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Howdy Folks,
Looking for reccs on at-home air compressors I can plug into a regular outlet in my garage and top up my tires from time to time without having to take it to a service/gas station etc.
992 S Pirelli P Zero.

Thanks!!
M.

992_S wrote: Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:09 pm Howdy Folks,
Looking for reccs on at-home air compressors I can plug into a regular outlet in my garage and top up my tires from time to time without having to take it to a service/gas station etc.
992 S Pirelli P Zero.

Thanks!!
M.

DeWalt pancake compressor is good for what you need plus it has a lot more uses. I've used mine for many years. Just remember to let the air out when you store it, including opening the bottom valve once the main pressure has been released. (Prevents tank rusting by keeping water out of the tank.)



If you just need to inflate tires, the DeWalt 20V Cordless Tire Inflator works very well. It's nifty and quite good, actually. (Never thought I'd say that about a cordless air inflator.)

Not cheap and you'll also need a DeWalt charger and DeWalt battery as they're all sold separately as far as I can tell. (I'd suggest the larger 5.0Ah battery.) It's easy to carry in the car too and has a car outlet power cable. Amazon has a nice case for it too.

For occasionally filling tires, just about any compressor would work. Even a little 110psi pancake compressor will fill a tire. The cheap compressors tend to be super loud, however, if that's an issue for you. Before I got my Eastwood scroll compressor (which I LOVE, but it takes 220v and is total overkill for just tires), I had this "professional" craftsman, and really liked it. It's not as quiet as the scroll compressor, but it's way quieter than the cheap air-cooled aluminum (red tank) units. If you want a nice compressor that is reasonably quiet and can do most things you'd need around the house (short of sandblasting), here it is:


https://www.searshometownstores.com/pro ... Compressor

If that's still overkill, HF sells an 'ultra quiet' compressor that's much smaller for $299 that appears to be a knock off of the super quite "California Air" compressors.

https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools ... 57328.html

But if you are literally just using it for tires once in a while, and don't care if it's screaming loud, I'd probably just get the cheapest 110psi compressor HF sells for $69 and call it a day....

Edit: my post crossed with blueline's. His DeWalt suggestions are probably more responsive to what you are looking for -- and the cordless idea is nice too.

By the way, the 992 comes with a little compressor for the tires. It is under the plastic cover in the frunk up by the windshield. You can see it in this video....

thanks y’all!

A few years ago I added a "quiet" Makita compressor to the workshop to compliment a larger two-stage piston compressor I already had. I can go dig up the numbers, but it was the only quiet one in their small jobsite compressor listings. My workshop is plumbed in the walls & ceiling for compressed air distribution, so it was a simple matter to add a valve for air from the new compressor. It's natively quiet enough to hold a reasonable conversation standing over it, and not so heavy that you can't easily grab it to move it around if needed. But I'd added a relatively sound-dampened cabinet for the bigger compressor and the shop vac, so it sits in there with that other noisier stuff.

Meanwhile, if I was sure that I'd only be using it to top up tire pressures once in a while, I'd probably be looking at one of the compact jump-start-plus-compressor boxes you see on sale on Amazon. I don't have a specific recommendation, but do warn that you make sure that the one you get uses lithium batteries. Some of the units have wet cell or gelled/AGM batteries, and seem to have expired batteries anytime I go to use them. The little lithium-ion units are small enough to carry with you, and with a little creative connection can be set up to stay charged from the car, ready for use in an emergency. Plus you always know where it's living when you need it.

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I use the little Makita quiet compressor for a lot of stuff, and a lot of that stuff isn't car related. It runs pneumatic tools like nailers and staplers for craft and workshop projects. It's great for blowing dust and dirt off of and out of things. Like the little robot vacuums from the house. The only thing the larger two-stage one gets powered up for these days is bigger projects like painting and the like. In the time I've had the little Makita (years now...), I've only used the bigger one a couple times when I needed a lot more air volume for something.

So if it's JUST and ONLY for inflating tires, the battery one will be fine. Because there's no tank so no chance to build volume for other bigger tasks. Because there's no tank they are easy to carry and store even in the car.

@dr bob
This is great - def looking for tyre top up only so small but powerful is the goal.

Everyone has been very helpful - so far loving the dewalt 20v idea. Thinking to pick one of them up.