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I'm looking for a new compressor for my self, I quite fancy a Hydrovane compressor, as I've been told these are really quiet, and bang high cfm's, is this the case?

thoughts?

Cheers

Jimbo

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That is what i have at 12bar 300lt with a cooler so no water

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Ive an oldish ( well...8-9 yrs wow ! ) Sip workshop 150litre, single cylinder ( piston )

Single phase, 3HP. Its noisy, every time motor starts, lights flicker etc, and I do have a fairly decent supply to my garage. and the compressor.....

These tend to be the cheaper types, although at the time, I bought the best I could afford, without going nuts.

If doing it again....Id go for a twin screw type. these are a lot quieter than piston types.

On the other hand.....aside from blowing stuff and pumping tyres up. I really dont use it that often.

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speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

we had a hydrovane we got rid of and have regreted it ever since. They have high CFM output and are particularly qiet. I'm not sure how regulated the flow is for painting though - would be worth using a receiver with it to regulate as they are generally direct supply.

i have a hydovane Jim

might be willing to sell as i never use it

I'll give you a ring mate

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answer your phone Neil, or better still, give me a bell when you've got 5 mins

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I've just realised your talking about Compressed air for the shed lol you can see what I thought you were on about!!:$:$:$

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lol!! well I thinking about it I could run a big air hose all the way up the strip

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NOW Jim you might be onto some thing here, Keep it quiet No one will notice it trailing from your motor! lol.

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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Hydrovane all the way. Thats what we have at work and it brill. We have a dryer aswell so no water in the air line.

hydovane jim, they wack the cfm out

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hydrovane-3-Phase-Co...1QQcmdZViewItem

I imagine your not too far from Cardiff either?

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Hi,
I didn't think they had 3 phase in Wales?
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Cheers guys, that one is in my watch list. It's only about 10 miles from me, but always a bit worried about buying somethning I can't see working.


do these compressors go wrong often?
is there much too them?

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Hi,
I don't know about the reliability, but they're a lot more complex than your average piston compressor...
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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jim , at the local garage there is one of these , broken, with oil leaking from the finned area on the compressor ,so yes they can go wrong .
regards robert

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what make ?

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Anyone ever had a hydrovane apart?

Are they easy to service? mine has a small oil leak.

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My mates dad has a pair that he uses for his business - he always sends them away for proper servicing - when I say always, he always waits till the last minute when a problem develops and then gets them serviced!