One of my snow blower tir ...
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One of my snow blower tires went flat today, of course after 18" of snow, my 12VDC car tire inflator did not have enough volume to seal the bead and inflate the tire, went out and picked this up and was impressed that it got the job done and only took about 5 minutes to bring to 20 psi, which is what the tire called for.Why a 4 and not a 5, well as commented on already, the air hose is very short and it is clear that on a car tire the valve stem would have to be near the ground to reach it and the AC (house) power cord is equally as short begging for an extension cord which is not the safest thing in my situation with snow, the 12VDC car power cord is plenty long and not an issue. On pure function, will it blow up a tire, I have to give it a 5. Even if a car tire is likely to take a long time, it will get there.Seeing the review about it turning off and CB about turning the dial all the way (BTW - Thanks CB for that) I was a little worried it might not work well. I found that once it hits pressure and turns off, you need to turn it off and back on again with the power switch, this is a safety device so you don't accidently leave it on. You can use the trick CB suggested going to max pressure, the only thing is you really need to keep your eye in the pressure as that more or less defeats the over-inflation protection. Personally I would suggest putting it no more than 5 psi over the pressure you need and turn it off manually once you get the pressure you want, the issue with going to max pressure is if you go way over the right pressure for the tire there is a major risk of it or item being inflated exploding. Don't be fooled by its small size, pressure is pressure, if you have a tire blow and you are near it you can easily get hurt.Another tip -- as long as it is attached to whatever is being inflated, it will show the current pressure, if that is the same as the dial it will not turn on again, the safety will not allow as you are already at your dialed in pressure. To start it again just turn up the pressure dial or remove it from the thing you are inflating, cycle the power off then on and you are good to go.Last tip, I would go at least 2-5 psi over your real target pressure, you lose a little taking it off, then use a pressure guage to see where you are and let the air out yourself until it comes down to where you want it.All in all I am pretty happy with it, having AC and DC power is a real plus, I did not have 12VDC around my snowblower, just house power 120VAC.I also like how everything neatly packs away, my other little one has cords and the hose all over the place and no way to store it well.
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