Originally Posted by Budman II

derek, I'm pretty sure one of the little 12V compressors like they sell at Harbor Freight would be more than adequate to operate your air cylinders, at a fraction of the cost of the Merc unit. Same thing, really - even looks the same. You would have to come up with a solenoid release valve and a pressure popoff valve. I think others on OSO have set this up. I bought mine as a complete takeout set many years ago. Good luck.

Originally Posted by dereknkathy

I think air hose is same as water hose for running to icemaker in fridge.