Greetings all. I have a question. I am an Instructor and am looking to buy a scuba compressor for use at my house. I am building a pool and plan to do teaching from my house there. I also plan to fill tanks for friends and associates. I don't plan to do the volume of a full service scuba shop, but intend on filling several tanks a week. Would would you suggest in terms of a compressor including brand preferences and why?
Thank you.
In order to give you improved options, four questions.
1. What do you know about scuba compressors, your experience, maintenance, expectations etc
2. Are you considering buying new.
3. How much risk are you willing to take with the junk offered secondhand can you spot pitfalls
4. Would you know the difference between models, life expectancy of each and service parts cost are you going to service it yourself or contract the servicing out to contractors.
---------- Post added October 31st, 2015 at 06:54 PM ----------
I have a Bauer 5 cfm capatono 5 HP single phase. all the filters Manuel drains no automatic stuff to cause problems. as pictured $4000. New hour meter, all 4 gauges new. 1000 psi oil pressure. I could deliver. PM me if interested.
Ron,
By example.
I would be more interested in what the old hour meter was reading, that is before it was replaced it with a shiny "low hours" new one.
Looking at the build maybe it went round the dial a couple of times in the last 25 years
Incidentally that data plate in the photo would be interesting to see close up. It will have the original date of manufacture.
Without the original hour meter assume 500 hours a year use should give some idea how close it is to a complete rebuild, and a blow by estimate of remaining piston life.
Also the tall filter tower and that separator on the Bauer maintenance schedule need replacing around 15 years
Again the original date of manufacture is stamped on each of the towers the data plate.