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Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa 813-655-8777 wrote:

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The pump on the Eaton looks Chinese Dave ?
Emglo is a good air pump.
Ever look at Rol Air Compressors ?
The 5 year warranty looks good, but what about down time ?
I always keep a back up compressor for when one takes a ****.
I slap the back up on till the broke one is fixed.

At 1500.00. I need two, OUCH.

I LIK E the tank !!!

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I looked really closely at the pump and was told by the Mfr. it is American made. It gave away no details of being chinese.

The indicators I looked for were ,"No Visable Chopsticks, no take out menu or fortune cookie" I checked the pump over by magnification in m,y picture editing software and never saw even the slightest bit of left over DUCK SAUCE, LOL

Seriously, I will give the company a ring and double check for clarification.

Emglo Brand, builds a good compressor and so is Rol Air, no doubt. I used both Emglo and Rol Air for several years many years ago with I was framing houses for a living. They were long lasting and for nail guns they worked teriffic, supplying all the air 2-3 guys needed to keep framing most of the time, I think the Rol air was a 15-20 gallon and the Emglo was the standard torpedo 9.5 gallon size with the single pump and 5.5 hp honda.

Don't get me wrong, I even like the Northern Tool compressor Mike S. brought to our attention. I am just looking at all options and the pro's and con's of each model.

I hope everyone takes my reviews and findings with a grain of SH, err, I mean salt.

I just know many of us are upgrading or looking to upgrade from other chemical delivery methods to air diaphragms and the key beyond having a Kynar pump for longevity is the compressor reliability. Am I right Chris?

So, with a large volume SINGLE tank (30 gallon as compared to a 9.5 gallon capacity Dual torpedos) and a DUAL head pump and electric start Honda motor, this seems like a WINNER in the Eaton Compressor.

The icing on the cake is the 5 year Bumper to Bumper, non pro-rated warranty which means PARTS and LABOR are covered for a FULL 5 YEARS from what I understand and unlike a pro-rata warranty which decreases the munufacturers liability as the equipment ages, the 5 yr, bumper to bumper means if anything breaks the will replace at no cost to the owner. At least that is what I have been told and have verified by tracking down a couple of the companies listed in the Eaton testimonials and the told me that Eaton Compressor bent over backwards to make it right everytime with no questions.

Yes, the cost is more than the OTHER cheaper models out there, and the features are less on the less costly models and no electric start (which is a nice feature)

I am just thinking that if it lasts 4-5 years and you buy a 800.00 compressor every year that is half what this compressor is in terms of quality, air volume (21 cfm compared 11.2 or 12.7) and has a warranty that is unrivaled (5 years Full as compared to 2 years pro-rated)

Then the bottom line is cost.

Breaking it down- Your current compresor at $800.00 X 5= $4,000.00 as compared to $1,450.00 for the Eaton = Savings over 5 years of $3,550.00 plus time saved over removal and replacement of 5 different compressers as compared to bolting one compressor down and it "stays where it lays".

If you bought two the savings over 5 years would be $7,000.00 and thats the bottom line on your bottom line.

These numbers and reasons are what I look at.

Hope this helps

David W.