This has just saved me a whole world of pain when we travel in 2 weeks time!!

[zac]

In 2 weeks time we are setting off for our Xmas holiday away for 3 weeks, travelling from Portsmouth - Santander and then south where ever the Sun is. This year we have barely used the motorhome due to work commitments so it has been parked on the side of the house for what appears to be a long time.

Last week we were due to get the Fascias done on the house so had to move the motorhome to our storage spot which is usually occupied by our small trailer but it is easier to try and find a spot for the trailer than a 28ft bus When i was driving it to the storage spot which is only a few miles away i noticed one of the tyres (we have 6) had dropped 6psi from the normal 72psi it has within. I pumped it back up to the 72psi and then parked up and left it till they had finished the work on the house (approx 5 days). Picked it up a couple of days ago only to find it had dropped another 5psi, on inspection of course the tyre looks perfectly fine but then with only a small loss it would. Had i of not had fitted the tyrepal system some time ago i would never of known that there was an issue with the tyre until we were across into europe and either in Spain or Portugal where we would then have to arrange to get it sorted. What really shocked me was when i took it to micheldever tyres and they inspected it and found the valve was leaking they only charged £6 to fit a new high pressure valve.

Has to be one of the best little gadgets i have ever purchased and i have loads , anyway i dont work for tyrepal just a happy customer using there devices.

 

[The Dudess]

I am a bit neurotic about tyre pressure so of course we have a TPMS fitted. On our last trip we kept getting the warning bleeps even though the tyre pressure was OK. Eventually worked out that, because we were travelling on some pretty steep hills, the brakes were getting a bit hot and affecting the sensors on the tyres triggering a overheated warning. Still wouldn't be without it.

 

[zac]

I am a bit neurotic about tyre pressure so of course we have a TPMS fitted. On our last trip we kept getting the warning bleeps even though the tyre pressure was OK. Eventually worked out that, because we were travelling on some pretty steep hills, the brakes were getting a bit hot and affecting the sensors on the tyres triggering a overheated warning. Still wouldn't be without it.

Not seen this behavior yet but worth knowing, thanks

 

[Gellyneck]

Similar situation for us.
Parked up over in Orkney having come off the ferry the day before and noticed the reading for one of the tyres was showing down by 6psi. Quick look at it and there was a screw through the tread!. Down to they tyre place for a repair and swap over to use it as the spare. Around £20 rather than G*d knows what if we had a subsequent blowout!

 

[zac]

Similar situation for us.
Parked up over in Orkney having come off the ferry the day before and noticed the reading for one of the tyres was showing down by 6psi. Quick look at it and there was a screw through the tread!. Down to they tyre place for a repair and swap over to use it as the spare. Around £20 rather than G*d knows what if we had a subsequent blowout!

The cost abroad and more importantly the time and hassle far out ways the cost of the monitor. Wouldn’t be without it, They really should be standard on all vehicles. I have one on the car that’s built in but it’s rubbish, it didn’t go off till i was changing the wheel lol. I have the solar version fitted to my cars.

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[Allanm]

I’ve fitted Tyrepal monitors on all our vehicles over the last 6 years or so, wouldn’t be without them for the peace of mind they give
Looks like you had a narrow escape.

 

[Ratcatcher]

Would the tyre pal have caused the leak in the first place?

 

[zac]

Would the tyre pal have caused the leak in the first place?

Nope it was at the bottom of the valve where it pushes up against the inside not in the actual threaded part.

 

[Wombles]

Thank you for sharing your experience - this is why we keep plugging TyrePal on here to anyone that will listen as in our opinion it's a safety device that all vehicles should have. It's crazy that new motorhomes don't have to have any form of TPMS yet. After many years of having it fitted to both our cars & motorhome it alerted us to a screw in our tyre recently & alarmed earlier than the manufacturer fitted TPMS.

 

[TinaLes]

zac you were lucky twice in fact, once when the tyre pal alerted you of the small air leak, and twice when you went to the tyre place and they had a replacement high pressure steel valve replacement in stock.
Dont think you would have been so lucky at places such as Quick Fit, they would need to order them in without prior notice, as they dont use that many of them compared to normal car tyre valves.
The TPMS on the car did its usual trick of saying the tyre pressures were low, due mainly to the very cold nights we have been having, when checked they were only 4 PSI down, and this would have increased back to normal when they warmed up. But I did take the car and put 4PSI in each tyre and then reset the TPMS system.
Tyre Pal is a great piece of safety equipment, especially on a heavy MH in that it provides constant monitoring & peace of mind.
LES

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[jdk62]

I bought the tyrepal system 9months ago but haven’t got round to fitting it yet.

However, had I fitted it, I would of found out about the slow puncture (screw in tyre tread) a lot earlier.....

Doh......

 

[zac]

I bought the tyrepal system 9months ago but haven’t got round to fitting it yet.

However, had I fitted it, I would of found out about the slow puncture (screw in tyre tread) a lot earlier.....

Doh......

Definitely worth getting it on there, Make the most of the technology especially as you already outlayed the expense. I wouldn’t be without it.

 

[Reallyretired]

I had tyrepal but when one of the sensors failed I replaced it with one of the cheapy systems that cost less for the whole thing than replacing one tyrepal sensor. Seems absolutely fine. I also have a different cheapy on my car, both are solar. Pressures are down with the cold weather but the same both sides so no prob.

 

[zac]

I had tyrepal but when one of the sensors failed I replaced it with one of the cheapy systems that cost less for the whole thing than replacing one tyrepal sensor. Seems absolutely fine. I also have a different cheapy on my car, both are solar. Pressures are down with the cold weather but the same both sides so no prob.

Absolutely i think if you have something that works then stick with it. If it happens to be cheaper then all the better. I am sure people will prefer to have as many choices as possible. Which make have you now got? Always better when somebody else has already tested it.

 

[Ridgeway]

I am a bit neurotic about tyre pressure so of course we have a TPMS fitted. On our last trip we kept getting the warning bleeps even though the tyre pressure was OK. Eventually worked out that, because we were travelling on some pretty steep hills, the brakes were getting a bit hot and affecting the sensors on the tyres triggering a overheated warning. Still wouldn't be without it.

Us too earlier this year, taught me to use my gears a lot more and take a bit more time. The next time out all was well and no beeping.

Great secondary features of a good TPMS

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