My initial thoughts on my new compressor

[PBcatfish]

And while its running... more air the better

The built in fans are usually pretty aggressive. Unless the compressor is located in an enclosed area that needs to be aired out, I don't see much benefit from another fan while running.

 

[jlcnuke]

The built in fans are usually pretty aggressive. Unless the compressor is located in an enclosed area that needs to be aired out, I don't see much benefit from another fan while running.

The garage is pretty full (car, motorcyle, a ton of tech diving gear and tanks, compressor, fridge, chest freezer, etc.). As a result, the area I do fills in is about 6'x5'. Plenty within the recommended minimum of 3'x3'x3' clearance around the compressor. To just be conservative, I've placed a box fan blowing so that it's hitting the side of the compressor and blowing the hot air side out of the area the compressor is working in. I just started doing that today. I'm leaving that fan running during operation of the compressor and during breaks between fills. It can't hurt I figure...