MSRP for the new Umarex Oilless ReadyAir Air Gun Compressor is $549.99 US Dollars or £800 plus here in the UK. Any one else feel we are being ripped off ?
That's cheaper than I thought. I thought they were about $800 - US. Considering I just paid nearly $300 for a ToAuto A2, I would've forked out another $250 for this. I'm only really filling a couple of very small tubes these days 6:08 . I use my springers more 😂
The nomad 2 and its BSA close cousin do the same job, are more compact and are cheaper. They both look a lot better. Both also come with a filter with activated charcoal and a dessicant that is easy enough to change when needed. I added a separate pressure gauge with a nice large face for £16 and and a large filter (£22) just to be sure the air going into my guns is clean and dry.
I would love to see these compressors tested to see how much moisture get through it maybe a case for project Farm ( the best tester of all types of equipment on RU-vid)
Nice. Was that a Fast Show reference? Jazz. Nice. Anyway. Great review. The activated is intriguing as any engineer or chemist will tell you these remove hydrocarbons and not moisture. So oil etc. If it’s moisture removal then that is usually 3A molecular sieves. See Hill MK5 cartridge etc. Have a good weekend everyone. 👍
only thing that concerns me about theses compressors is the moisture content going into the gun did not really see much filtration there , only the charcoal filter . not saying it’s an issue because your not running it for extended periods of time for moisture to build but still i would like to see a little better filtration added in the package
I bought the BSA compressor after your review and think that beats this on several levels. All cables and hoses already attached on the BSA plus its about £300 UK less, smaller and in my humble opinion, faster. I love my BSA😊
I use a GX-L3 airgun compressor which is about a 3rd the size and runs off 2 power tool batteries. It's also lighter and due to its small size you can leave it in the boot while you recharge your rifle.
I imagine the Charcoal filter is to remove oil vapour from the pressurized air, it will not remove any moisture you need dessicant etc for that. How does the Umarex do that?. On ours we have a separate large Dessicant filter assembly, so we have no issues with moisture getting into rifle.
It doesn't. Your pressurizing atmospheric air and humidity. So once you are at the needed pressure, the dew point inside of the airtank is going to be so high that you will have condensation in the tank. I made an air dryer for this unit. Dry's it down to almost 0% humidity. However, this adds an additional $400 to the price of the compressor. You would be better off buying a supply tank and taking it to a diving shop where they dry down the compressed air and having them fill it.
I was close to buying this, but they were sold out at the time. I didn't want to wait for it to re-stock, so I bought the Nomad 2 and ive been happy with it. I've heard decent things about this...the only complaint I heard is that it don't last for more than a year if your someone who uses it constantly. Thanks again Andy.
Thanks for your review. I have to say this is a great product for refilling PCPs without wasting time and effort with hand pumps. I hope it can also land in Italy, it would be really useful for me.
Does exactly the same thing as several other AC/DC compressors does, but costs 2-3 times as much. I'm happy with my Yong Heng ~£200 item- adding a little oil once a year is not a problem, and very few people will ever realistically need to refill their airgun while out shooting ( if you're firing 200+ shots per session then you'll likely own a large divers cylinder and get it refilled at a dive shop for a fiver )...
Better compressors available in that price range. I've just bought a Hills. Having said that, my old cheap Chinese takeaway is still plodding on. Moisture is the nemesis with these compressors.
Had a cheap chinese one. Well, still over 300€. It lasted 3 fills before it blocked down completely. Got the Hill EC right now and I'm very pleased with it. I have 4 big bottle (all over 500CC) PCP guns and only during (very) hot summer days it needs to take a break to cool down during filling one up. 3 of my guns are 300 bar rated. So: this thing looks amazing, but I'm more then happy with my Hill. Since I mostly shoot in my backyard I feel no need for a 12V option. When, very rarely, I leave my garden I'm just taking along a scuba tank. So every once and a while the Hill needs to fill the tank with a few stops. Up to now it did so flawlessly. I'm a bit curious to find out your long time test results Andy. If the Hill ever quits, this might be a cheaper solution. Have a nice weekend! Cheers, Filip.
Worth highlighting 400W at 12V is 35 Amps, way over a car 12V socket current hence the fat cable supplied. Needs a direct battery connection and a running engine.
So are you telling me I could hook this up to a human shaped balloon so to speak and have it set on a timer to blow up to a certain pressure? Just asking for a friend a very creepy friend.. 🤣
I have one of the £150 Chinese compressors had it maybe three years and been good as gold just have to change oil regularly so I think I have had my money’s worth out of it .
Funny old thing your comment on buy cheap buy twice, I bought the 'blue' water cooled chinese thing (no names no pack drill) it was recalled last month by Amazon as it had a tendancy to go live in the electrical sense so it cost me a BSA replacement I did get my £250 back though
I've been running a cheap Chinese compressor for around 3 years now. I drained the oil when I bought it and put in some high grade compressor oil. It gets regularly used, and including a large 300BAR gauge I added, it cost under £200. If it breaks I will just buy another one. £800 is ridiculous considering you can get a compressor that will fill a divers bottle for just over £1000.
My arrived today. First run and problem. The pressure stopped at 25 bar. I quickly located the leak. It turned out that I had to tighten the Weihrauch nipple onto the compressor hose adapter very tightly. Now it's OK. But it may be worth buying a uniform adapter with a quick connector tip (without thread).
Andy, I do wish you would mention the price before I get interested in owning something you're reviewing. The price being mentioned at the end of the review is sometimes a great disappointment when for me at least, is totally unaffordable.
Yes please give us an update after a while. I still have my China Express unit but I am not happy with it so I am hoping it will fail soon so I can justify getting a new one. This looks like a unit I don't have to be scared when operating it as I do not trust my blue China special. My China unit is eating compressor oil as if it where free and the oil tank gasket leaks as well. Back when I bought it there where no reasonably priced alternatives. This unit is much better priced in Germany. Nice 👍
i know this video has been out for a long time Andy,but is it possible to use the everyday compressor to fill a PCP if you have the fill probe? That is if im not planning to carry any air reservoir.
Sorry to bother you Andy but I’m in a bit of a pickle, now I am retired I feel like giving my knees a rest and with the ReadyAir @ £620 and the Hills ec 310 evo being £850 the choice is getting harder. Umarex doesn’t show any parts diagrams or spares availability, Hills shows everything but it’s a bit of an overkill for what I need. So I wondered how the ReadyAir is holding up, But I really want to support British companies and I know the parts will be available. So it would help my decision if you say that the Umarex is floundering slightly, so what do you say ! Then I won’t need to keep this video saved in my favourite section.👍
@@stephenbroadhurst7653 The hill is the one I use, but it’s the more expensive, the Umarex is good and does 12v too. The Hill will do tanks with ease. You should really go for the dry pac too. Stay safe
Great idea, but a very big investment? A 12L bottle and guage etc would be less than 200£ UK. At a top end refill cost of 5£ per top, there's a 120 fills before becoming viable 🤔
I don't know anything about these, other than kinda wanting to try a PCP air rifle and compressor but... just glancing over at Amazon, this seems way overpriced and people are complaining of problems. I dunno.
Well I use a cheap chinese Tu Xing compressor who is doing the job very well. Cost me around 300 pounds converted. Filling up the Kral Big Max quite satisfactoy. Also having had bad experience with Umarex and their customer service, would not apend easily this kind of money on their compressor
i bought a cheep chinese one ..yes people will say u pay for what you get..but..its 2 years old and hasnt put a foot wrong....i put top range oil in it when it arrived...and has filled up my 4 pcp's ever since...price??.....£140.....
I don't know why they need to be so complicated when a styup pump can do a better job I remember seeing a post years ago were a guy made a machine that done the hand pumping with a motor
hi, i'm wondering if you are still using the umarex readyair compressor and if you are still happy with it? or have you moved onto something better cheers
While it looks nice, it gets to hot and takes a long time to cool down. If you live in an area where it is hot it will take over 20 minutes just to get it down to high 80'S. Then after 20 hours you need to get a rebuild kit at a cost of $30 plus with shipping. If you shoot alot it will not last. Each time you use compressor it will takes longer and longer time to get up to pressure.
So basically one can fly to burger land have a free holiday and bring one home in your hand luggage cheaper than purchasingone in the ,UK. Rob dog Umerex!
Hace tiempo compré un compresor Umarex y me ha dado fallas, pero ahora la que hace es que enciendo el compresor y como a los 1100 PSI se apaga pero en el tablero me aparece Over temperat y a los 1150 PSI se apaga como puedo solucionar este problema, pero antes quise cambiar de Psi a bares y ya después me apareció este problema hay solución?
cómo puedo reparar mi compresor Umarex no enciende, le aprieto el botón de encendido y no enciende todo lo de la pantalla se vente bien los psi , grados , a cuántos psi se va a llenar pero al precionar el botón de encender no arranca que puedo hacer . No encuentro ni un video que me pueda ayudar
What has your experience been with this compressor now after having it for 5 months or so?? I’m looking to buy one but I just pulled up a bunch of reviews on it and it had way to many very poor reviews, on guy had got one that was dead right out of the box, wouldn’t even turn on and the 2nd one they sent him was also dead right out of the box. Many poor reviews on this unit and would like to hear about your experience with it. Thank you. Dave
so far so good, no issues. I contacted Vector Air to ask if they have had any issues or faults reported from customers…None. all good, so far 100% working with no problems. stay safe Andy
No oil/low maintenance/charcoal filter/but...noise/cost? I can fill my 7L tank for £10. I think this unit might best be for a group of friends/local club.
All sounds good to me to make faffing on with divers bottles and constantly paying to get them filled redundant. If this is the case in real life would be interesting to know.
Springers for ever! The amazing DIANA 54 Air King Pro or the more economical Norica Omnia ZRS and no need for all the expensive machinery that restrains you and are good at only one thing. Leaking...
To me its a non starter, £800 no way. I pay approx £5 to get my 7 ltrs tank filled That equates to 160 fills of the 7 ltrs tank. I don't know exactly how many fills of my PCP tank I get. But I'll personally stick with my tank in the boot and save a fortune 👍 Good reviews though
Shame the price wasn't mentioned at the start of the video. Would have saved me watching nearly 12 minutes of a review for something that is out of my price range.
Quite a bit of money £820 for something that doesn't even fill a 3ltr dive bottle let alone a 7ltr. Seems like a lot for something that only fills the rifle or pistol. I have no doubt that it is quality but i think that we are definitely been ripped off.