Looking For Free Air Pump At Gas Station (North Dallas/Richardson/Plano - Texas)
Tiziano
stations in the North Dallas/Richardson/Plano (Texas) area that let
customers use their air pumps for free?
My neighborhood gas stations charge $0.75 for using their air pumps.
That's way too much!! So that I can maximize saving gas, I like to
check the tire pressure of my car at least once or twice per month...
Thanks.
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tb
Anthony Matonak
> My neighborhood gas stations charge $0.75 for using their air pumps.
> That's way too much!! So that I can maximize saving gas, I like to
> check the tire pressure of my car at least once or twice per month...
I believe this topic comes up at least a couple of times a year.
You could try searching the archives to see what everyone has
said about this previously. :)
The best way to deal with this, from my point of view, is to buy
your own air pump. This lets you fill your tires as much as you
would like.
I have seen 12V powered versions for less than $15, foot pumps for
even less so it's not a huge expense.
Anthony
Jeff
> Tiziano wrote:
>
>> My neighborhood gas stations charge $0.75 for using their air pumps.
>> That's way too much!! So that I can maximize saving gas, I like to
>> check the tire pressure of my car at least once or twice per month...
That and you would spend far more money driving to a free air station
than yould ever save on mileage. The much touted mileage boost is
negligible compared to just about everything else you could do, such as
not taking unnecessary trips!
Jeff
Don Klipstein
> your own air pump. This lets you fill your tires as much as you
> would like.
>
> I have seen 12V powered versions for less than $15, foot pumps for
> even less so it's not a huge expense.
My experience with foot pumps is that they are pieces of rubbish. The
hole that the rod goes through tends to get enlarged in one direction and
then the pump won't work.
I did just get a 12V "compressor" at Target for $10. It is slow - tends
to take 15-20 seconds to add just one PSI to a largish car tire (for 1993
Olds Delta 88 Royale). However, it takes less time than going to a gas
station for air.
As for bicycle pumps - few under $25 last in my experience. And I had a
Bell Air Strike 2100 one from a sporting goods shop die on its first day,
while topping off the 4th tire on my car.
- Don Klipstein (d...@misty.com)
Lou
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My experience is somewhat different - I bought a foot pump for my bicycle
some 25 years ago. I no longer have the bike, but I still use it to fill
tires on the car. The indicator showing the tire pressure doesn't work - it
reads some 10 psi too high, so I use a tire pressure gauge, but the pump
still works just fine.
Jeff
I'm with Don on the foot pumps. I've never had a good one. A good
bicycle pump or an electric is better. At home I have air anyways...
Jeff
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Don Klipstein
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>"Don Klipstein" <d...@manx.misty.com> wrote in message
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>> My experience with foot pumps is that they are pieces of rubbish. The
>> hole that the rod goes through tends to get enlarged in one direction and
>> then the pump won't work.
>
>My experience is somewhat different - I bought a foot pump for my bicycle
>some 25 years ago. I no longer have the bike, but I still use it to fill
>tires on the car. The indicator showing the tire pressure doesn't work - it
>reads some 10 psi too high, so I use a tire pressure gauge, but the pump
>still works just fine.
My bad experiences with foot pumps are all around or after 1980, so
maybe you got one made before then and made better.
Now for gages on bike pumps: Don't trust them for motor vehicles. Even
on a floor pump that I like, the gage reads 20 PSI when a good gage for
car tires reads 25.
5 PSI off is less critical for bicycles, where recommended tire pressure
is generally 40-plus PSI, in some cases over 100. Bike tire blowouts also
tend to be generally less catastrophic than motor vehicle tire blowouts.
- Don Klipstein (d...@misty.com)
Tiziano
Is there such thing as an inexpensive electric air pump with pressure
gauge installed? Yesterday I went to Target and Wal-Mart, but I was not
able to find it.
Don K. what brand is the air compressor that you purchased at Target?
Thanks.
--
tb
James
It's a little stupid to google previous posts since things change.
Some stations give free air to customers even though it's 75 cents on
the machine. Just ask as you pay at every station where you gas up if
they have free air. They'll either say no, or I'll turn the pump on
for you.
Don Klipstein
>Thanks all for your replies.
>
>Is there such thing as an inexpensive electric air pump with pressure
>gauge installed? Yesterday I went to Target and Wal-Mart, but I was not
>able to find it.
>
>Don K. what brand is the air compressor that you purchased at Target?
The one I got at Target is in a mostly red box with $10.00 in the upper
right corner. (If I said $9.99 before, looks like I was wrong.) I see no
brand on the package, but the warranty says KENLAN. The largest writing
on the package says, "300psi tire inflator & ball pump".
This thing has a gauge that so far appears somewhat accurate (reads high
by 2-3 PSI according to my best tire gauge). However, the scale is in 5
PSI incriments. I would use a separate gauge to be sure.
I am wary that this thing is worth what I paid for it and the separate
ball pump. I would not be surprised if it expires shortly after the 90
day warranty does, though it works for now.
I have 84 days to get a good bike pump, assuming I don't get to test the
warranty.
- Don Klipstein (not the other guy Don K), d...@misty.com
Jeff
Some have plastic bodies, make sure you get a metal one as the
plastics apparently go out of round and wear. It's still work to pump up
a car tire but less work than a foot pump and probably a little quicker
than a 12 v electric. The better models have little pointers on the air
gauge you can set so you don't have to read the fine print from a distance.
Jeff
assuming I don't get to test the
> warranty.
>
> - Don Klipstein (not the other guy Don K), d...@misty.com
Hmmm, didn't know that!