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Any one use a air compressor at home thinking of buying which one is good to buy

What would you like to do with this air compressor both now and possibly in the future?

Just an idea for when working on my cars

My mate has a 80L tank one, says it's good for what he needs as too small the compressor'll always be on. Uses it for a bit of DIY spraying and that's it so far really... I don't think he has any air tools for it though.

To be honest i use to have one and hardly used it.The only time it got used was if i had to undoe something that was badly seized.
Then there was the hassle of getting it all out and up and running.Unless you are working on cars all the time and doing a lot of stuff you have to ask yourself is it worth it.

If you really do want to go for it though there are plenty of kits out there that will do the job if its purely for mechanical work and not resprays.

My set up was a Clarke air unit with Honda petrol engine but it was a big old unit and more suited for workshop use than your home diy set up.

If your buying new and need a compressor and tools you should budget for spending around £250 upwards.So it all depends what your budget is really.

I bought one to paint the car; if you've got that in mind you'll also be budgeting 200 quid for filters, another 100 at least for the gun, 100 for hoses and fixtures, and possibly double all that to run an air fed mask.

If you just want it for occasional tools, then it's a hell of a lot of money to fork out just for a windy gun.

Whatever you choose, don't go on tank size, go on pump output; the best you'll get on a domestic electric supply is 14 CFM.