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01-24-2023, 04:24 PM #1
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Air Compressor
Looking to add a portable air compressor to my rv. 12 volt versus 120 ? Any suggestions.
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01-24-2023, 04:39 PM #2
120 V will have more power, but would be useless if you need it when 120 is not availible.
There are 12Vs that will perform well. I carry a Rigid 18V battery powered one. Ican handle my 125 PSI tires, and I own a lot of their battery powered tools and all of them use the same batteries.2021 398M Full Body Paint 8k axles. LRH tires. Disc brakes.
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01-24-2023, 04:44 PM #3
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I had a Porter Cable 120V compressor, and it did the job, but was really noisy, and bulky to stow. I use quite a few Dewalt cordless tools at home so I bought the Dewalt cordless inflator. A pretty reasonable price, was more reasonable when I bought it, not as loud as the Porter Cable, and exceptionally convenient. It's a bit slow to inflate, but it's also set it and forget it. Shuts off when it reaches the pressure. No complaints.
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01-24-2023, 04:45 PM #4
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I carry a 6 gal pancake compressor because I already had it for taking air tools out on some job sites, but when I get tired of lugging it around and losing the truck bed space I will probably pickup a Viair compressor and mount it on the underside of my truck. I've heard great things about Viair and a friend has one mounting under the truck with a quick disconnect port mounted in the rear bumper and I'm very jealous.
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01-24-2023, 04:49 PM #5
I keep a Viair 400P, if I were to do it again, I would get the 450P (I think the model is correct, but it is the one with the 100% duty cycle). The Viair has been good, I put an inline moisture filter on it to remove water since thankless compressors have no way of removing the moisture from the air. In a tank compressor, the moisture collects in the tank.
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01-24-2023, 05:32 PM #6
I went back and forth for quite a while trying to pick between the Viair 400P and the Viair 450P. Ended up going with the Viair 450P-RVS. The 400P moves more air (which translates to inflating faster), but as previously stated, the 450P has the 100% duty cycle which is why I ultimately chose it (I fried a compressor when it overheated after I significantly exceeded the duty cycle). I don't think you can go wrong with either model. They're both solid and really compact. The 450P-RVS with all of its accessories in its carry bag weights less than 25 pounds and fits easily under the rear seat of my truck.
I haven't had it long, but so far, the Viair 450P has done everything I asked of it. It's a huge step up from the 12V/120V inflator I was carrying.
@FT4NOW Great idea adding the inline moisture filter. It never dawned on me that I needed to remove moisture even though I should have known (spent some time draining gallons of water from several hundred gallon pressure tanks). An inline moisture filter is now at the top of my shopping list.Last edited by Don and Linda; 01-24-2023 at 07:29 PM. Reason: Fix typo
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01-24-2023, 06:15 PM #7
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I have the Viair 400P. I use it to air up the air bags on the truck and Goose Box and it does fine. I think airing 4 tires from 50 psi to 80 psi would be a struggle.
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01-24-2023, 06:29 PM #8
VIAIR all day, every day. I had one of their units a couple of decades when I was heavy into off-road. Great units! In addition to a moisture filter, a little oil evert now and again to keep the seals pliable.
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01-24-2023, 06:35 PM #9
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Thanks for all the replies. I think the 12v is the way to go since most of the use I will not have shore power. I've seen the Viair compressor on amazon, they seem to have good reviews.
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01-24-2023, 06:44 PM #10Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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