Tyre inflators

[juggsy]

Now that it’s minimum £1 for pumping up your tyres at our local fuel station, and partly driven through convenience, I was wondering if any of these small tyre inflators are any good / accurate enough? Was going to keep my eye out on Black Friday, but wanted to check I wasn’t wasting my time with these.

Any recommendations appreciated!

[vikingaero]

This is my review of the Sealey CTI 120:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Might be an idea to wait until Black Friday deals in a week or two. I have 3 of these and bought the subsequent ones using a 20% off code on eBay.

There are other portable ones available now from companies such as Ring.

[E-bmw]

juggsy said:

I was wondering if any of these small tyre inflators are any good / accurate enough?

MANY of them are really good & extremely accurate.

Ring are a brand that come highly recommended.

Get one with a digital display rather than mechanical gauge, they are far more robust.

I have used one of these for years.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165394587960?epid=80321...

[Dave Brand]

I've had one of these for a few years:

https://www.vonhaus.com/vh_en/12v-tyre-inflator

A good quality product; should be available elsewhere at a lower price.

[juggsy]

vikingaero said:

This is my review of the Sealey CTI 120:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

E-bmw said:

MANY of them are really good & extremely accurate.

Ring are a brand that come highly recommended.

Get one with a digital display rather than mechanical gauge, they are far more robust.

I have used one of these for years.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165394587960?epid=80321...

Dave Brand said:

I've had one of these for a few years:

https://www.vonhaus.com/vh_en/12v-tyre-inflator

A good quality product; should be available elsewhere at a lower price.

Thanks for the recommendations all, good to know there are some worth getting and like the idea of the rechargeable ones. Hopefully some pop up on Black Friday!

[otolith]

I'm also looking at these. My BMW doesn't have a spare, and isn't on runflats. It's got a can of gunge but I want an inflator.

There's one in my OH's car, a Ring RAC 601 I bought her, which works, but I don't entirely trust its accuracy, it's not that fast, it makes a hell of a noise, and it just feels to me as if it's going to vibrate itself to death.

[SpudLink]

vikingaero said:

This is my review of the Sealey CTI 120:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Might be an idea to wait until Black Friday deals in a week or two. I have 3 of these and bought the subsequent ones using a 20% off code on eBay.

There are other portable ones available now from companies such as Ring.

I'd never considered a cordless option. That's a great idea. Especially as both my cars need the engine running to use the 12v socket.

[darreni]

I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393907139955

It says refurbed, but apart from the box having a couple of scuffs, the actual inflator appears brand new. And its seriously fast.

[QJumper]

I have one of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xiaomi-Portable-Electric-...

as well as a Ring 12v one.

I find both to be accurate and work well.

The battery one is very convenient to check pressure and top up a few psi, you can leave it hanging off the tyre to do its thing. The only downside is that if you have large tyres, and need more than a few psi, it takes a while, so would be no good for fully inflating a car tyre. It's also excellent for bicycle tyres.

[Riff Raff]

I use DeWalt cordless power tools, so buying one of these was a no-brainer.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcc018n-xj-18v-l...

It runs off an 18v DeWalt battery. I have no idea whether it’s spot on accurate, but it’s close enough, and at least my tyres have the same pressure in them!

Downside is that it’s a bit big to carry in the car.

[Smint]

I've had one of these for years, will fully inflate a typical car tyre from flat in just over a minute.
It has croc clips straight to the car battery, too much current for most cig lighters, the gauge isn't brilliant so i over inflate a tad then check accurately with a proper gauge.
Think i paid about £60, hopefully someone might find it cheaper towards Black Friday or from elsewhere.
https://www.paddockspares.com/double-pump-hd-porta...

[juggsy]

Smint said:

I've had one of these for years, will fully inflate a typical car tyre from flat in just over a minute.
It has croc clips straight to the car battery, too much current for most cig lighters, the gauge isn't brilliant so i over inflate a tad then check accurately with a proper gauge.
Think i paid about £60, hopefully someone might find it cheaper towards Black Friday or from elsewhere.
https://www.paddockspares.com/double-pump-hd-porta...

Curious what you use for a ‘proper’ gauge?

[Smint]

juggsy said:

Curious what you use for a ‘proper’ gauge?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RACE-RX0014-Tyre-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B000VZ8S26/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1P4UN01RLXB0I&keywords=race+x+tyre+pressure+gauge&qid=1668099956&sprefix=race++tyre+gauge%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-5

Very easy to read.

[DoubleSix]

If you are already in the Makita 18v eco-system it’s a no brainer to get their tyre inflator.

[Scrump]

DoubleSix said:

If you are already in the Makita 18v eco-system it’s a no brainer to get their tyre inflator.

I have a small mains powered compressor and air tank in the garage which I had for years and is still working fine. When it packs in I will be replacing it with a Makita 18v tyre inflator.

[Smint]

Smint said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RACE-RX0014-Tyre-Pressure...

Very easy to read.

Hmm, don't know if this is the same compressor, or a copy, ebay 144547759120