Help needed! Survey to collect usage data on compressors

Hi everyone,

I’m in the planning stages of building a web-based survey to try to collect usage data from folks who have their own compressors.   My hope is that I can collect basic information from compressor owners that may help the rest of us make more informed decisions on buying a compressor.

Right now I’d like everyone’s input to help collect the various compressor “Makes and Models” that are out there and being used.  I have a started a Google Sheet with two columns.  Yup, one column for make and another one for model.    If you own or are familiar with a HPA compressor and it is NOT listed here, can you add it to the sheet or PM it to me?  Don’t worry about formatting, sorting or anything else.  I’m really just interested in building a comprehensive list of what’s out here. 

Here’s the spreadsheet link:

http://bit.ly/ag-compressors

Thanks!

 - Matt

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For those interested in learning more, check out the “Survey Structure” tab in my link above.  It lists the other fields I will be asking about and collecting data for.  I’d welcome any feedback you may have regarding what information you consider useful to collect.   To me the main questions that I’m trying to answer through this data collection are:

What did you buy?

How much did it cost?

How much have you used it?

Has it broken yet? (with details)

Would you recommend it?

Here is an outline of what I’d like to ask in the survey.  The more pre-populated choices that I can make in the compressor brand and model, the easier it will be to make sense of the results!

Compressor Brand and Model Number

Duration Owned

--- 0 - 6 Months

--- 7 - 12 Months

--- 13 - 18 Months

--- 19 -  24 Months

--- 2 - 3 Years

--- 3 - 4 Years

--- 4 - 5 Years

--- 5+ Years

Purchase Price (US dollars)

Purchased From

Primary Use

--- Top-off gun directly (200 cc or less) to 200 BAR / 2900 PSI

--- Top-off gun directly (200 cc or more) to 200 BAR / 2900 PSI

--- Top-off tiny carbon tank (i.e. Guppy ~ 18 CF ) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI

--- Top-off small carbon tank (i.e. 30 min / 45 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI

--- Top-off medium carbon tank (i.e. Tiger Shark ~ 72 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI

--- Top-off large carbon tank (i.e. Great White ~ 97 CF) to 300 BAR / 4350 PSI

Estimated Number of Top-offs So Far

Would You Recommend?

Experienced Any Problems?

Nature of Problem?