Watch this BEFORE you buy your first Air Compressor (UK)

[@mmcg8838]

Hi, great video made my impulse ebay purchase completely painless.. got all the right connections 1st time. Many thanks.

[@frompallets]

Wow amazing, I'm so glad that it helped :-)

[@AdamDitheridge]

Looking at a compressor myself, and this video got me thinking. A quick look on Wikipedia and I can tell you that both the G and the R denominations come from German. G stands for gas....and R comes from 'rohr' which means 'pipe'. So there you go.... Thanks for pointing out the pitfalls of all these fittings :)

[@frompallets]

Thanks for the info!

[@foxy1960]

I agree with you it is a ridiculous situation that there is not just 1 or 2 adaptors

[@MonkeyBabba]

i just took a compressor like yours to the recycle centre , it was old seen better days but only because i inherited a 150ltr clarke one and there in lays my problem which is the same as yours my old compressor and tools have the XF ones i changed them years ago however my new inherited one comes with the UK standard one (the long one) my old compressor had a built on air filter and regulator but my new one doesn't it has a separate clarke air filter and regulator and then a air filter regulator and oil dispenser + high pressure tyre port and also a 20 meter reel with auto retraction but they all have UK regular so its about to cost me a fortune as PCL XF Quick Release 'Snap' Coupling are expensive and i need to change to them for better air flow, This is a good video for any one starting out as on my first compressor i was lucky and only needed a couple of PCL Quick Release 'Snap' Coupling also as a side note a lot of tools u buy in the UK come with XF on them well most of mine did hence why i switched originally.

[@bluedragontoybash2463]

Is this about air compressor or the hose ?

[@frompallets]

Hi it's supposed to be about what you have to do when you buy your first air compressor, before you can actually use your first air tool with it.

[@bluedragontoybash2463]

thanks.. I am planning to buy an air compressor. I'll make sure I rewatch this video when I buy it. @@frompallets

[@StuartTaylorEsquire]

No matter what accessory I buy, I switch them all to XF because you get a better flow.