4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Nice regulator,
May 12, 2007 Olliesshop (Grosse Pointe, MI) - See all my reviews
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Well made regulator that works well. No problems and easy to precisely regulate line pressure.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Air compresser air regulator,
September 22, 2010 S. Heard "Rockingchair" (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Campbell Hausfeld H7273 Standard Pressure Regulator (Misc.)
Regulator arrived as advertised. It came with ample instructions and once installed it was very responsive and worked as designed. Seems to be a quality product and is currently installed on a craftsman 30 gallon air compressor. Most satisfied with purchase.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Poor Design,
November 4, 2011 Rf Foley (New England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Campbell Hausfeld H7273 Standard Pressure Regulator (Misc.)
I purchased one of these regulators when I installed a new compressor. It lasted about 9 months and then the inadequate plastic design simply failed. If you use one of these regulators, you can't leave any pressure on the plastic housing inards (when not in use) because it will fatigue and then shatter apart. I found pieces spread all over my garage where the compressor is installed. And when it breaks, the spring, etc from inside the knob go flying all over the place. There are many other reviews else-where that describe the same situation. This regulator should not be sold until the design is corrected.
If you look at the plastic threaded ring, as you can see in the picture, it does nothing. I am not sure but maybe its suppose to have a lip that helps to hold the knob base to the metal housing, but the design doesn't permit that. The result is the internal spring constantly puts pressure on a plastic part that can not bear the stress over any length of time, then...Read more