Review/recommendation of Burisch BT390T compressor

[no idea]

Hi guys,

I recently bought a Burisch BT390T compressor and thought I would put up a brief review in case anyone was looking for a similar compressor.

The BT390T specs are:

3HP belt drive compressor
90l tank
14 CFM air displacement (no FAD stated but suspect it is around 8CFM based on other similar compressors)
10 bar maximum pressure.

It doesn't state on their website whether it can run off a normal 13amp supply but I spoke to a helpful lady at Burisch who confirmed that out of the many units they had sold they had only heard of a couple of occasions where a standard 13 amp supply lead to the supply MCB tripping. So far I have only run it off a 13 amp supply and had no issues with it.

The only issues I've had are:
1) Contacting Burisch by telephone was difficult at first (no answer on the landline and an incorrect mobile given on their ebay adverts) but there is mobile number given on the answerphone message which was answered quickly by the helpful Lara.

2) The regulator is set to 8 bar from the factory rather than 10 bar but Lara provided adjustment instructions by email so this is now sorted.

So far I am very satisfied with this compressor - it was delivered well packed and ready filled with oil (although an extra litre is provided), the three wheel arrangement makes it very mobile, it doesn't sound as loud as my old SIP direct drive unit and at £240 I think it is excellent value for money as an entry level belt drive compressor.

I did consider the similar Wolf Dakota unit but went for the Burisch compressor in the end because they are reasonably local to me and were happy to answer the questions I had.

 

[FranV8]

Good stuff - and thanks for posting the review.

On the receiver - what does it quote as the "working pressure" - it should be stamped on a permanently fixed plate. Just interested.

 

[no idea]

The receiver plate states 10 bar. I was told not to exceed 10 bar because the pressure relief valve is set to open at 10 bar.

One thing I don't understand though is what benefit is there to running up to 10 bar instead of 8 bar if none of my air tools need that much pressure? I'm guessing that if the unit has to pump up to 10 bar constantly then it puts the motor and pump under more strain but if I'm using a tool at a lowish pressure then the pump won't need to run as often to maintain the required airflow?

I'll probably have a play around to see whether there is any noticeable effect in pump run time at both pressure settings. If there is no difference then I'll just set it back to 8ish bar - no point stressing everthing out more than they need to.

 

[FranV8]

It's a fair point. I've found it does over. come more resistance in hoses and fittings, so tools do get their set pressure more, and you. can wind things up that bit further.

The main thing is the receiver stores 20% more air. And there's less cuttingin of the ccompressor(less starts ) as it's not running down close to the delivery pressure of your tools.

 

[John_Duffy]

Hi, I am scouring the site looking for reviews of quiet air compressors. My garage is very close to our neighbour's house and whilst I have cavity walls with insulation and an insulated roof, I really need one that is ultra-quiet.

Amazed to see that this Burisch puts out 97dB. That is pretty loud, but is very reasonably priced. R-Tech do one (Xcalibur 3HP 150 litre) that claims 79dB which is much quieter (on paper). I understand that belt drive are quieter than direct drive and screw is quieter than both.

Any recommendations for a really quiet air compressor? Installing in an insulated out-house is attractive but not an option for me - it has to be in the garage. I can add local sound insulation but believe that you really need to begin with something fairly quiet as standard before trying to cut the noise down further.

Budget around £500 and I want to do some small-scale grit blasting (motor bike parts) so I guess 14cfm would be a minimum. I welcome second-hand proposals.
Thanks
John

 

[Rabs]

Hi, great review can you share the detail to change to 10 bar? Thanks

Hi guys,

I recently bought a Burisch BT390T compressor and thought I would put up a brief review in case anyone was looking for a similar compressor.

The BT390T specs are:

3HP belt drive compressor
90l tank
14 CFM air displacement (no FAD stated but suspect it is around 8CFM based on other similar compressors)
10 bar maximum pressure.

It doesn't state on their website whether it can run off a normal 13amp supply but I spoke to a helpful lady at Burisch who confirmed that out of the many units they had sold they had only heard of a couple of occasions where a standard 13 amp supply lead to the supply MCB tripping. So far I have only run it off a 13 amp supply and had no issues with it.

The only issues I've had are:
1) Contacting Burisch by telephone was difficult at first (no answer on the landline and an incorrect mobile given on their ebay adverts) but there is mobile number given on the answerphone message which was answered quickly by the helpful Lara.

2) The regulator is set to 8 bar from the factory rather than 10 bar but Lara provided adjustment instructions by email so this is now sorted.

So far I am very satisfied with this compressor - it was delivered well packed and ready filled with oil (although an extra litre is provided), the three wheel arrangement makes it very mobile, it doesn't sound as loud as my old SIP direct drive unit and at £240 I think it is excellent value for money as an entry level belt drive compressor.

I did consider the similar Wolf Dakota unit but went for the Burisch compressor in the end because they are reasonably local to me and were happy to answer the questions I had.

 

[SteveDon'tKnow]

Hi, I am scouring the site looking for reviews of quiet air compressors. My garage is very close to our neighbour's house and whilst I have cavity walls with insulation and an insulated roof, I really need one that is ultra-quiet.

Amazed to see that this Burisch puts out 97dB. That is pretty loud, but is very reasonably priced. R-Tech do one (Xcalibur 3HP 150 litre) that claims 79dB which is much quieter (on paper). I understand that belt drive are quieter than direct drive and screw is quieter than both.

Any recommendations for a really quiet air compressor? Installing in an insulated out-house is attractive but not an option for me - it has to be in the garage. I can add local sound insulation but believe that you really need to begin with something fairly quiet as standard before trying to cut the noise down further.

Budget around £500 and I want to do some small-scale grit blasting (motor bike parts) so I guess 14cfm would be a minimum. I welcome second-hand proposals.
Thanks
John

As far as I know there is no solution to your problem within your budget. For a really quiet compressor with any oomph you have to get a hydrovane or something similar and they are usually 3 phase and twice your budget. If you do have 3 phase power in your garage then I suppose you could get something used...

JunAir do quiet compressors but the cfm is quite puny.

Most realistic option is to build an enclosure for the compressor or find dedicated premises.

I understand there are places that will do converted 3 phase hydrovane type compressors (to 1 phase) but you are looking north of a grand.

I'm in the same boat.

 

[hareng]

Had one last year or year before, its the same as the Wolf just different colour.

First thing I noticed was it tripping out around 8bar useless to me so rang.
Unscrew the top off on/off switch and pull off.
Theres a pot or screw to adjust but make sure it trips out at 10bar.
Place top with switch back on job done.

Then you can set regulator.

Mine is generally quieter than a Machine Mart higher spec it replaced £345 vat free day in 99. Its noticeably duller in sound pitch and fairly confident the motor runs at lower rpm. It also takes lot longer to top up.

Another reason its cheaper is it don't have a water trap or twin outputs as did the MM it replaced, so bare that in mind. Incidentally fitted my old MM water trap, shortened stand off, relief valve, better regulator, guages and outputs for general air line use.
The 1/2"bsp output now feeds the old MM cylinder in turn through an 1/2"bsp high flow water trap/filter/regulator which is then split one side routed to bead blaster via another cheap filter, the other around workshop and another decent filter/water trap.

Pretty sure the CFM is lower doing same jobs as when used the MM.

 

[paulsterling]

Hi, sorry to revive an old thread.I have this same compressor and just trying to set up an air fed mask/breathing set up. The compressor is located in a clean room so not near the hazards or workspace. I hoped I wouldn't need to spend hundreds on filters etc, but various people have said you can get CO, CO2, oil, water and various other things in the air from the compressor. Do any Burisch owners know if oil is present in the air from these machines?
Thanks

 

[Dutch Welder]

Not a Burisch owner, but every oil lubricated compressor has oil mist in it's output before filtering.
Only oil-free compressors have no oil in their air (but still require filtering if used a breathing air supply)

 

[dannyp]

most of the time pressure wise there is no point running loads of pressure most stuff is desinged for 90 psi 6 ish bar, cutout at 8 bar means you should be abel to cold a constant pressure after regulator at 90 psi.

at work our compressor runs at 175 psi, most stuff is regulated down but the extra pressure gives ratte guns more go when needs must and really helps when blowing up big tyers or large tyers to high pressure. you'd be a very long time putting 110 psi in a super singel with a compressor that cuts out at 8 bar

 

[no idea]

From the little use my compressor has had, I have not noticed any oil in the air. However, I have not been intentionally checking for it and this is a relatively cheap and cheerful compressor (like the Wolf and equivalent SIP/Machine Mart/Draper/Sealey machines) so if oil filtering is needed on more expensive (i.e. better) compressors when used with air fed masks then I would expect it to be a necessity for this one in which preventing oil carryover is not going to be high priority for the designer/manufacturer.

 

[millerHF]

The 'market' in general seems to be full of Chinese-made machines given Germanic, Nordic or Anglo-Saxon names to help disguise their origins.
I'm of the view that the Chinese are very good at making 'lookalike' products - but sometimes the materials are suspect.

I bought (without checking - they were Chinese - MY fault) some sealed bearings for a mower. They died in a very short time and I had to buy a proper brand which (3 years later), are still running perfectly.

Is "Burisch" actually a Far Eastern product ?

 

[millerHF]

I'm slightly wary since discovering "Eicher" origins - and "Stossdampfer" (German) put on a Far-Eastern shock-absorber box.

I actually asked one company about a product's origins and received a blatant lie in response ...

And the old British "Wolf" name seems to have transferred ownership ?

The goods may be perfect ...