I have it sitting on my target stand for now. But I'm going to invest in a small cart so I can roll it to the receptacle when it's time to fill and then place a cover on it and wheel it out of the way. I think I may also build a tank holder onto the side of the cart to hold my tank during refill.
Definitely glad I got it.
And yes, the oil and filters were also in mine when it came with 1 hr run time on the hour meter. If you remove the top of the filter and your filter does not pop up, just reach in with a needle nose and give it a quick little upward tug, Craig told me that sometimes the filter cartridge, which may not be perfectly round, can get wedged in. I did that and mine popped right up for removal and inspection. I also got a brand-new bottle of oil as well, so I will be set for quite some time in the oil dept.
I do like the fill fitting configuration. It has its own on/off valve knob, plus the bleeder valve. When I start a fill,
- Make sure both drains on unit are open
- screw fitting to bottle, then close the off knob on the fitting
- Open the on/off valve on my tank (No back pressure on the compressor as it stops at the fill fitting on/off knob), plus now I can see the tank pressure.
- Start compressor
- close both drain valves.
- Watch gauge on compressor until it reaches my fill psi of 4500 (I go a bit over)
- turn off valve on fill fitting
- close valve on tank
- open both drain valves on compressor
- open bleed valve on fill fitting and then remove fitting from tank
- let the compressor run for a few minutes with drain valves open to let fan cool down motor
- shut off compressor.
I did not have to open drain valves during fill as it was only around 7-8 mins to fill from 3200 psi to 4600psi. If I was filling from empty, I would.
That's been my experience so far on fill #1
