Tyre Pressures
Today my Ring 820 tyre inflator, packed in, 6 months 0old used only a few times. This failure the required me to find somewhere that I could check and inflate my tyres to 65psi ( I have a Coachman VIP 420.) I tried 3 garage forecourt tyre compressors and none of them even made a start on it! Eventually called into a KwikFit garage and young man checked and inflated them to 65psi in about 3 minutes. Anyone else had this issue? Thanks
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When I replaced our aged inflator when we bought the MH, I looked at those made by ring. The reviews were not good, many saying they were unreliable and failed after a short time. In the end I opted for this cordless version at a similar price. Unfortunately it does not seem to be available at the moment, although similar are available. It had very good reviews and I haven’t been disappointed. In the two years of ownership. It would not be any use at totally inflating a tyre but is excellent for topping up and easily does all four, with the state of charge still being amber.
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Caravan tyres operate at a relatively high pressure, so it can be difficult to find an inflator that is up to the task. I bought an expensive rechargeable Halfords inflator that initially did the job well, but then failed at 13 months old. Halfords told me to bin the pump, as the battery was not replaceable! I opened it up to check and was shocked at the poor build quality for such an expensive item.
My search for a better solution took me to a Makita DMP180, which uses the generic removable, rechargeable battery for a range of Makita tools.As I already use a Makita cordless drill I was able to use my existing pair of batteries for the pump.
I have to say that the Makita is in a different league, and at 2 years old, it's been reliable for all my batteries (caravan, car, classic motorcycles, bikes etc.). I'm really pleased with it, and at £54 was a far better buy than the Halfords one. It also comes with a 3 year warranty. Hope this helps.
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