PSI-Chemco Valve Caps - Tyre pressure monitoring

Jonny Funnell
Jonny Funnell Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited October 2016 in Caravans #1

Hi All

Would appreciate feed back on anyones experience of these devices currently 1/2 price to CC members, under members offers.

http://www.psichem.co.uk/

Thanks in anticipation ...

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  • Greygit
    Greygit Forum Participant Posts: 167
    edited October 2016 #2

    We have Tyre Pall on ours, more expensive but gives pressures and temperatures while travelling, a red warning light at the wheel is not a lot of good if you are travelling at 60 MPH and are doing hundreds of miles that day.......IMO.   

  • TN26
    TN26 Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited October 2017 #3

    We'd be interested in thoughts on these as we had them put on in the summer. On moving the van after standing for 2 months today, one started to flash. The tyre seems fine but we now find that the only way to stop it is to put it on another tyre or it goes flat & there is nothing to say you can replace the batter, so we presume it is then finished & you have to buy another! What a waste of money. We put it on other tyre & it still flashed but when we put the original back on that is fine, so there's money down the drain for nothing! Anyone advise a better alternative?

     

  • TN26
    TN26 Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited October 2017 #4

     Hmm I have tried their website which does not exist & the email came back is wrong address so have they gone bust??undecided

     

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,311 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2017 #5

    We also have the Tyre Pal system fitted to both car and van. Although clearly this is a much more expensive system, it does provide a readout inside the vehicle. It will also warn you if a tyre starts to deflate during the journey. This valve cap system only warns you when you stop, get out of the vehicle and check. By then it could well be too late.

    Also with the valve cap system, it says they only self calibrate once. So not much good for your tow car, if you want to vary pressures when towing.

    We have been happy with the performance of TP in use, but experienced 2 sensor failures in 18 months. One under warranty, the other at my cost. As the sensors cost £35 a time, I hope I don't get any more failures.

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