Inflation of tyres with nitrogen (1 Viewer)

[Petros]

Has anyone used this method of inflating motorhome tyres with nitrogen and is it possible to top up with the normal commressed air?

 

[icantremember]

According to the AA there is no advantage in using pure nitrogen in general vehicle tyres
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/filling-tyres-with-nitrogen.html

 

[Jim]

You might keep pressure for longer but I can't think of another benefit for a motorhome. Yes I believe you can top up with regular air.

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[icantremember]

You might keep pressure for longer but I can't think of another benefit for a motorhome. Yes I believe you can top up with regular air.

If you read my AA link it points out that normal air is 78% nitrogen ...............therefore if you top up nitrogen with air you would gradually dilute the gas in the tyre until it was only air.oh:

 

[Wildman]

you could always fill with hydrogen which is much lighter than air, thus relieving some weight problems and turning you van into an old BANGER

 

[beachcaster]

An interesting question which gave rise to this thought......if you filled the tyres of your towed car attached to your A frame with enough helium
so that it just floated there...hovering a foot off the ground.........would it still get you pulled over in Spain ?

barry

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[johnp10]

An interesting question which gave rise to this thought......if you filled the tyres of your towed car attached to your A frame with enough helium
so that it just floated there...hovering a foot off the ground.........would it still get you pulled over in Spain ?

barry

Low flying fine????

 

[aba]

An interesting question which gave rise to this thought......if you filled the tyres of your towed car attached to your A frame with enough helium
so that it just floated there...hovering a foot off the ground.........would it still get you pulled over in Spain ?

barry

i dare say that could be interesting to watch you go round a round-a-bout

 

[dazzer]

Its a way of parting you from your money. How do you know your getting nitrogen and not just compressed air. Air is 78% nitrogen anyway and behaves no differently in tyres than normal air.

Stick with air its free!!!!!

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[Jim]

If you read my AA link it points out that normal air is 78% nitrogen ...............therefore if you top up nitrogen with air you would gradually dilute the gas in the tyre until it was only air.oh:

I agree it would be pointless, the OP asked if you could, and of course, you can