Senco PC1010 1/2- Horsepower 1-Gallon Matte Finish and Trim Portable Hot Dog Air Compressor, Gray/Red

I bought this Senco PC1010 after doing a lot of research on quiet air compressors that I could use for indoor projects such as airbrushing, light carpentry and blowing out computers and electronics. I have to say this units reputation as quiet is well deserved, it is surprisingly quiet, the quietest air compressor by far that I've ever heard. It's also nicely compact in size, and pretty light weight while seeming to be of good quality construction as Senco is known for.The quietness does mean this is not a compressor has limits in terms of volume produced in a period of time, if you're hoping to do more than airbrushing, use a pneumatic nailer more than a few shots at a time, or have any high volume requirements this unit will not work. In order for it to go from an empty tank to full pressure (125 psi) it will take about a minute or slightly more, when it cycles it takes less time but you shouldn't expect this unit to be able to run a paint sprayer, fill a large tire quickly, run a framing nailer quickly, or any other high volume usage.The pump is also oil-less which is great for when you need air that doesn't have small amounts of oil disbursed in the air which is nice for indoor usage, or tasks like airbrushing, cleaning dust off things, etc. however realize that an oil-less pump will not last as long as one that is lubricated in an oil bath, so this compressor is better suited to light duty work. It also does not have a filter on the output, one can be added by purchasing a filter/dryer and removing the chuck and adding a few short lengths of 1/4" pipe and an elbow if you needed to.Overall this is a great compressor for indoor light usage where keeping the peace is of primary concern.

I'm a job lead for a general contractor, this little compressor seems to do everything it is supposed to do! As long as you are setting your expectations up for success it should not disappoint. A lot of the existing reviews are spot on, trim guns, great! Roofing and framing guns, not at all, the only time I'd even consider those is if I only had a few nails to shoot and a paslode gun was not handy, but at that point I'd still hand drive nails first.......My 16g Hitachi brad gun is about all this compressor can handle, after about 10 shots I have to wait for the compressor to catch up. Which is ok when installing a board or two at a time, not so ok if you are expecting to nail a whole room full of precut trim off in one go. It will keep up handily with my 18g brad nailer, I put it though it's paces a couple weeks ago installing 3 1/8" bead boards for wainscoting. I installed 12 straight boards, stopping every 4th board to chck plumb, and it was running almost continuously, but did not leave me short of air. I havn't used it with a 23g pinner yet, but I'm sure it would be perfectly fine.Don't hook your air blower up and expect to get more then a few seconds worth of air, that's simply not what this unit is designed for.The power cord is a reasonable length, 6' or so, I've coupled my compressor with a 25' flexeel hose and it's so light/quiet/compact moving it from room to room as you go is not really much of an annoyance. I don't know if running a longer hose would create too much pressure drop.I did use this to air up a couple tires on my truck just to see how it went. Poor bugger had to cycle 3 times to add 10lbs of air to each tire. Not great really, but did the job in a pinch.Anyway, to sum things up, as long as you don't expect too much from this fine little machine, you won't be unhappy. It is a part time use machine, really only suited for trim guns!

You have to understand what you are getting. This is a tiny little fellow, and the people who built it put low weight and portability first and foremost. Everything else is secondary. You can grab this thing and haul it around like a carry on bag at the airport. You can zip up and down stairs. It's lovely. This thing weighs 20 pounds. That's absurd. Pick up this thing and then pick up a mid-size compressor that weighs about 50-60 pounds and you totally see the difference. My Makita MAC700 weights 60 pounds. My MAC2400 weighs 77 pounds. Those are VERY heavy compressors. Getting a 77 pound compressor off a chest-high shelf and then carrying it through three rooms and up a couple flights of stairs---let's be honest, it's 50-50 that you'll be wrenching your back and in pain for a week.So, it's light and small. It's really easy to get on and off a shelf. At the same time, that means that it's going to fill kind of slow and you're not going to get that many nail gun shots before it kicks on again. If you're a typical homeowner moving a bit pokey as you do a project, that's nothing at all. The compressor will totally keep up with you. Shoot some nails, take a drink of water or move a board or two around, and you're ready to go again. If you're a pro a moving fast, though, you'll find this thing lagging.Mine had a problem right out of the box. I would not work right, and a guy in an online forum said to screw off the check valve, spray it with WD40, shake it, and reassemble. I did and it has worked great since then.Would I use this to inflate tires? I don't think so. It's just not designed to put out lots and lots of air. Maybe topping up tires here and there if you're willing to do it a bit slowly. This Senco is designed to fire 8 or 12 nails, cycle for about 20-30 seconds, and then go again. I will say to its advantage that it's on the quieter side when it's running. It's not quiet, but it's not that ear-splitting roar you get with some of those pancake compressors. It also holds air pretty darn well. If I leave it plugged in all night, I'll only hear it come on every 45 minutes to an hour or so.If you accept this for what it is, it is a great tool.