Ive never overheated mine yet, mine is also a two stage so it operates a little cooler. Ill put it up there and see how bad it vibrates. Im really just trying to get this thing out of the way. Mounting it on a shelf is another option but would lead to the same vibration problems if there is one.

 

I bought some rubber pads at northerntool that are about 2-3 inches thing and 4-5 inches in diatmeter to sit my compressor on, it really helped with the vibrations...

 

my dad has had the same campbell hausfeld compressor in his attic for 20 years now. he never turns it off and it still runs like a champ.

 

Do NOT run an automatic oiler inline. Oil your tools as you need them... no more. The oil in the line will wreck any pain job you try to spray anytime in the future.

I would put the compressor outside or under a bench before putting in the rafters. Even a small makeshift shed outside would be better than the vibrations reverberating through the roof and the unnecessary temperatures hindering the compressor everyone has stated before.

 

Grabbed a piece of plywood from the jobsite today. Im going to put it up in the attic this weekend and see how it does. After seeing a few compressors at automotive shops under tin enclosures that are like ovens I dont think Ill have much trouble temp wise. Just need to see if its going to vibrate badly or not. All this talk about air compressors also reminded me I need to change the oil in it and drain the tank.

 

You guys saying not to use an inline oiler make me laugh. Since he is going to hardline the compressor from the attic, he could always stub a line for un-oiled inline before an oiler and be able to use that for painting.

 

Thats what i was thinking.. two seperate lines once he gets into the garage..

 

I placed my compressor in the attic this past spring. Ran all copper lines, and makes it much easier to drain the tank. Right now I have 1 30 gallon compressor in the attic, but I have a provision to add a second compressor so I have 60 gallon of operating volume. I'll take some pics.

 

Comes down from the attic. I have a pressure gauge, regulator, 2 additional ports, and then it goes to my hose reel. You can see the drain is plumbed in as well to a valve so I don't have to get wet when I drain it. Getting that bitch in the attic required me to disassemble the compressor.