{"product_id":"champion-vrv7-8-air-compressor","title":"Champion Air Compressor VRV7-8 7.5 HP 80 Gallon Vertical 3 Phase","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChampion VRV7-8 Vertical 80-Gallon Three-Phase Shop Air Compressor\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe VRV7-8 is the three-phase, tank-mounted member of Champion's RV-Series, and the reason to look at it ahead of a generic 80-gallon compressor is what is already bolted to it when it arrives. It ships with a mounted NEMA 1 starter and a California Code Compliant receiver — a specification that decides whether a compressor can legally be installed in some jurisdictions at all, and one that is normally an extra line on a quote rather than something already on the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is a vertical unit, so its footprint is the tank's footprint. It is aimed at a shop that already has three-phase service at the panel and wants a compressor that can be set, piped and wired without a shopping list of add-ons.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eThe receiver specification is the part worth reading twice\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTwo claims sit on this tank and they do different jobs. The receiver is ASME coded, the pressure-vessel standard almost every commercial insurer and building inspector expects on a tank that lives in an occupied building. Separately, it is built as California Code Compliant. If your shop is in a jurisdiction that enforces its own receiver rules, that second line is the difference between a compressor you can commission and one that sits on a pallet while paperwork is sorted out. Ask your inspector what they require before you buy anything — it is the opinion that costs you a week if it is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe mounted NEMA 1 starter matters for a plainer reason: it is a general-purpose enclosure sized and fitted at the factory for this motor. Sourcing a starter separately afterwards is how installations end up delayed, mismatched, or protected by something the motor manufacturer never intended.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eLoadless starting, and what a slower motor buys you\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe VRV7-8 turns at 1,800 RPM. A compressor pump that runs at half the speed of a direct-drive unit does the same work with fewer strokes, which is the whole argument for a belt-driven layout: lower piston speed, lower operating temperature and a pump that is not being asked to live at its limit every time the pressure switch closes. The enclosed belt guard is what makes an exposed rotating drive acceptable in a bay where people walk past it all day.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLoadless starting is the companion feature. The pump is unloaded at the moment the motor starts, so the motor accelerates against almost nothing and only picks up the compression load once it is at speed. That means a gentler inrush and far less stress on the starter contacts, which are the parts that usually fail first on a compressor that cycles all day. Control is a tank-mounted simplex start\/stop pressure switch — no controller, nothing to fail that you cannot diagnose with a screwdriver — and an intake filter and silencer keeps grinding dust and abrasive out of the cylinder bores.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWill It Fit?\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePlan the installation before the truck arrives; a compressor of this weight is not something to reposition afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFootprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e Overall length is 35.3\". The tank is vertical, so the machine occupies a tall, narrow space — keep clear air on all sides for cooling and for access to the belt guard.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWeight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Estimated shipping weight is 710 lbs, wanting sound, level concrete; a vertical tank on an uneven slab loads its feet unequally.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAir connection.\u003c\/strong\u003e The tank outlet is 3\/4\". Size shop piping to match or exceed it — undersized pipe throttles a compressor at exactly the moment you need the air.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePower.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three phase, offered in more than one service voltage, so the voltage on your order has to match the voltage at your panel. Confirm it with us in writing first.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePressure.\u003c\/strong\u003e Maximum working pressure is 175 PSI. Anything downstream — regulators, hose, couplers, filtration — needs to be rated for it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSite preparation, the electrical supply, the disconnect and the shop piping are the buyer's responsibility, and the install has to be signed off by whoever is doing your electrical work.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn established independent shop\u003c\/strong\u003e with three-phase service that runs impact tools, a tyre machine and a paint or blast operation off one compressor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA light commercial or production environment\u003c\/strong\u003e where the compressor runs most of the day and starter wear is a real maintenance cost.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA shop in a jurisdiction with its own receiver rules\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a compliant receiver is the specification that decides the purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt is not the right unit for a home garage on single-phase power. If that is your situation, ask us and we will point you at the single-phase model in the same series.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWhat Comes on the Unit\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eStandard on the VRV7-8: a mounted NEMA 1 starter, the tank-mounted simplex start\/stop pressure switch control, an ASME coded receiver, an intake filter and silencer, an enclosed belt guard, loadless starting and the California Code Compliant receiver. Air treatment is not part of the package — the specification records no air dryer and no electronic drain valve, so if you need dry air at the tool, plan a dryer and a filter into the piping.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eVRV7-8\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eConfigurator\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eRV2-15A\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eUnit configuration\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eSimplex\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePump model\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eRV30\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eTank configuration\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eVertical\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e  \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMotor\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e7.5 HP (see the note below)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMotor speed\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e1,800 RPM\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePhase\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eThree phase (3 Ph)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMaximum pressure\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e175 PSI\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAir delivery\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e26 CFM (see the note below)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMagnetic starter\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eYes — NEMA 1, mounted\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e  \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eTank size\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e80 gallons\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eTank outlet\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e3\/4\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOverall length\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e35.3\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eEstimated shipping weight\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003e710 lbs\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAir dryer\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eElectronic drain valve\u003c\/th\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eThree things to confirm with us before you order\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePublished figures for this model differ in a few places. Each one is set out below with its source and what to confirm with us before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMotor rating.\u003c\/strong\u003e The product title and page carry 7.5 HP; a separate specification field on the same record reads 8 HP. Those are not the same motor and we will not guess which is right for your order — ask us and we will confirm it against the manufacturer's sheet before anything ships.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAir delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e The headline figure is 26 CFM. The manufacturer's own specification list quotes delivery at two different working pressures, and those figures are not identical to the headline. If your tooling is sized close to the limit, ask us for the delivery figure at the pressure you actually run.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eService voltage.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several three-phase voltages are offered on this model. We will confirm the one on your order against your supply.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOverall width and height.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both are recorded in our data as bare numbers with no unit attached, so we have left them off rather than publish a measurement we cannot stand behind. Ask and we will pull them from the manufacturer's drawing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eCertification and compliance, honestly\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhat this compressor claims is the ASME coding on the receiver and the California-compliant receiver construction — real, specific and checkable. Be equally clear about what is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e claimed: our product data records no third-party electrical safety listing for the assembled machine, and a pressure-vessel code is a different document with a different scope. If your insurer, your electrical inspector or a fleet compliance policy requires a particular listing mark on the complete unit, verify that requirement and ask us to confirm before you order rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eShipping and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis compressor ships as freight to the lower 48 states, free of charge. A residential delivery carries a fee.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYou must be able to take the unit off the truck — a forklift, a loading dock or an equipment mover — or collect it from the carrier's terminal. Walk around the crate and the tank before you sign anything. If you see a dent, a scrape or a shifted pallet, write it on the delivery paperwork first; that note is what makes a freight claim straightforward, and a signature without one makes it very hard.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eWarranty\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWarranty terms for this product are published on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mechanicsuperstore.com\/pages\/warranty-claims\"\u003ewarranty claims page\u003c\/a\u003e, and we would rather you read the actual terms than a paraphrase of them here. Whatever they say: if something fails, do not disassemble the pump, the motor or the starter before you contact us. A unit that has been opened is much harder to claim on.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCall, text or chat with us if you have questions — 866-774-7743.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner Denver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54965125972307,"sku":"VRV7-8","price":2162.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/progradewarehouse.com\/products\/champion-vrv7-8-air-compressor","provider":"PRO GRADE WAREHOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}