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[Jeff and terri]

Just wondering do you use a foot pump , analog, or digital air compressor for blowing your tyres up on your motorhome??
I just decided to buy this one ..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302141984086
I think it's neat and tidy

 

[crabman]

check my tyres and spare pressure at the garage on a regular bases, if the crap was to hit the fan I would call out the RAC,

 

[Jeff and terri]

Yea but do you really want to wait at a garage while people check all there tyres ?? My local tesco always has a line of cars waiting to use the air pump

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[TheBig1]

be prepared to wait a long time to reach 4.5-5 bar

 

[Jeff and terri]

Lol I can wait I'm in a motorhome
The YouTube video shows it blowing a tyre from flat to 35psi in 4 minutes and you set the pressure you want and it cuts of once reached . Just time to put the kettle on

 

[MR. FUSION]

Just wondering do you use a foot pump , analog, or digital air compressor for blowing your tyres up on your motorhome??
I just decided to buy this one ..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302141984086
I think it's neat and tidy

I had one but it failed to pump my rear tyres up to the specified 5.5 bar, it would only go up to 4 bar. I bought a big manual pump and a mains compressor, tyre pumps is no longer an area I skimp on !

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[maison]

I use a high pressure cycle "track" hand pump with foot stirrups. £30 from
Halfords.

It not only inflates the tyres but allows me to pump up the air suspension in order to avoid grounding when leaving our drive.

70 psi to clear the driveway then drop to 45-50 for running.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

I have one of those 20 mins to reach 65 psi per tyre from 50 psi, on the third one it was so hot the display died and never recovered. Fine for cars no good for van tyre pessures.

 

[Jeff and terri]

Oops !!!! Awh well

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[Reallyretired]

had one and it was fine for a while but then the digital pressure gauge failed, and so the pump bit was permanently 'off'. I have replaced it with a similar but cheaper one with an analogue gauge and that seems fine. It is quite slow to raise the pressure though.
On my Discovery I carry a 2 cylinder electric pump which is much faster but needs direct connection to the battery as its current requirements are too high for a lighter socket.

 

[Lenny HB]

I find the to my surprise the standard Fiat one that comes with the van works quite well.

 

[Minxy]

You'll find that many of the air pumps on garage forecourts don't go up to a high enough pressure for MHs, we needed to top up our tyres at one point and it took ages to find on that was suitable.

Many of the ones you can buy also don't have the grunt to go high enough either.

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[Lenny HB]

You'll find that many of the air pumps on garage forecourts don't go up to a high enough pressure for MHs, we needed to top up our tyres at one point and it took ages to find on that was suitable.

Many of the ones you can buy also don't have the grunt to go high enough either.

Also tyres will be hot, if I top up the car at a garage I over pressurise them and when I get home I let the tyres cool down for at least 30min then set the correct pressure.

 

[Tweedie]

As Minxy said we also have found that a lot of garages pumps do not go high enough, also frequently not working or else access to the pump is too awkward. Funny enough was just checking past threads on best type to buy for this years travels.

 

[golly]

I have had three inflators in the past including the one you have bought, all worked to a certain extent, but non satisfactory. In the end bit the bullet and got one of these, not cheap but needs must.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ring-RAC9...re-Inflator-Air-Compressor-Pump-/280521656913

Shop around for best price

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[Allanm]

I looked at a few inflators but settled on a Ring RAC900. It will easily cope with the 5.5 bar, + 80psi pressures needed in your tyres.
The problem with lower capacity inflators is that by the time your tyres are up to pressure ( if it will get that high) , your battery is flat!

Oops, spent too long typing, ours is like the pic above..

 

[MR. FUSION]

You'll find that many of the air pumps on garage forecourts don't go up to a high enough pressure for MHs, we needed to top up our tyres at one point and it took ages to find on that was suitable.

Many of the ones you can buy also don't have the grunt to go high enough either.

Most of them only go up to 5 bar, although I did find one in Portugal that did 5.5 comfortably, but the Portuguese garage owner was telling me not to fill my rears to that.......when I did he crossed the road and hid in a shop

 

[MR. FUSION]

Definitely worth having your own pressure guage as well, many of the garage ones are way out! Plus you can check when the tyres are cool and I don't remember having my own pump that was properly accurate either.

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[WynandJean]

I got one of these. WKZ 180 suitcase compressor. Workzone. They are occasionally on offer at Aldi.

http://redirect.viglink.com/?format...e Portable Air Compressor Suit Case Type&txt=

Very good. Have multiple other uses as well (not tried them yet)

I also bought a pressure guage but never use it as the one that comes with it is surprisingly accurate.

Wyn

 

[WynandJean]

I got one of these. WKZ 180 suitcase compressor. Workzone. They are occasionally on offer at Aldi.

http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_149009314028915&key=cb62af138ee2d0625207a6434715e2ec&libId=j0jeyzj201002gva000TA4ey5c046&loc=http://www.maxbashing.com/mbforum/showthread.php?125401-Aldi-Work-Zone-Portable-Air-Compressor-Suit-Case-Type&v=1&out=http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/Eggysfish/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150503_144226_zpshhemumwm.jpg.html&ref=https://www.google.co.uk/&title=Aldi Work Zone Portable Air Compressor Suit Case Type&txt=

Very good. Have multiple other uses as well (not tried them yet)

I also bought a pressure guage but never use it as the one that comes with it is surprisingly accurate.

Wyn

Mains powered so no battery drain problem.

Wyn

 

[deleted-member02]

I also opted for a 240v pump, so much more oomph than most 12v models.
This one comfortably inflates to 80psi, I've had mine a few years, it gets used often and still sounds good.
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[Gellyneck]

Anyone bought and tried one of these from Lidl?

PARKSIDE® 1100W Compressor
Still some left in stores from last week's offers.

 

[Fletton]

I have had three inflators in the past including the one you have bought, all worked to a certain extent, but non satisfactory. In the end bit the bullet and got one of these, not cheap but needs must.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ring-RAC9...re-Inflator-Air-Compressor-Pump-/280521656913
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Shop around for best price

Ditto....