Jenny · K · SINGLE-STAGE PISTON
🇺🇸Commercial / Contractor

K1C-30C

1 HP · Horizontal · electric · splash · 1-stage
AVERAGE PRICE
$1,808
2 retailers · across retailers
Jenny K1C-30C

The Jenny K1C-30C is a 1-horsepower single-stage piston compressor configured for HVAC climate-control duty on a 30-gallon horizontal tank. It delivers 5.9 CFM at 100 PSI from a cast-iron K-series pump driven by an industrial-grade UL-listed motor with a large flywheel for extra cooling and reliable restart. The K family is single-stage, so its 125 PSI maximum is well below Jenny’s two-stage models, and the climate-control configuration ships with a 75-100 PSI pressure-switch range that matches typical pneumatic-controls duty cycles. Splash lubrication uses Jenny Ultimate Blue oil, factory-filled. The unit is available in single-phase 115V or 230V and three-phase 208V/230V/460V/575V, and a stacked-tank duplex variant exists for redundancy in critical-air applications. Optional equipment includes ASME National Board tank stamp, low oil-level switch, automatic tank drain, magnetic starter, control-circuit transformer, vertical tank orientation, air-line filter, lubricator, aftercooler, and refrigerated dryer. The K1C-30C is built at Jenny’s Somerset, Pennsylvania, plant. Typical applications are commercial-building HVAC zone control, pneumatic damper actuators, and similar low-flow continuous-availability uses.

HP
1
CFM
3.7 @ 175 PSI
Duty
continuous
Tank size
30 gal
Air output per horsepowerAirflow per motor HP
3.70CFM/HP
Poor 2.8Typical 3.15Good 3.5
Isentropic efficiencyClass median · 1-stage piston
58%
Poor <50Good 70Best 92
Price per cubic foot · minuteVerified retailer price
$462$/SCFM
Good $180Typical $211High $260
PUMP & DRIVE
Stages1-stage recip
Cylinder
Pump RPM
Lubricationsplash
OilISO 100 non-detergent compressor oil
Sump
Pump life40,000 hrs
Pump material
Head material
Intercooler
PERFORMANCE
Catalog CFM3.7 @ 175 PSI
CFM / HP3.70
Cut-in / out
Tank fill
Est. draw0.9 kW
COST & MAINTENANCE
Compressor Controller ROI calc · $0.14/kWh · 1920 hr/yr · 70% motor efficiency · HP×1.10 sizing · savings 23–42% of electric
Electric · yearlyEst. $315
Maintenance · yearlyEst. $80
Savings with Compressor Controller · yearlyEst. $72–$132
ELECTRICAL & FORM
Serviceelectric
Voltage115V
Amps
Motor
Motor RPM
Control
Starter
Weight275 lb
FormHorizontal · 30 gal · 175 PSI tank rating
BUILD & ENVIRONMENT
Air outlet1/2 in NPT
DrainManual ball valve standard
Drain outlet
ASME tankYes
Made in USAYes
Noise
Op. temp40–104 °F
Dimensions
Ship weight
Warranty

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Catalog
1655 units
Peer class
12 · 1 HP
Sizing & pricevs. 12 in class
  • SCFM @ 1 HP3.7cfm
    2median 3.917
    -3.9% vs. median
  • Average price$1,808
    $129median $871$3k
    +107.5% vs. median
Efficiency vs. peersvs. 12 in class
  • CFM per HP3.7cfm/hp
    2.2median 417.3
    -7.5% vs. median
  • Price per CFM$462$/scfm
    $13median $248$1,009
    +86.1% vs. median

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