Metabo HPT Quiet Air Compressor | 125 PSI | 1 Gallon | EC28M

Very quiet. Only negative is that after a few nails, before the motor kicks on, it has left a few nails high. Did it on both brads and pin nails.

I needed a small compressor for interior trim etc. And until now I have used a long retractable reel and compressor mounted in my van. It’s always weird to drag a hose through and door/window which has its own annoyances. Also hate dragging the bigger compressor around for small jobs or finish carpentry. This unit is so light and unbelievably quiet! When I turned on I was blown away. I wished it had higher regulated pressure but so far it’s been great for pins/brads/finish nails. It even drives 2.5” coil nails, but you have to let the motor catch up so you can’t rapid fire. For a remodel it may shoot a few framing nails too, but within reason and one might have to hammer the nail right.

I just needed something more powerful

Great quality and performance in a quiet package. Powers my air nailers well.

Found this on Amazon, great price , and said it was quite. Well its very quite, only used it a few times so far airing up tire, air stapler, blowing out other equipment. but works great and can eaasily have a conversation with a coworker while standing over it.

Every positive review you read of this compressor is right on. Based on those good reviews I felt comfortable buying this air compressor. Because I was doing some framing with dimensional lumber, I decided to try this little thing for the fun of it. I coupled it with a short hose to my metabo auxiliary tank that I already had, the one Ive included a picture of. I found that with the extra pressure maintenance of the extra tank, this little compressor will keep up with framing as long as youre not doing rapid production jobsite framing of entire walls. We were doing a roof overhang makeover that required a fair amount of figuring, cutting, aligning, etc between nail shots, so we werent pushing the air needs to an extreme. I have another large 220V compressor that will keep up with all but heavy air use associated with complete repaint coat of a vehicle. This little compressor will be handy for many remote applications, especially if you have a quality auxiliary tank. FWIW, I filled the tank with the other compressor so I started out with a full tank that I hooked the little Metabo to, then started the framing work. So the little Metabo didnt have to work to fill up the tank from the very beginning. No overheating or circuit breaker tripping at all, so very pleased with the results. This is a good little compressor. Youll like it!

Shipped with a broken quick coupler and had to supply my own. Tried blowing off my work bench and pressure drops off 10lb/sec with the motor running. Worked pretty well with my brad nailer, firing 7 nails before motor kicks in. Probably best for an airbrush or stapler.

Quiet, lightweight. Plenty of power for finish work

Great little compressor! It’s amazingly quiet. Doesn’t have much air capacity, but I can fill my garden cart tires easily (car tires take a little patience), and running a 18 ga Brad nailer is no problem (though makes the quiet a bit superfluous). This thing is so quiet I can stand next to it while running and have a conversation in normal tones/volume. It’s about as loud as a louder fridge. Doesn’t put out enough air to run most tools like air ratchets or impact wrenches, or a sander, but I love it for the brad nailer. Should be just enough to run a small airbrush as well.

Relative to many other compressors it is quiet, but dont expect it to be silent, its definitely not. Its like a loud person talking level. Guess I was expecting too much from some of the rave reviews. Also the packaging has the regulator and air output pushed against the box face, leaving little to no protection when shipped. Lucky for me, both the regulator and air output had pushed through the box but were not damaged (as far as I can tell). Some reviewers had the regulator fail later, and It may have been caused by shipping damage, so look closely for shipping damage.