pump just in case you know WHO uses an EMP ! Really enjoy these reviews, keep them coming.
Cheers for that Andy.
yong heng almost 3 years ..perfect!
Gary Stratton hi can u fill 80 cubic feet cylinder with this n how much time will it take even after resting
excellent review of a very itntresting topic, thanks Mate!
Excellent review. I think the eBay special will be the eventual winner. The quality will improve with time. The price may decrease further if shipping expenses could be reduced. Its current price is the same as a Hill's manual pump
Many thanks for reassuring us that the physical state of ones health wasn't just me after using a handpump. Now I'm out of hospital I invested in one of those Chinese eBay ones for £160 - Life is good now.
I have one from Amazon the young hang and have used it for about 2 years now and no problem. But I do change the oil quite often. And added a mechanical filter to remove moisture. Which I think is a must.
Thank you Andy,for These verry informative Video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I recently purchased the Amazon Brand compressor. Yes, it's not the most user friendly unit, but for the price it does the job. It is a pain in the neck plugging in the water pump but the system fills my air guns and extra tanks just fine. Just need to keep an eye on the unit to make sure it doesn't overheat. This far it's done the job. Oh and it's 110.ac / 220.ac if desired.
great reviews thank you very much
VERY helpful. Thanks
Thank you for this well-explained and well-presented information. At least I now know what I don't want. Much appreciated.
Nice reviews. Very thorough.
Great Vids! Great information!
Excellent reviews well done!!
Ebay special with auto cutoff. I also added a larger water filter that drains off the bottom. Using mine for 2 years runs fine summer it does drain off some water through the larger filter. Also my temp gauge works just fine.
I realy enjoyed it you have a new sub👍
eBay special all day long into the second year now and still going strong 💪 buy a bigger water pump add antifreeze to the water unbelievable bit of kit great video
3&1/2 years for Me it's great I change the oil regular & put a bigger aquarium pump on it and made the water pump hose to a larger diameter it works even better now and keeps it Ice cold ❄ distilled water from Tesco £1.50 2ltr highly recommend, fresh oil every 6mts and it work great best option IMHO
Nice "JING ZUAN" sticker on Nomad II...same as on Yong Heng...wouldn't be surprised if they both are made in the same factory
Not the Same as the Nomad,,,are you MAD?
A whole lot of tech is like that. It wouldn't be remotely unusual.
Andy I love all your videos,, informative, joyful, interesting, factual,, THANK YOU Sir,, Helps me make good decisions,,,
Nice review of a few of the options available to the PCP Airgunner. Much emphasis needs to be put upon keeping the heat below the manufacturers recommended threshold. I think that heat and incorrect choice of lubricants is the main cause of shortened compressor life. The K30 seems to be a lot like the Hatsan Spark, and Benjamin Traveler. I think that Airgunners should be reminded to avoid running these little compressors for intervals of 20 minutes or more, with at least 30-40 minutes of time to cool off. Another consideration might be important, and that is to remove the load from the compressor prior to shutting it off. As I believe that the sudden stoppage of the crankshaft, and conrod/piston assembly under a significant load, could be a source of excessive wear to the associated parts. Another consideration should be to changing the oil where applicable as soon as it begins to to get cloudy.
Thanks for the time and effort to make this useful video. And thanks to the other folks who have posted their experiences with the various compressors. It's very useful to be able to compare the various designs and their success or failure to provide value to the consumer.
Great video. Thank you 🙏
Very informative video, lots of great options reviewed! I stuck with an economically priced unit from Amazon, should have it next week, possibly before my new gun even arrives, ha. 🤪
Pete 🇨🇦
Really useful , thank you
An outstanding review Andy
Thank you, I’m going to lock myself into a dark room for a week to recover after this massive and time consuming review. 😉👍
Thanks for the informative video
Excellent review.
A shame that the Hills unit wasn't yet available. I look forward to hearing about that one at some stage.
The air pump is only to be used as a last resort, like WTSHTF , when pumping you will feel like , well you know, like 💩! A lot to be said about springers but I enjoy both ! Love watching your show , you are a hoot !
Thanks for the great video
Yes please keep us updated about the eBay special! Iam looking for a tuxing TXES031 just because it's cheap and I trust it will work proper.
That video would have taken a lot of work. I have the Air Venturi, works a treat. I could use the electric lift to get me out of bed :)
The air Venturi’s are really nice and neat and compact, really nice. And yes it was several weeks in the making. Have a great day Giles.
Great advice! I just bought to yong heng and think it’ll suit my needs best. Texan SS.308 with 4600 psi upgrade kit from AAO.
great one , thank you
Love the show. Just found this can't for more
Thank you 👏👏👍👍💯 Very nice video 😊
Really enjoy your interesting n informative videos 👍👍
Brilliant video thanks very much for the information I am hoping to buy a new FAC air rifle which you also reviewed 👍🏻great job keep it up
Would be nice if someone did a video on couplers and different types of fittings , it’s a mine field trying to work out what you need when you have bought your air tank or compressor, thanks for the video ,, Shane uk 🇬🇧
My Ebay special is running now since 2017 with only minor issues early on but the chinese seller was great and send spares via express.
Sideshowbobx also the nice thing about them is there’s plenty of places to get parts and complete rebuild kits, plus they’re really simple to work on. Really can’t go wrong with one. Oh and Walmart is now selling the Yong Heng with the optional three year warranty.
I also bought the Chinese yong heng compressor .. brilliant and super rapid for my Huben K1 .300 bar. Scary alarm when up to pressure cut off.
I have an ebay-special, mine is a little better spec but essentially the same ( temp probe has a hole to go into on the vertical cylinder, water pump plugs into the pump itself for 12v power, and the vertical cylinder has better cooling fins ). For the price, it's great- very fast to fill, simple to operate, and far less effort than a hand pump ( my old hand pump is shot, not worth repairing ). If you're on a budget I would certainly consider it over the more expensive options- you could buy 3 or 4 for the price of the next cheapest competitor.
Just bought one from Pickering guns north York's, cheaper than EBay, and demonstrate set up for me very helpful.
I have a Nomad II, it works like a charm
Nice review, I wish you would have shown the Nomad's battery option. When I go to the field I just pop open the hood of my truck, hook up the battery cables and fill my guns as needed right there in the field.