Tyre Inflator 12V Heavy Duty 3X Faster Car Tyre Pump

The pump seems well designed and solid. It is quiet in operation and inflates the car tyres at a good speed. My tyres are fairly big ones (235/60 R16) but it copes with no problems. The pressure gauge readings appear consistent with my other PCL pop-up pressure gauge. One reason this product appealed was that it is rated at 30 minute operation (before you need to rest it) compared to many of the top sellers that are only 10 or 15 minute operation. This pump has got a fan which runs continuously when the unit is connected to power - which seems a bit strange. I would have expected it to be connected to a thermostat or something so it would only operate when the pump is hot. In any case, the fan seems to work well because I used the pump for a few minutes and the temperature afterwards was still cool. There is another strange feature. You set the desired pressure setting by means of a turning button - eg 29PSI. Then the unit will inflate until the pressure reaches the requested pressure PLUS another 1.5PSI - so in this case it would inflate till it reaches 30.5PSI - this is to accommodate the slight pressure drop when you disconnect the pump. In itself this is a good feature. However the strange thing is that there seems to be a feature of the programming whereby between 29PSI and 30.5PSI, the current pressure of the tyre is not updated so it stays on 29PSI so it looks like no air is going into the tyre. Only when it reaches the target (30.5) will the unit shut off and the indicated tyre pressure will suddenly be updated to 30.5. This is all fine once you understand this quirk.In summary this is appears to be a well-engineered unit where the manufacturers have clearly worked effectively to address the issues of pump-fatigue caused by high temperature and pressure. Whilst I have only had a it a day or so, it feels like it should keep working for a while.

For reference, my old tyre inflator that this replaces is about 15 years old. The TowerTop is smaller, quieter and much faster. Topped up four car tyres and the spare and it worked fine. Particularly like the pressure gauge showing the current pressure as well as the target.

I've had a 12V tyre pump for many years - an essential gadget - but after changing cars seem to have put it in a 'safe place' so bought this one as a replacement. The main reasons for the choice were the claimed inflation speed and long run time.It was delivered last night and used this morning to pump up the tyres of a Ford Galaxy to the 'usual' 35psi.Using the pump is straightforward (the instructions are in pidgin English though) and took only a minute or so per tyre for the extra 6psi.I did note that although I set the target pressure to 35psi the dashboard display from the TPMS sensors shows 32psi...Anyway, the pump is a good weight, feels sturdy enough, comes with a zip-up case and fits easily into the underfloor storage in the boot, so things seem OK.It's too soon to give a top rating, so I'll give it 4 stars for now.EDIT: Typo

Tyres on the new car started to need pressuring up and this were recommended by the local Garage. Absolutely no regrets, worked really fast and super easy to setup. Just plug it in and watch it go! Glad that you can start and stop it as needed and set a target that's really easy to read. No fuss whatsoever and not too large either. Works really fast as well and not as noisy as other ones I've had in the past.

Works great doesn't get hot nice and quite great value for money

A good solid machine which is not too noisy. The gauge under-reads slightly but that is not a significant issue. The feed cable can be wound round the base for storage and the storage bag is quite robust. A good buy.

Not a good product. Purchased a few months ago and tried to use it when we were away. Didn’t work at all

Feels good quality. I in fact i thought it was cordless so I bought it, I do have a 12v socket on my motorbike so it's workable, I was going to return it but decided to keep it, well for now anyway, my review might be useless as I've not tried it yet, I will update in a few days. OK update 30/3. Had no choice but to return as for some reason my 12v socket on my bike doesn't work with this, it does in my van but I bought it for the bike, I am in no doubt this inflate will do the job but I need cordless, that was my fault u ordered wrong item so don't let my mistake put you off this.. I will order cordless and buy the same brand, I think cordless is around £55..ok that's it. Another update..... The cordless is £35.inoredered this n it's bang on. Same company.