My how things have changed! Now when we need to use our air tools we can just grab one of these lightweight air compressors and place it where we need it. Even on a roof, these small and efficient tools are easy to move and place.

Here are the top five reasons to purchase a pancake air compressor:

1. The best reason of all – lightweight (generally this compressors weigh anywhere from 25-35 lbs.). They’re small but still pack a punch. You will find yourself using one of these tools without hesitation because of weight. They’re great for going up stairs or even a ladder. You can easily set it down on a blanke or moving pad without having to worry about denting or scratching your finished floors.

2. Pancake air compressors are great for running finish nail guns. They don’t have high CFM requirements, so you won’t need to keep carrying around a big 60lb+ compressor?

3. These will server your basic everyday homeowner needs; things like tire inflation, blowing off a dusty workbench, filter cleaning, etc. These compressors is perfect for you. Buy one and you will have no regrets.

4. Even though they are compact these pancake compressors offer rather high psi capability. Normally 120 – 150psi is available for the occasional times when you need to nail into harder wood.

5. As far as noise, pancake air compressors are not that bad at all. Louder than a vacuum, but quieter than a lawn mower. It’s a low droning noise. Normally it will take a bit under 3 minutes to fill the tank completely from empty, then under a minute to refill once it drops below 120psi.

Overall, the ease of portability makes pancake compressors enjoyable to carry around for use from one floor to another. There are normally two air outlets for convenience and often two air pressure gauges located, and protected by the design of the cover. And the soft-start motor means that the unit will easily run off normal household circuits. All in all these are a good tool to have on the jobsite or in the home.