Craftsman 33 gal. Air Compressor, 1.6 hp, Vertical Tank, 150 Max PSI Reviews

Bought a reconditioned unit with one year warranty. First start revealed a constant pressure bleed off even when the compressor wasn't bieng used. After 12 hours of use the motor started smoking and the compressor shut down. Now it's fried and of course, the one year warranty is expired by three weeks. I have grown up with Craftsman and used them exclusively for my business when I was an auto mechanic but the last four purchases of tools have all went bad just after the warranty period or well before like the ratchets. Yes they can be fixed or replaced but in the past, I used ratchets for over...

I bought this compressor brand new from sears a year a go. It takes a long time to pump up air and shut off. By the time it gets completely pumped up it always smelled like rubber was burning. Now less than year later it totally quit. This compressor would only be used roughly once a month. Found the small rubber belt that drives the piston was burnt off. Ordered a replacement belt which cost $32.00. Installed the new belt and figured out why the belt did not last long. The pulley on the motor is small and smooth. It generates excessive heat on the belt until it eventually destroys the belt. This...

I bought this on a "black friday" sale on 2010.  I'm a professional airplane mechanic for the USAF and use a compressor at home for maintenance on my vehicles, boat, ATV and cleaning out the garage, air filters, etc.  Out of the box everything seemed great.  I followed the recommended break-in instructions (30 mins running with tank drain valve open) and then connected a hose and some different tools to it to test things out.  It ran a blower, tire guage, air ratchet and air gun fine, though it takes about 8 minutes to build pressure from 0 to 150.  With the tank at 150, running a blower with...

  I have a vertical compressor I bought over 20 years ago and it is great! I bought this one for the 150 psi air pressure. Within 6 mos the piston cracked in two. Sears fixed it, however, Now after the warranty is over, it is broke again! What a piece of junk! How many times should I have to fix this thing that I feel I paid good money for? STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPRESSOR!

This is an average product for the price.

The compressor works reliably for the price and it is not as noisy compared to other compressors.  I've used it with an impact wrench, air gun, stucco hopper gun, and to inflate tires.  It worked well on everything except the stucco hopper gun.

It is not really strong enough for the stucco hopper gun.  I had to spray for a minute, then wait maybe 4 minutes for pressure to build and spray again.

The compressor takes too long to reach its maximum PSI.  Also the air release valve failed to work correctly after about 20 uses.  It does not shut off the...

This compressor is a great one for at home around the house jobs. I have been beating this thing to death with HPLV spray guns impact guns and grinders. I use this thing every weekend and have done no maintenance, it runs non stop and all that needs I ever have to do is drain the water. The compressor has gotten louder over time but i have not seen any difference in how it works. I would recommend it to any one who has limited space and a low budget but big projects.

Two years ago, my family gave me a new Craftsman air compressor. I had no idea that I would use it as much as I have. Of course I had to purchase a Craftsman air gun and several Craftsman accesaries.

I use my compressor for everything from airing tires to maintenance chores.

The other day, I was cutting my grass with my riding lawnmower and my tire suddenly went flat. My immediate first thought was that I would have to take my lawnmower to a service center to get the tire replaced. As I started walking toward my house, it dawned on me that I could replace it myself. I went to the local tire store,...

I bought this compressor, on sale for $269, to blow out my lawn sprinkler system. I took it home and plugged it in and turned it on. It started building pressure right off. I'd read somewhere that a new compressor should be ran about a half hour with the bleed off valve open, so I did that and then I was ready to connect it to the drain valve on my sprinkler and put it to use. I set the regulator at 60 lbs. and let it build pressure to 150 lbs. I then opened the valve to my sprinkler system and blew out the first zone. I repeated this process twice for each of the six zones.
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Craftsman 33 Gallon Air Compressor is the most powerful air compressor I have ever used. It has handled any job I have given it and maintains pressure very constant and fill time is really pretty quick. Using impact or air hammer or rachet has not slowed it down.

Easy to move because of the large wheels and seems more balanced during movement than other units.

Quiet is not the word for this compressor. You can actually carry on a conversation while it is running without yelling to be heard. This is a great feature when you are in an area with conversations having to take place.

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Bought this compressor, used it twice over 3 weeks, and it's worthless!!  Like others have stated, slow and long to fill, has no uumph to operate tools, couldn't keep up with removing only 4 lug nuts off my car.  I think it was noisy.  Anyone who knows anything about motors knows they need oil to run smoothly.  I was foolish enough to read the overall ratings and believed what I read instead of going with my better judgement in buying an oil free motor.  Don't put any oil in your car and see what happens!!!  Same concept. 

Also had no coupling on the compressor to hook up a hose to.

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I have owned this compressor less than 12 hours and it's already broken.  One of the motor mounts cracked and fell off before the compressor could run 5 minutes.  It could have been weakened in shipping but either way, the quality of the motor and compressor falls short.  The motor/compressor assembly is held onto the tank by ONE bolt.  Talk about cutting corners.  I'm taking it back and looking at other brands at other stores.  Sears and Craftsman are letting me down these days.  Ohh and it took me a week to get the compressor even though the stores inventory showed two in stock.

Previously I purchased a Dewalt D55146 with 200psi and used it for about one month.  I don't use the compressor for any heavy duty work but just around the garage stuff but the motor keeps kicking in constantly to maintain the pressure.  I love that unit for the high pressure and the low noise level but the capacity wasn't there.  I returned that unit and bought this Craftsman 33 gal. compressor instead.  Now I am much happier with this unit as it has enough pressure, low noise level and bigger capacity.  Of course it is not as portable as the Dewalt but I don't plan on moving it around anywhere. ...