Decent Tyre Inflator

[Deleted User]

Anyone recommend a decent tyre inflator / air compressor? I had a cheap one off eBay years ago that vibrated itself to death.

I'm sick of using the one at ASDA as I don't think it's worked properly in a long time.

Tyres on my 2014 Focus are supposed to be 30psi. They were up at 35psi so used the ASDA one to set them back correctly to 30psi and now I get a warning on dash to check tyre pressures and it won't go away.

Scrapit

Deleted_User said:

Anyone recommend a decent tyre inflator / air compressor? I had a cheap one off eBay years ago that vibrated itself to death.

I'm sick of using the one at ASDA as I don't think it's worked properly in a long time.

Tyres on my 2014 Focus are supposed to be 30psi. They were up at 35psi so used the ASDA one to set them back correctly to 30psi and now I get a warning on dash to check tyre pressures and it won't go away.

Sounds like you need to reset your TPMS. But just get a 12v inflator from halfords.

Carrot007

Scrapit said:

Sounds like you need to reset your TPMS. But just get a 12v inflator from halfords.

Could be, but I would also add never trust an inflator for the testing of pressure. Get a proper manual or electronic tester. They do not cost must and will help you see what is wrong. (though modern digital readouts on inflators do seems to be much better).

Who knows how often ones at garages are calibrated? Do it at home.

Norman_Castle

Deleted_User said:

Tyres on my 2014 Focus are supposed to be 30psi. They were up at 35psi so used the ASDA one to set them back correctly to 30psi and now I get a warning on dash to check tyre pressures and it won't go away.

Did you last check or inflate them when the weather was cold then again today when the weather and tyres are hot? Did the dash warning appear immediately after setting them or once the temperature and tyres had cooled?

[Deleted User]

I set them at ASDA on Sunday night and the warning came up just after I had left the forecourt. Warning still on today and still same kind of temperature 

I have a manual tyre pressure gauge somewhere I'll check with that.

[Deleted User]

Been out and reset the TPMS and that cleared the warning. Still going to buy a tyre inflator though as my trust in the forecourt ones go down every time I use one.

EdGasketTheSecond

A footpump is the most straightforward answer. Haven't used anything else all my motoring life. Plus a manual gauge to check the pressure.

molerat

Deleted_User said:

Been out and reset the TPMS and that cleared the warning. Still going to buy a tyre inflator though as my trust in the forecourt ones go down every time I use one.

All TPMS does is give a warning if the tyre falls below the level you have set it to, deflating from 35 to 30 would cause that.  You should reset it each time you top up the tyres.

I use a stick gauge which I have had since about 1972, had it checked a couple of years ago and it was spot on.

AdrianC

EdGasketTheSecond said:

A footpump is the most straightforward answer. Haven't used anything else all my motoring life. Plus a manual gauge to check the pressure.

If you're going keep-fit, don't get a footpump. Get a bicycle track pump.
Far quicker because it's more air per stroke, far easier because it uses a much wider and more powerful set of muscles.

[Deleted User]

molerat said:

Deleted_User said:

Been out and reset the TPMS and that cleared the warning. Still going to buy a tyre inflator though as my trust in the forecourt ones go down every time I use one.

All TPMS does is give a warning if the tyre falls below the level you have set it to, deflating from 35 to 30 would cause that.  You should reset it each time you top up the tyres.

I use a stick gauge which I have had since about 1972, had it checked a couple of years ago and it was spot on.

The thing is this is the first car I've had with such a thing. I didn't know you just set it yourself, I thought it automatically went off the book pressures or something. Obviously you learn something every day. I did read the manual when I got the car but it was a lot to take everything in at once. 

Jonesya

Yes get a decent foot pump.

If you like a project, see if you can get an early Kismet foot pump and restore it, they were made back when motoring was a luxury and engineering took priority over price, they're probably the best quality foot pump you can buy, far better than anything made today. I think mine is about 70+ years old and still going strong.