Tyrepal Solar are they as bad as I think

Jim

Jim

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I had 6 of these these fitted to the RV which on our first run out resulted in the sensor letting every bit of air out of a tyre.

I threw them in a drawer in disgust and two years later only just picked them up again. With a full charge I am having problems with them remembering the pressures, and re-registering the sensors is stretching my patience. Is it worth persevering, or shall I bin the junk?

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Took mine off the van a few months ago as they started to give odd readings and it’s a pain removing them to check them properly. In the garage somewhere and will stay there.
 
Jim said:
I had 6 of these these fitted to the RV which on our first run out resulted in the sensor letting every bit of air out of a tyre.

I threw them in a drawer in disgust and two years later only just picked them up again. With a full charge I am having problems with them remembering the pressures, and re-registering the sensors is stretching my patience. Is it worth persevering, or shall I bin the junk?

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I removed mine as they were worse than useless. Randomly failing to pick up individual wheels despite multiple battery changes and resets. It would work and then decide that the fron offside did not exist. Next time out it would fail to pick up a rear tyre….. rinse and repeat. Unreliable junk - but Very many people are happy with them

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I bought a set just before 1st lockdown.
No matter what I set them at they would either alarm for over pressure or loose pressure. Or not identify a tyre at random.
After several runs I removed and returned them worried that they would deflate a tyre.
Back to good quality valves and a decent tyre pressure guage for regular testing.
 
Touching wood here…….

Been fine since fitting them some months ago. I checked, then double checked the pressures I put in against the reading on the unit….2psi difference between the unit and my good old fashioned tyre pressure gauge. I can live with that.

Haven’t checked them since, but will do them every couple of months as the van doesn’t stand still for long periods.

Agree though, bit of a pain taking them off to do manual checks.(y)
 
Mine started great and appeared consistent, however since changing the wheels front to back for wear, the bloody thing has added at least 5 to 7 PSI to front and rear more than the actual tyre pressures.
As long as they stay that way and don’t start waivering around as I do like the idea of possible early warning if something is going wrong.
never lost pressure but I know you have to make sure that the locking nut is wound right down the value before screwing the sensor on tight, then after you are sure the sensor is tight and is not letting air escape, then tighten the nut up against the sensor.
 
No problems with mine.
If the MH hasn't moved in weeks, it can seem like over 5min for all 4 sensors to wake up. :)
But since fitting TyrePal they've basically removed the need for weekly tyre pressure checks. No pressure loss so if I want to know the tyre pressure, err. I have to move the MH :LOL:
 
kevenh said:
No problems with mine.
If the MH hasn't moved in weeks, it can seem like over 5min for all 4 sensors to wake up. :)
But since fitting TyrePal they've basically removed the need for weekly tyre pressure checks. No pressure loss so if I want to know the tyre pressure, err. I have to move the MH :LOL:
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Tyres always lose air over time. But these things will make pressure testing less likely because it's such a faff to remove them to add air. So you need to trust them. Unfortunately, I don't think I do.

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Bin them I binned mine hard to put air in tyres and alarm kept going off
 
Jim said:
Tyres always lose air over time. But these things will make pressure testing less likely because it's such a faff to remove them to add air. So you need to trust them. Unfortunately, I don't think I do.
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Good point, but without the weekly manual checks were I risk losing lots of pressure... :LOL:
Also, we're likely getting feedback from different size vehicles, rim construction and tyres

My rims are just steel jobbies with plastic wheel trims 😋
iirc, older Alloys have pressure loss :think:
Some other reasons of pressure loss here
 
Very pleased with mine once I got them set up properly.
The winter before last I took them off as I thought it would be better and it lost all the wheel ID's.
Anyway sent them back to Tyrepal who sorted them and they have been superb ever since.
Mind you they do make pressure checking a pain but I just havent needed to AND they are very reassuring on a motorway- SMART or not!
Mike
 
Not had a problem with mine. They read 3 psi higher than my calibrated guage. I check the readings cold and if they are all consistent at the set level plus 3psi I'll accept that. It's interesting how much the pressure increases with higher ambient and road surface temperature and this has caused me to increase the pressure reading for the over pressure alarm. I'm more interested in the low pressure alarm to warn me of air loss though.

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No problem with mine, fitted a couple of years ago. Agree about the high temp readings activating the alarm - I also raised the threshold.
 
I thought Tyrepal were supposed to be the bees knees ?

I had them on my 'to buy' list for a year or so, but maybe not after reading this thread
 
Jim said:
Tyres always lose air over time. But these things will make pressure testing less likely because it's such a faff to remove them to add air. So you need to trust them. Unfortunately, I don't think I do.
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That is where I have got to. Absolute loan to add air and the readings go up and down plus has trouble with the four sensors in the rear tyres which I guess is a distance problem. Next tine I put air in I am taking them off
 
Fitted first set to motorhome a couple of years ago and, with the exception of fitting new batteries, no problems.
Got a second set from another Funster and fitted to car a few months ago, again no problems.

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ceejayt said:
That is where I have got to. Absolute loan to add air and the readings go up and down plus has trouble with the four sensors in the rear tyres which I guess is a distance problem. Next tine I put air in I am taking them off
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Tyre pressures DO fluctuate.
Temperature will have an effect. Load & driving style.
But you have another cause? Where the sensor is random?
 
I have the £20 Chinese version, other than replacing batteries in the sensors, they work fine.

I don't use the sensor lock nuts though, as others have said it's a pain checking/inflating the tyres.

I do like to use a proper tyre gauge now and again.
 
My Fiat maxi chassis tells me if a tyre is lower pressure by a red warning on the dashboard. It’s always the same tyre near side rear that needs a bit of inflation. No puncture, probably needs re fitting.
Phil
 
Happy with ours - have had TyrePal (including Solar version) over many years now for both our cars & motorhome with no problems which is why we negotiated the discount code for Funsters & RVOC members! The TyrePal unit alerting sooner than the Citroen TPMS on our motorhome when we picked up a nail in our tyre on the motorway convinced us the value of having it as well as manufacturer fitted TPMS.
Problems experienced can be down to needing a repeater on large long vehicles or not being aware of the correct settings so they alarm when they shouldn't. All that we know that have had difficulties have had them resolved by contacting TyrePal for advice if they haven't found the answer on this forum.
 
Have the Iveco system on mine and it’s no better.
Went kaput after a few hundred miles when I collected from Germany the van got taken back to Germany for repairs and on the way back it went kaput again!!
It is showing the correct pressures but has the warning light on?

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Mine have been on around 3 years now , recently fitted new batteries and the system has worked well throughout.
Yes they take a few minutes to come to life but no problem and have the peace of mind I will be warned of pressure loss.
 
I have a different problem: with twin rear wheels it is difficult enough to obtain the correct extensions so I can reach the valve. With a Tyrepal sensor on the end they look ridiculous and bounce of the wheel trims. I'd much prefer Tyrepal supplied an in-tyre sensor with decent battery life (or powered by movement).
 
I have used them for some years on different vehicles and have had to replace one set and this year a seal in a sensor as it was leaking. The batteris do need replacing from time to time, but it does give me confidence as I drive.
 
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I have used them for some years on different vehicles and have had to replace one set and this year a seal in a sensor as it was leaking. The batteris do need replacing from time to time, but it does give me confidence as I drive.
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How will I know when batts need changing? I read an icon flashes - is that how it works. Solar type system.
 
I bought a Chinese set from ebay and wasn't able to set them up at all.
The inscrutable Chinglish instructions would have done FuManchu proud as a means of torture !
I went online for help, but there was nothing that was pertinent to my offerings, I put them back in their box and slung them in an overhead locker.

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