Help with old air compressor hose fittings

[elmag28]

Hi,
Is anyone able to guide what size fittings I need for air hose & blow gun for an old Performance pro air compressor that I was given. I can't find a manual for it online.
It turns on & pressure builds up in it & releases on turning the valve. It's only for diy use- might get tyre Inflator & a nail gun for it.
Many thanks

 

[Burnerman]

How about this quick release type?

PCL Female Quick Release 'Snap' Coupling ¼" - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

The usual sizes are 1/4" BSP, other types are available.
John

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I think this is roughly correct - feel free to correct me, if you know better....

So far as air-line attachments go, there are two styles, the UK industry standard of PCL, then the type you find on imported accessories, from the likes of Lidl/Aldi. They are similar, but not the same, or compatible. As I have lots of Lidl stuff, I opted to use the imported style throughout - the threads are the same, just the plugs and sockets which are different.

 

[Burnerman]

That's about right Harry!
Personally I get my stuff from Machine Mart, loads of choice on show. I don't like their rubber hose though, had a few white knuckle bursts with that!
John

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

That's about right Harry!
Personally I get my stuff from Machine Mart, loads of choice on show. I don't like their rubber hose though, had a few white knuckle bursts with that!
John

Maybe not the best thing to use, but several decades ago, I piped up my garage/workshop with yellow. plastic small bore gas pipe, and push on fittings. It's been absolutely fine so far, just for low volume, blowing tyres up, blow gun etc... I have one of those self retracting drums at the front, for blowing up the car tyres.

The worst flexible pipe I have ever come across, is that clear plastic, which has a nylon reinforcement mesh - a length of that, came with either the Lidl/Aldi compressor, or the Lidl/Aldi kit of air accessories. The pipe soon balloons up.