- Oct 8, 2014
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Like many of you I am sure, I have no spare wheel, and instead have a Fiat supplied Compressor together with sealant.
I don't want to enter into discussions about the relative merits of Spare Wheels, Tyres, repair kits ....
etc ..... I am sure that payload allowing, a Spare Wheel has to be best.
However, I have some questions about the Fix and Go.
We were away last week, and I needed to top up the pressure in my ebike tyre. Not having my pump with me, I thought I would use the Fix and Go compressor.
However, before using it I should have RTFM!! I was in a hurry, and so after removing it from the bag, saw the clear plastic tube with a threaded brass connector, and screwed it onto the bike tyre valve.
I switched on the compressor and immediately the white latex sealant started oozing out all over the tyre and the car-park. I immediately switched off and released the pressure, but I must have lost 1/5 to 1/4 of the cannister.
I hadn't looked on the underside and disconnected the output of the compressor from the canister inlet!!!!!
So ......
1 Do I need to get a new cannister, or would 3/4 full still work?
2 Can I actually get a new cannister, or is it a "one-shot" device?
3 Will the sealant in the tube stay liquid, or is it possible to clear it out?
I was embarrassed about the spillage as it was on a slight slope, and a rivulet of white liquid started off across the carpark. Luckily I had just emptied my grey waste, and filled my fresh water, so I opened the drain valve and turned on a tap in the MH and used the clean water draining out to dilute it a bit. By the end of the day, it had nearly disappeared as it dried.
I don't want to enter into discussions about the relative merits of Spare Wheels, Tyres, repair kits ....
etc ..... I am sure that payload allowing, a Spare Wheel has to be best.
However, I have some questions about the Fix and Go.
We were away last week, and I needed to top up the pressure in my ebike tyre. Not having my pump with me, I thought I would use the Fix and Go compressor.
However, before using it I should have RTFM!! I was in a hurry, and so after removing it from the bag, saw the clear plastic tube with a threaded brass connector, and screwed it onto the bike tyre valve.
I switched on the compressor and immediately the white latex sealant started oozing out all over the tyre and the car-park. I immediately switched off and released the pressure, but I must have lost 1/5 to 1/4 of the cannister.
I hadn't looked on the underside and disconnected the output of the compressor from the canister inlet!!!!!
So ......
1 Do I need to get a new cannister, or would 3/4 full still work?
2 Can I actually get a new cannister, or is it a "one-shot" device?
3 Will the sealant in the tube stay liquid, or is it possible to clear it out?
I was embarrassed about the spillage as it was on a slight slope, and a rivulet of white liquid started off across the carpark. Luckily I had just emptied my grey waste, and filled my fresh water, so I opened the drain valve and turned on a tap in the MH and used the clean water draining out to dilute it a bit. By the end of the day, it had nearly disappeared as it dried.