Page 2 - Air Venturi EC-3000 Compressor by Reviews

Quickly fills a rifle. Very easy to use. High temperature cut-off work great.

Better instruction manual with explanation on how the multifunction ring works.

This compressors is super high quality and works like a dream. ! The safety features and preventative fail safe are a nice added bonus with this unit. The check oil fail safety gives great confidence that details matter with this equipment . I have been super happy with all this compressors has to offer !

I would like to see a protective transport and storage case for it when it is used in the field and transported in the truck or trunk ... FYI this unit fits like a glove in the large Dewalt pack out case on wheels I transport it in the case and place it on the lid when in use. Works great to protect it from any damage when locked and loaded inside .with the handle and wheels on the Dewalt packout case make it super easy to move around.

I like everything about this compressor. It's simple that you have a sight glass for seeing oil levels, so no guessing on if and when to oil it. My 480 cc bottle fills from 150 bar to 250 bar is just under 2 min. It just a sweet compressor.

For the price would like to see a longer warranty.

I had a Nomad 1 compressor that had broken after 2.5 years that actually didn't have a lot of hours on it, I wouldn't go back to a Nomad after owning the Hill.

Very well built, easy to use, and pretty quiet. This is an impressive piece of British engineering and the single wheel control with display screen is intuitive. Basically just add the lubricants and use it. The crankcase oil does take a few minutes to distribute itself, but just keep adding a bit until it stabilizes at the correct level. Tops off my Prod in a minute, Wildcat .25 in 2 min, and 90 ci bottle in about 15 min, with brief, automatic pauses to cool. Now instead of carefully rationing a bottle charge, I can shoot all I want! Love it.

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This is a fairly heavy unit, but compact, and the tubular frame both protects pump and provides great handles. I spent over two years watching as multiple compressors hit the market and were reviewed. I wanted something to provide trouble-free service for a long time at my house and decided to spend a little more to get real quality. After a month I am very optimistic about this one.

The compressor is very well designed and built. It is easy to set up with good instructions. Setting the pressure each time takes a little practice but it prevents accidental overcharging. It has been a delight to use, not very loud and it is fast, topping off a gun in a couple of minutes. It is my first compressor and I vacillated between several midrange units and decided on the Hill after reading the operating instructions on line. The open design makes it easy to monitor and the single control wheel is quite intuitive. I toggle between "bar" and "psi" because of different gages on guns, set the pressure and press the dial in and it starts. The display shows the pressure as it climbs and the temperature. If, for any reason you can push the dial to stop, so you have control during the fill. All in all a great pump with few moving parts.

There are a couple of things I might change. It would be nice to have a longer high pressure fill hose. It is easy enough to buy a longer version so this is minor. Secondly, when the pressure relief valve is opened a small amount of water and silicone oil are discharged. I put a small cup under it and it catches most of it. Some oil gets on your hand and from there it can be spread around. It is very clear and clean and it spreads easily. I'm thinking about adding a short length of stainless steel and a high pressure valve as a replacement. I probably wouldn't bother but I got some oil into my eye from my fingers and it was a problem.

I mentioned the shortness of the fill hose. It isn't an issue if the compressor is on a bench where a gun is being filled. Instead of lifting the unit each time, I'm making a small rolling cart with a fold out shelf to hold the gun. That way it is portable and ready to go.

Works great super easy to use, very quiet. Fills my 480 tank super fast.

Maybe a little lighter

As with other PA reviewers, I love the quality, quietness, and capability of this Made in England compressor. Fills my Air Venturi Avenger in a minute or less. I needed to adjust the regulator pressure on the Avenger which required completely emptying its reservoir. After the adjustment I then filled it from zero to 4350 PSI and the compressor only paused once when it hit 75C. Half a minute or so later it started back up and completed the fill. I live in Florida and it's warm here... in colder conditions I'll bet this compressor would take the rifle from zero to max PSI in one pass without hitting the thermal limiter.

As others have mentioned, I would have liked a longer fill hose. With my compressor on the floor I end up putting my rifle on a cardboard box next to it to do the fill. Not a big deal but a longer hose would be a little more convenient for me. I'm also considering buying an inline moisture filter for the air. One of the PA reps told me it wasn't necessary but when the bleed is opened to depressurize the line after filling, a lot of water and some clear silicone oil does come out. Hopefully the separator is efficient enough that only a negligible amount is going down the fill hose, but I'm still a bit concerned.

When filling the crankcase oil the first time, be patient. I poured about half the bottle of provided oil into the reservoir to bring the level to the red dot. Then over the next few minutes I ended up using another quarter of the bottle as the level gradually dropped. I've used the machine for five fills now and it hasn't needed any more oil. I did buy extra oil (both types) just to have on hand. I probably won't need the extras for a long time. I got an old beach towel to cover the unit when I'm not using it to keep it shiny and clean and protect the control panel. I'm so glad I didn't buy a hand pump, refillable air tank, or cheap Chinese compressor. I'm too old to be pushing on a hand pump, don't want to be carrying air tanks around to be filled, and don't want the annoyance of a machine that won't last. This compressor was pricey but well worth the investment, even though I only have one air rifle! No regrets and highly recommend this quality machine.

The compressor looks well build and sturdy; unfortunately mine was DOA-( leaking air by the protection valve and will not build air pressure )

i don't know, i did not have the chance to use it ! Maybe better QC?

What I like. How they corrected early problems. They fixed one problem by doing a recall, updated their software and posted videos so customers could fix temp probe & top end problems. In my opinion thats a whole lot cheaper and faster then having to pay to ship it back for repairs, warranty or not. Now they got a service manual out that covers maintenance, troubleshooting and fixing things that WILL eventually go bad like compressor valves and piston O rings. Lets face it. It is just a machine and things will happen but if help and parts are readily available then I can accept that. I had a couple questions about the compressor. E-mailed Hill and received the answers early the next day. I have been well pleased with mine for the 6 months I have had it. It is pretty fast, easy to use & maintain, reasonably quiet with low vibration. The moisture separator, even though looks a little small, seems to do a good job and I like the one valve that both bleeds off the pressure & moisture.

The fill whip. It just hangs there with no place to store it. Wouldn't be so bad if it had a quick disconnect to the compressor. It is also a little too short and needs a particle filter. The power cord. Needs to be a couple feet longer with a bigger wire size. Would like to see compressor come with extra fuses and burst disks. Apparently it has two fuses, one by the off/on switch and, ONE IN THE PLUG???

Added a 6 ft 10AGW extension cord to mine. Also a 2 ft whip with one of the small Air Venturi filters. This removes dirt/dust and allows me to place my gun ABOVE the compressor for better moisture control while filling. The fill whip that comes with the compressor has different fittings than what I have been using. There are several different types so check them out before attempting to attach an extension to it. Zip tied pieces of PVC pipe to a couple of the legs to store the ends of the fill whip and the additional 2 ft whip/filter in.

Build quality, and simple user control panel.

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Save your money and buy this compressor instead of all the Chinese junk!

As soon as I removed the pump from the box I could tell that it was rugged engineering. This pump is actually built to last. It has a crank case that you put oil in dispelling the problems that I had with two other brands of pumps. It has a reservoir for the silicone oil removing the need for manually adding it. The touchtone screen it’s simple to operate in directly to the point.

The only thing I can think of is possibly a longer fill whip.

Since this air compressor is quite expensive I have not used it with the DC AC converter on my truck. I was wondering if anyone had any information about that possibility in the field?

Well built Easy to operate Fills fast Quiet

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She's the unit!!! You buy a good one you have a good one

Quality construction,design , components... Easy to use ( using the rotary dial to set pressure and start filling becomes easy after a couple uses)

Would be nice if unit also had an analog pressure gauge

As with most all PCP compressors this unit is expensive and I was uneasy to make the purchase ....that being said, I am impressed enough by its build quality and design that it should have a service life long enough to offset its cost

Not water cooled. Has auto shut off. Can pump to 4300psi. Quiet. Very high quality. Fairly light and not too big.

Entering data can be a little touchy. You have to tap the button quickly not press it.

I am new to the PCP world so I have no comparison to make but I like that it is made in the UK and not China. It pumps up very quickly and I have no regrets in buying it. I feel that it is the best. Parts and schematics are available and that is very important to me. I would recommend it to a friend.

Quiet enough to locate in the house, quick efficient, excellent self temperature monitoring and cooldown pauses.

Extremely well made and well engineered. Works flawlessly. Almost no maintenance. I can't believe how fast it fills my airguns. Very quiet. Very nice looking. I don't think there is a better compressor out there for someone who just wants to fill airguns. Only have to change oil after 50 hours, which takes a long time as fast as it fills airguns.

Keep the Crank Oil which is required every 50 hours in stock. Seems like it is always on backorder.

This will be one of the best purchases you ever made if you shoot a lot. I love this compressor.

NOT TOO IMPRESSED!!!! Received the first one in late Oct. did not even get an hour of run time on it before air was coming out of the piston head and would not allow any pressure to be built up, I have my suspicions that it was a refurbished unit due to the fact that there were oil stains in the bottom of the box underneath the two reservoir tanks. And top of the reservoirs felt as if there was some residual lubricant on them. I returned it for an exchange hoping it was just a fluke. Received the replacement almost a month later as they were out of stock and had to wait for them to come in. The replacement did slightly better logging in just over an hour of run time before the exact same problem occurred, I will try one more exchange, if the 3rd unit fails again i will try another brand. I figured for the extra $ compared to a nomad or other similar unit it would be better built. So far I was wrong. Hoping maybe the 3rd time will be the charm.

For that kind of money I would expect a bit more reliability, especially from a Hill product, I have had a Hill hand pump for a while and never had any problems with it at all, I guess i was counting on that Hill name to be one of those "get what you pay for" scenarios. Needless to say so far i am left disappointed and frustrated. I don't think I could recommend this product at this time...

Pyramyd Air customer service is second to none and has been great to work with trying to resolve this issue.

The engineering and quality are topnotch. It is very quiet. It fills all of my PCP's very fast. Auto shut-off when it reaches set pressure. Pauses to cool down automatically if temp gets too high. Has hour meter so you know when to change the oil at 50 hours. One bottle each of crank oil and silicone oil are included so you can start using this compressor as soon as you receive it. Very fast shipping from Pyramid Air when they are in stock.

Apparently you should only use the crank oil from Air Venturi. I would be nice if they advised of another more available oil to use, since Air Venturi crank oil is out of stock almost all the time at Pyramid Air.

This is for filling airguns, not large scuba tanks. You will be very impressed with the quality of this compressor when you unbox it.

I just want to say thank you Pyramyd Air for no hassle and fast shipping on my FX impact. I am a very happy man :) Thank you! Hill EC-3000 Air Cooled 4500 Psi Compressor. Hands down, One of the best compressor on the market! On the Fx Impact Compact .30 Cal. From 110 to 250 Bars in 2 minutes. Hatsan Gladius and Karl Puncher Breaker both .25 Cal. From 110 to 200 Bars under a minute. I also filled 90 cu in. 4500 psi bottle. I forgot to time it, but it was fast.

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The compressor will stop running at 74 celsius (165.2 Fahrenheit). It will cool down (1.5 to 2 minutes) and restart, this cycle will repeat until desired psi is reached. Made in England.

I am new to PCP, though not by any means to air gunning. I'm 78, in reasonably good shape but knew I wouldn't be up to hand pumping, by stamina and temperament, and scuba tanks were not possible because the closest dive shop is 50+ miles one way and I plan to shoot long and often. After reading and researching I decided on the Hill-3000 and so far am very happy. It seems a solid and simple to use machine and though I have not used it extensively, as yet, it seems very well built and dependable. Time will tell but I can see no reason for a fail, to this point. Hope I'm not overly optimistic.

I would have liked the pressure set to remain at set pressure rather than having to reset each fill. I am investigating the effect of falling pressure as it affects accuracy in my rifle so I am refilling quite often to a set pressure and sometimes find it difficult to set the pressure without excessive fiddling with the control knob.

Overall, I am very satisfied with my machine. As stated, time will affect my judgement, but as it stands now, I find little that I would improve upon, except as already noted and, of course, make it cost less dearly.