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My car is parked in an underground parking garage thirty floors below my residence. The garage does not have an air compressor. I have ac power connected to my battery maintainer. I live in Philly. I don't want get mugged, robbed, carjacked or worse using a tire pump at a Philly gas station. Any recommendations for a portable tire Inflator based on my circumstances will be appreciated. I saw the tire Inflator in the link on TV. Thanks in advance!!
Seriously fast for its size. Has gotten me and kids out of a jam several times, even when filling a tire on a suburban. Fast inflation, small, light. You can't miss on this one.
Seriously fast for its size. Has gotten me and kids out of a jam several times, even when filling a tire on a suburban. Fast inflation, small, light. You can't miss on this one.
It depends what cordless tools you have but we have a lot of DeWalt stuff and this is easily my favorite <$100 purchase ever. I use it all the time and have not used my megabucks super nice California Air tools compressor a single time since getting it.
But I think the others above are equally right. Any number of great choices on the market these days.
Agreed. Most of the guys I race with have transitioned from the Viair-style compressors and air tanks to these battery powered inflators, because they're so convenient. Dewalt, Milwaukee, etc, all seem to work very well. I've used this Milwaukee M12 one for years.
Agreed. Most of the guys I race with have transitioned from the Viair-style compressors and air tanks to these battery powered inflators, because they're so convenient. Dewalt, Milwaukee, etc, all seem to work very well. I've used this Milwaukee M12 one for years.
While this makes absolute sense for home use, the beauty of the Viair is that it is so ridiculously small/light that I just keep it in the wife's trunk (the car we use most often) 100% of the time. And when needed (which has happened multiple times over the years), it is always ready. Will the battery powered units be small and light enough for storage in a trunk, and even so will it be charged when you actually need it? Of course, if truly for home use or at the track, then sure, I totally get it! But the Viair has proven itself so useful for its small size and impeccable utility that I'd just assume have one for any car that I use daily. Just food for thought is all.
Does anyone know if the cigarette plug in type tire inflators vs Milwaukee/DeWalt pressurize automobile tires from roughly 20PSI to 35PSI in similar time? Thanks for your responses. I've learned a lot.
Last edited by Twilightblue28A; 11-20-2023 at 12:17 AM.
The battery ones are 10x more connevnient because you don't have to reroute the cord through two different doors to do both sides. And they are set and forget. Set your pressure to 39 lbs or whatever, hit the go button and walk away. A few min later it shuts off and you just move it to the next tire. it's honestly the easiest thing you can do to a car short of opening a door (assuming a regular car door - it easier to do than open the door to my F355 or V8 Vantage that requires a tiny bit of knowledge).
The battery ones are 10x more connevnient because you don't have to reroute the cord through two different doors to do both sides. And they are set and forget. Set your pressure to 39 lbs or whatever, hit the go button and walk away. A few min later it shuts off and you just move it to the next tire. it's honestly the easiest thing you can do to a car short of opening a door (assuming a regular car door - it easier to do than open the door to my F355 or V8 Vantage that requires a tiny bit of knowledge).
I use DeWalt and Milwaukee tools. The DeWalt tire inflator is considerably less expensive than the Milwaukee. My existing DeWalt batteries are 18VDC and not 20VDC. Can I use my existing DeWalt 18VDC batteries? My Milwaukee batteries are M18's so they'll work except the Milwaukee tire Inflator is $100.00 greater than the DeWalt. Both are available from Amazon.
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Last edited by Twilightblue28A; 11-20-2023 at 10:40 AM.
The small but important detail missing from some of these recommendations is that for the Dewalt / Milwaukee devices you not only need the device, you also need an expensive battery and charger (unless you already are using the brand for other power tools, etc.)
Today on Amazon the Milwaukee is $139, the oem battery and charger are $155, making the total about $300.
Since your car battery is on charge, I would just keep this $75 powered-by-the-car-battery unit in the trunk, then you can use it whenever you want, without carrying it down from your living area.
We've all plugged something into the cigarette lighter only to discover that the fuse is bad or blown, this eliminates that by having alligator clips to connect to the car battery. The hose is plenty long for a 911, but I added an extension so it's more convenient when I need to use it on my full-size van.
If you instead want an expensive battery-powered unit, I have the Dewalt and like it fine, however a reputable youtube channel tested them, and the Milwaukee is much faster.
Hi Harry,
Keep in mind the ones that use batteries cost a lot more and become inoperable when the battery goes bad. My experience with cordless tools is that getting a replacement battery after a few years is problematic. The ones that plug into the cigarette lighter are inexpensive and will last the life of your car.
Andy
For $125 you can buy the hand held Ryobi,together with a a pair of batteries and a charger. Great little unit, and the batteries are versatile for other Ryobi tools.
11-18-2023, 10:01 PM
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