Steve Robbins,
Product Expert
Air Compressors Direct

For as long as I can remember Ingersoll Rand was the "good stuff". " You want high quality, you get Ingersoll Rand".

I ordered my SS5L5 3 years ago and paid a little extra for the start up kit that added a year to the 1 year warranty. It worked like a champ until the last couple weeks. Then the pump starts knocking and trips the breaker. I never ran it very hard or long and kept the oil and filter changed,but now the pump is shot.

I replaced a 20 year old Campbell Hausfield unit with this one and now wish I hadn't. This one was much more powerful, but 3 years- c'mon!

I haven't talked to anyone about a replacement pump yet but it's not gonna be cheap. I'm very disappointed and plan to relate my experience to all the guys I work with at Michelin Tire (37 years).

No more Ingersoll Rand for me.

For as long as I can remember Ingersoll Rand was the "good stuff". " You want high quality, you get Ingersoll Rand".

I ordered my SS5L5 3 years ago and paid a little extra for the start up kit that added a year to the 1 year warranty. It worked like a champ until the last couple weeks. Then the pump starts knocking and trips the breaker. I never ran it very hard or long and kept the oil and filter changed,but now the pump is shot.

I replaced a 20 year old Campbell Hausfield unit with this one and now wish I hadn't. This one was much more powerful, but 3 years- c'mon!... more

We bought the Ingersoll Rand 5 hp 60 gal single stage for our metal fabrication business. When this unit was purchased we were a small operation with only one person running die grinders at a 30% cycle ( 3 minutes out of 10 ). About a week after we purchased the compressor we noticed that it would shut off and we would need to wait 5-10 min for it to cool and push the reset button. The compressor is stored out doors in a small shed with no door on the shed (we also took air temperatures inside & outside the enclosed area with only a small increase in temperature in the shed ).

When we first started having issues it was in the middle of the summer and assumed it was the heat of the summer. We are now in winter and had some days where it was 20 deg. F. and now have a fan blowing on the motor. Same result, we checked the motor oil, air filter, and the electrical wiring.

We contacted Ingersoll Rand for warranty repair and were told that we would be billed $450 for a tech to come look at it, if it was a warranty item we would be refunded. If Ingersoll says we are over using the unit we would be out the $450+ parts & labor. I would advise against anyone purchasing this unit. The compressor is not being over used, there is only one person running air lines at a light duty.

The heat build up from the motor is so bad that it has burned the label off the reset button and turned our air line coming out of the machine brown. DO NOT BUY!!

ACD RESPONDS: Factory Warranties cover defect in materials & workmanship; they don't cover any problems with installation, wiring, or wear and tear.

If you're confident that the problem is with the unit, there should be no problem asking for the Warranty service call.

We bought the Ingersoll Rand 5 hp 60 gal single stage for our metal fabrication business. When this unit was purchased we were a small operation with only one person running die grinders at a 30% cycle ( 3 minutes out of 10 ). About a week after we purchased the compressor we noticed that it would shut off and we would need to wait 5-10 min for it to cool and push the reset button. The compressor is stored out doors in a small shed with no door on the shed (we also took air temperatures inside & outside the enclosed area with only a small increase in temperature in the shed ).

When we ... more