Air Compressors For Sale

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The tank can be purchased as a separate unit. This is helpful if the compressor and motor are still serviceable but the tank no longer holds the pressure. This could be due to rust or damage, age or wear and tear. You can buy new or used air compressor tanks and some outlets will offer both for sale, so take your pick.

More commonly though the separate air tank for the compressor unit is used because of the size of the air compressor needed and the fact the air compressor is static or fixed. While smaller, portable units usually come with the tank fitted, larger industrial applications are bought separately and then installed as a unit. Rotary, screw and scuba or medical air compressors very often have separate tanks to ensure performance and capacity.

Tanks are either horizontal or vertical in their layout and bolted to floor or wall. Most industrial applications require certification that the unit is installed correctly and meets all relevant standards. You rarely see separate tanks for 12v, small or mini pump air compressors.

When it comes to the lower priced or discount segment of the air compressor market you are buying ‘Made In China’ almost every time. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing as many of the small, portable or mini compressors on the market are OEM, or made for big name brands as ‘original equipment’ under license.

Sadly, too many of these patented designs are simply stolen and made to lesser standards with sub standard materials. When sold they don’t have the marketing and warranty support of major brands and so are far cheaper. Not such a problem for cheap 12v compressors, but when you move up into rotary, oilless, industrial and compressors made to supply breathing equipment, quality is preferred.

Still, there is a market for low end air compressors, even diesel and large gas powered units both new and used and the quality has improved considerably in the past five years.

When it comes to buying a cheap air compressor, ask about the warranty and if the unit can be serviced, are spare parts available and so on. Compressors aren’t complicated but if you need an o-ring and they use a slightly odd sized one, it might be cheaper to buy a new unit altogether!

Chinese companies like the Shandong Excellence Import & Export Co, Ltd, Zhengzhou Xinghua Dental Equipment Co Ltd, Wuxi Topall Co Ltd, or from Turkey, Aydin Trafo,  and Aarvee Pneumatic Services from India are some of the ‘brand names’ who will be making your air compressor.