Air compressor help

Also, don't pay any attention to HP ratings on compressors. They are for the most part a totally misleading spec have no baring on what the compressor is capable of producing.

For example; My first compressor was a wheeled unit with a single cylinder oilless pump. It has a rating of 5 HP on the side but runs on a standard 15 Amp 120 volt electric service. 5 HP at 120 volts requires 31 Amps and requires special wiring and a different plug. Also, this compressor can't even keep up with an impact gun. The way they get away saying it's 5 HP is that if you were to lock the rotor and prevent the motor from turning and allowed it to draw as much current as it wanted it would draw 31 Amps.