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It was rolled out (nice) to the back forty and put to work building the barn. It has enough house power to run two framing nailers at the same time. It never blew the temporary 15 amp plug that supplied the power for construction. No sooner could UPS have dropped off my Dewalt compressor. It worked non-stop for 4 days framing a two story barn. I love it and look forward to many years of performance. The tank is easy to drain air and water out of at the end of the day.
I'm extremely happy with my DeWalt air compressor. It is very heavy duty, it has a good size air tank, and the motor is great.Followed the instructions for the "break-in period" which is essentially running for 15 minutes with the tank open; and it has been working great ever since.
Now it doesn't make a peep. Makes it much easier to reach. It's a pain in the rear to bleed it down and get the moisture out. The last two or three days it sounded like it was laboring and it was taking a lot longer to bring the tank up to pressure. I bought the DeWalt D55146 from big orange 2 months ago.
I added an 8" drain line extending to the side with the valve at the end. It died today after only two months of daily use. No idea what's wrong, and don't intend to mess with it. But having to prop it up at 45 degree angle to get the water out is a significant design deficiency. I'm taking it back for a refund, or possible replacement, under big orange's 90 day return policy.The other poster's comment about the drain position is right on.
I took it to an authorized repair shop. I had it for 3 months when it began leaking air from around the pressure adjusting valve. It has spent almost as much time in the shop waiting for parts as it has in service. I took it back to the shop and I'm told the repair kit is on back order until September.I am very disappointed with this compressor and the availability of parts. I purchased my DeWALT D55146 on 4/25/2007 and have a reoccurring problem. It was repaired under the warranty, but the part was on back order and it stayed in the shop for over 4 months. The fact that the replacement parts always on back order would seem to indicate that there is a problem with the design and/or manufacture of this model.The specs for this model look great on paper, but it has not performed well. The same problem has again occurred and of course it is now out of warranty.
The DEWALT D55146 Belt Driven Pump "Belt Driven Is A really Big Plus" runs at a very low speed "1,750 rpm" and in return the noise level remains very quiet "78 dBA" for a compressor,and because the pump is running at such a low speed it puts less stress on the pump,most other compressors pumps run at,at least twice the speed which means their working twice as hard,and still most of the same size compressors in this price range can't put out 200 PSI.The D55146 has nice big Strong 10" pneumatic wheels on it,that makes it very easy to move around,and I love the wheels on the D55146,they are very high quality wheels. I have never had any problems cold starting the D55146,and overall the DEWALT D55146 runs smooth as silk, and with 200 PSI and 5.2 SCFM @ 90 PSI,the D55146 has a lot of power,and within it's price range and for it's size,it was near or at the top of it's class for power,over all quality and useful features. It also has a very quick compressor recovery time and this is very important to me because I don't want to have to wait around for the air tank to refill itself while constantly running low on air, and this unit does a great job at keeping the air supply constant. So just by doing the math,you can imagine it keeps the air flow and air tank very well replenished,and I am a witness to this fact. I did a whole lot of research "for several months" on compressors before I purchased this model.
But what sold me on the DEWALT D55146,is that it collectively had more power,the best useful features and the best overall quality for the money, more so then any of the other models that I looked into,and believe me, I looked into a ton of different models.The DEWALT D55146 has 200 PSI, 5.2 SCFM @ 90 PSI,which gives me power to spare and room to grow. The D55146 has a vertical stand feature that allows a user to save space by transporting or storing the compressor in a vertical position,and I just love this feature,it saves so much space and makes it so Convenient to transport and store. You can also use the D55146 with a 50 foot cord rated to handle 15 amps with no problems. If you need a compressor in this power and price range then the DEWALT D55146 would be a really great choice. I compared this compressor with almost all the top compressors in and around it's price range,and the very long list includes top models from.Ingersoll Rand, Maxus,Rol-Air,RIDGID,Craftsman,Hitachi,Porter-Cable,etc.
The D55146 has two handles on it,one to lift/carry it with and the other one with adjustable height to help you roll it.I have owned the D55146 for over a month now, and have used it several times so far, mostly for light duty jobs like filling up my 11 gallon portable air tank and blowing/cleaning out equipment,heaters,fans,computers,etc.I will start using it with air tools later on.Still,the bottom line is the D55146,fills it's four and one half gallon air tank at a very fast rate,I would estimate that it takes no longer then 45 seconds or so to fill it's empty tank to 200 PSI from a cold start. I highly recommend it. The compressor kicks on when ever the air supply goes below 160 psi,and it turns its self off when it reaches 200 PSI.
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