automatic tyre pumps

[bigdom86]

hi all

anyone had success with those automatic tyre inflators? want to get one to keep in the garage but wondering if i will end up using it once then it breaks

budget upto £100

cheers

[Beehive Bedlam]

This one gets good reviews.

I have ordered it for my new beast will be used for the bike also.

[Riejufixing]

[MarJay]

I got a compressor, and the tyre inflator for that cost a tenner. The compressor is far more versatile than a dedicated tyre gadget. The original compressor cost something like £120 from Lidl, but it got nicked so it was replaced with an expensive 2.5hp SIP by the insurance company.
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[G]

Do you want it to run from 12v or mains?

If you've got the space, your budget will get you a small workshop compressor.

It won't be automatic, but will be pretty quick if the air tank is full.

And can be useful for running air tools - though these days they can make less sense with some of the very good battery tools available.

[Polarbear]

[G]

[bigdom86]

thanks all.
that one from amazon looks quite decent, no mains power available in or near garage so will be running from my car 12V cigarette lighter.

could go down the compressor and adapter route which might be useful for other things

[bacon]

Save the next car battery you replace, charge it and stick it to one side. You can get cig sockets that run to a couple of crocodile clips for a few quid. Means you can run inflators intended for car use off of a battery.

It's what I do with my car tyre inflator when the bike tires need checking/topping up.

[MCN]

I have used Michelin pumps for years.
This is the model I have now.
This and an old battery is all I use for car and bikes.

https://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/tyre-inflators-pressure-gauges/michelin-high-power-tyre-inflator

Set your pressure and it stops about 1psi higher. I think that's allows a bit of loss as you fiddle to get the fecking hose off the tyre valve.
Don't leave a tyre to inflate. They assploade with impressive results. 🤣
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[woo]

i use a £10 halfords double barrel foot pump!
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[M.C]

[G]

I've had one of the Ring digital ones.
It's okay, but not amazingly durable - mine not the only one that didn't last as long as it could have.

Now got a T-Max Heavy duty.

These don't have an automatic cut off (though I may make one at some point), but are very quick - they are about 3/4hp, so need to be connected directly to a 12v battery and aren't small, but there's no waiting around for it to pump up a bike tyre.

[doggone]

Those little 12V pumps tend to be a bit pathetically slow and very noisy.
But worth having in a car or under your bike seat.
If you have mains power on hand there are better solutions, or a larger hand/foot pump as above.

[bacon]

I have the Michelin one listed above. Worked flawlessly for me for over 5 years. Including pumping up completely flat tyres without issue.

Think I paid around £30 at Halfords, after a cheap pump popped on me. Frustration and a need for one the same day sent me to Halfords

I had a lexus is200 with horrendously corroded wheels, they couldn't keep pressure for more than 2 to 3 days at a time.

[M.C]

[Sister Sledge]

On the subject of actual air tools - remember they can be used in the rain, unlike electric tools.

For my bike I carry around a cheapo 12V compressor I got from B and M.

https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/rac-mini-250psi-air-compressor-323998
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[Pete.]

I bought this one when I got a screw in my van tyre.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/ring-metal-digital-air-compressor-with-light-12v/4310h

Used it to pump up my van tyre a couple of times then gave it to my daughter to put in the boot of her car. Comes in a tidy little storage pouch. It pumped my van tyre up to 60psi without getting too hot. The screw-on valve fitting worked well and didn't lose much air.

Would buy again.
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[kramdra]

The ring branded ones are good, 12 quid in wilko for a cheaper model but the pump is likely identical inside. They will easily seat the bead of a well fitting pr4 tubeless and with the casing removed will fit under seat of a cbr6.

Have a 25l compressor, it is heavy and needs to be moved when I use it, much prefer the 12v.

Cheap chinese ones - which you can get in most petrol stations, are rubbish, under powered and leaky, and the hoses rot.

If you need portable power get the cheap one and spend the difference on a 5series 5Ah lipo pack/charger.

[MCN]

[kramdra]

[stirlinggaz]

[johnsmith222]

I've got a mains compressor, 20m rubber hose etc for fitting tyres etc, but for the times that I don't need to do the pressures on 14 different tyres, I use a ring 12v cigarette lighter one.

I over inflate the tyres, then drop them down using a venhill tyre pressure gauge.

This is the ring compressor I have:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5325577?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59156|acid:444-797-0832|cid:189934405|agid:18074225845|tid:pla-199030491685|crid:77627770765|nw:g|rnd:14917784452616786630|dvc:c|adp:1o4|mt:|loc:9046955&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSDh_TH3gIVUvlRCh1VKwskEAQYBCABEgKhjPD_BwE

I'd suggest that, and a dedicated tyre pressure gauge.

[G]

The digital gauge/cut off in my Ring was quite accurate when compared to a decent pressure meter.

(Though, not bad to have a decent pressure gauge - though only for trackdays I'm particularly bothered.)

[Val]