Comments on: Oil-Free Verses Oil-Lubricated Air Compressors http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2009/11/oilfree-verses-oillubricated-air-compressors/ This power tool blog is a website dedicated to power tool guides, power tool reviews, power tool manufacturers, forums, news and more. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Light http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2009/11/oilfree-verses-oillubricated-air-compressors/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Steve Light Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:39 +0000 http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/?p=2752#comment-1026 Appreciate the blog. One follow up. It feels like from the description that buying the oil free gives you the performance while avoding the hassle of the oil version. When and why would someone buy the oil version over the oil free? Thanks. Appreciate the blog. One follow up. It feels like from the description that buying the oil free gives you the performance while avoding the hassle of the oil version. When and why would someone buy the oil version over the oil free? Thanks.

]]> By: George Thomas http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2009/11/oilfree-verses-oillubricated-air-compressors/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 George Thomas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:07:24 +0000 http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/?p=2752#comment-1025 Hi, Great little sum up of the difference between oil-free and oil-lubricated. Might I add that we would always recommend lubricated compressors. Yes they are a bit more messy (especially if its a little compressor and it falls over!) and require you to maintain the oil level. However they are far more reliable and not as noisy. We see a lot more oil-free compressors come in for repair than lubricated. So the extra effort in keeping it oiled is definatley worth it from our experience! I hope that helps. Kind regards George Thomas Air Supplies www.airsupplies.co.uk Hi,

Great little sum up of the difference between oil-free and oil-lubricated.

Might I add that we would always recommend lubricated compressors. Yes they are a bit more messy (especially if its a little compressor and it falls over!) and require you to maintain the oil level. However they are far more reliable and not as noisy. We see a lot more oil-free compressors come in for repair than lubricated. So the extra effort in keeping it oiled is definatley worth it from our experience!

I hope that helps.

Kind regards
George Thomas
Air Supplies
http://www.airsupplies.co.uk

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