Customer Reviews for DEWALT 30 Gal. Portable Vertical Electric Air Compressor

PlUg and play setup switched to 220 ac. Blew my old impact gun apart with in a week with all the air pressure. Shipped to store and then curb side pickup. Took about 2 weeks

My old compressor but the dust and I saw this Dewalt at a local supply store. I am very pleased with my purchase and after the recommended break in it had performed flawlessly. It is also a lot quieter than my other one.

Just brought my new Dewalt 30 gal compressor home from Home Depot. Started it up and five blades broke off the pulley. If the shroud wasn't attached who knows what could have happened. Totally unacceptable. So either Dewalt or Home Depot needs to pick this up because I just spent 4 hrs of my day driving into the nearest HD. Totally unacceptable.

They didnt stock this in the store but it arrived fairly quickly in the midst of covid19. No visual shipping damage. Comes fully boxed and on a pallet and filled with synthetic oil. Did the 1/2 hour breakin. After breakin tested fill times. 50psi in one min. 100psi in 3 min. 150psi in 6 min and shut off at 160 in 7min. Switch set to cycle at 150psi so cycle time about one min. Measured 77db @ 12-feet. Pretty quiet. Converting from 110 volt to 220 volt simply changing 2 wire locations on the motor and swapping out the plug to a 6-20P style. Also added a wireless vibration hour meter. Note this Dewalt compressor is actually made by Industrieal Air and American made. They make high quality compressors. Bought the Dewalt version because it was on sale through Home Depot

I'm pretty happy with this compressor. it is replacing my sears direct drive of similar design. main reason is noise. it is in my garage and I read that the dewalt type is fairly quiet. I checked it out. when I received it I compared the 2 with my db meter. The sears was 100 db (really freaking loud), the dewalt was 78. Both from a few feet away. a huge difference. when I would use the old one I put on hearing protectors it was so loud. I believe the sears put out more air so its a little bit of a trade off. BUT--the dewalt goes to 150# the sears 125. It comes on around 110 and cuts off at 155. then cools off to about 150. I did not like the drain so I changed to an elbow and ball valve and extension pipe all 1/4". It did not look like there was enough room but it fit. that is something they could change, is give you a little more room under it. It does not leak down so that is another plus. I use my compressor quite often, for many cars, painting small items, a blast cabinet, blow out the garage, etc. I really don't see any major downsides. It is inline with other compressors of this size and type. I do wish it put out a little more air but that would mean going to 220v which I don't have in my garage.

I previously had a non-oil compressor. I am VERY satisfired with my purchase. They said it would not be quieter but it is much quieter and you can tell the Dewalt brand is much more quality than the previous husky I had. I would definelty recommend this. I have had it for about a month now. The only thing that I don't like is the added weight. It is much heavier.

This product is efficient, gets the job done, and is quiet. I have had it for a few weeks and am satisfied with it. It does not take up too much space in the garage which is also nice. It meets my expectations thoroughly.

I am a big Dewalt fan, ever since working in a shop for building scenery for theatrical productions. Their tools are very well built, with great durability and power. This compressor is no exception - it's great! It builds up to 150+ lbs of pressure in ~10 minutes from an empty tank. Kicks back on when it gets to ~100 psi. It's reasonably "quiet" - I've certainly used much louder compressors - but it may be hard to hold a normal conversation while its compressing air... It holds pressure extremely well - I leave it for weeks with 100+ psi in it, and every time I check it, it hasn't dropped at all. So nice to have that air ready all the time! I highly recommend changing out the drain mechanism on the tank - it's very difficult to reach and turn it to drain water. I'd put a 90 street elbow on there, with a small lead of regular pipe, going to a nice ball valve. That's what I'm going to do, so I can open the drain more easily. With the ability to put out 7 CFM at 40 psi, and nearly 6 CFM at 90 PSI, it'll run everything I'll ever need it to. And it's super nice that you can just plug it in to any 120V socket (you DO want to make sure it's on a 20A breaker, as it really pulls some serious amps, especially at startup!) If you are going to transport it from the store to your home, be ready to deal with spilled oil, if you lay it down from any length of time (more than a few minutes). We had to travel ~30 minutes, and a good bit of the oil came out. Still had enough in it, though, to run just fine, and complete the break-in procedure. I eventually purchased the Dewalt synthetic compressor oil off of Amazon -- it's blue -- and topped it off. The pneumatic wheels really help when moving this thing around, though it's heavy enough that I hope I never have to roll it through uneven/grassy terrain by myself! Cast iron is heavy! Overall, 100% satisfied! Great product - will enjoy using this for years and years...

Great compresssor, really like the 155PSI capability. I added an elbow to the tank drain because it was hard to reach.

The product performs well. It has enough power to run alot of tools. Make sure your breaker is at least 20a. This thing runs at 15 which will trip a 15a breaker in most situations. Product is shipped with oil already in it. Make sure you leave it right side up when bringing it home or the oil will leak out all over the place. Dewalt should have just kept a seperate thing of oil for the customer to add. Its heavy too, not ideal for portability unless you are 6'5" and 350 lbs.

I bought this compressor, and it was delivered on November 17. It worked fine for a while, and I was satisfied. I had it plugged into a GFI, and it fried it. I contacted support was told to take the compressor to a Northern Tool in Katy, Texas. That was on December 15th. It has been there since then. I talked to Northen Tool, and they identified a problem and reported back to Dewalt support and no response. I contacted Dewalt and no response. I would not recommend this product.

This is a nice size compressor for the serious hobbyist. It’s not loud, has decent volume so it’s not constantly cycling, has a small footprint, and will run off a standard 15A outlet.

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Motor on 110v has not enough power to fill tank, slows and starts to burn. Have to wire it for 220v. Not done at this time. Getting this unit from home depot required over 3 hours on phone to get the price close to correct. + 1.5 Months waiting !!! Run !

My 30 gal dewalt compressor is quiet, runs on 110v and holds air without leak down! So far the compressor meets all of my needs.

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Pulley blades broke off on the first start up.

This compressor has met all my expectations, it's perfect for my garage workshop set-up.

I love this compressor. Quiet, and easy to move. works on 120/15-Amp outlet (as well as 240), so I didn't have to figure out how to run more power to the detached garage. I would have given it 5 stars but there was a casting porosity leak in the pressure switch manifold; about 5-Psi/hr. They sent a new manifold, but it should have been tested for leaks before assembly, and definitely before leaving the factory.

the compressor came in without a scratch however i specifically ordered this model because it had the threaded fitting on the side of the tank where i would connect a 1 inch regulator so i could get high flow low pressure for a specific purpose . there was no fitting on the side of the tank as shown in the description. i had no choice but to send it back. other than it not as advertised i would like to re order if i can be assured it would be as the description shows with the fitting on the tank

Got off to bad start with this compressor. Started breakin procedure upon arrival and Flywheel broke! Contacted DeWALT customer service and they shipped out replacement Flywheel (expect 7-21 days for arrival). Once received, I removed and reinstalled flywheel I noticed the inner belt guard was also also damaged. Contacted Customer Service again and they shipped out out not only the inner but also the outer belt guard. So they did right by me on honoring Warranty. Compressor operated well at this point. About 7 min to fill up before it cuts off as suppose to. Compressor is suprisingly quiet, quieter than my small pancake compressor! I have this plugged into a regular 15amp outlet not hardwired and works just fine without any issues of tripping circuit. The very worst part of this compressor is the Petcock Valve located under the tank. Not much room to open and close the valve and I have small hands. Just bad design that needs changing. Tried adding taller tires (current tires are 10" high) but they just hit the tank. Skinnier width tires may cause this to topple over during movement. Not any everyday user so it works for my needs.

Enough air pressure to do everything I wanna do

Very good compressor, runs quite, but buy drain plug extension from home depot and install takes about 5 mins.

I have had 3 compressors over the years, each one a little bigger and more functional than the last. All of them have been "oil" units which means they have been piston rather than diaphragm compressors. This 30 gallon unit is a small version of the compressors found in shops (garages, machine shops .... ). With this compressor I can run tools for longer and can paint. I personally prefer Home Depot over other box stores as they came to Sudbury first, they are well stocked, their staff is more my generation and generally more knowledgeable than some of the other stores

I would say excellent but I haven't had much time to play with it yet. The shipping was odd but the compressor arrived in excellent condition and on time. The delivery driver was very personable, and had very good people skills.I injoyed talking to him. After 30 years with my old compressor (it worked well but was deafening), the new DeWalt is amazingly quiet.

After a total of about seven to ten hours of run-time, the motor suddenly started tripping the breaker upon startup. Motor would turn over about three times and then blow the circuit breaker. The stopcock on the bottom is VERY close to the floor, so it would be VERY easy to break it off while moving the compressor around the shop. Also, it is very difficult to get to to drain the tank of moisture after each use of the compressor. Good news: I returned it to Home Depot and they gave me a full refund. I am disappointed in DeWalt quality. Not sure these guys are the same people they used to be.

I bought this air compressor 2 months ago and have noticed that I'm getting oil leaking out of it from somewhere. I could net see any loose fittings or anything else, until i noticed that the leg of the Pump has a crack it in and oil is leaking out of it. This is not a cheap air compressor, and for the price and the Dewalt name i expected more. I only buy Dewalt Air and Power tools and more other tools too. My whole garage is full of yellow..) I really love most of the Dewalt tools but this air compressor is a fail.

Like the 155 psi reading, cfm at 40 and 90 psi equivalent to my old compressor, so far so good

Easy to set up and ready to go on arrival