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“Craftsman stays true to their history of quality”
I bought this inflator for my husband for father's day. We previously had a manual inflator and let's just say, inflating a bicycle tire was so daunting that by the time he blew the tire up, he wanted nothing to do with going on a bike ride. Now, we can check our tires, blow them up and be on the road...
read full review »I went against all the reviews and bought one of these things. Yup, everyone was right. In less than 5 minutes I tried it out, boxed it back up, and have it ready to return. What I call the air chuck (part that clamps down on valve stem) gets stuck on the valve stem. I nearly pulled the valve stem...
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Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator Reviews
I thought about getting the cheaper Craftsman 120 volt portable inflator, but decided to spoil myself a little. This red devil is quite fast. It filled up a dead basketball in seconds flat. The gauge is quite accurate too. I doublecheked it with a trustworthy dial auto gauge.
There is some complaints about the fill coupling (or plastic flip chuck). You really have to get it on your tire valve. Once there, just wiggle it ever so gently to make sure you got it on, then flip it lock.
Same with the disconnecting. Overfill the recommended PSI by a wee bit, and the unflip the chuck and twist it clockwise/counterclockwise...
read full review »It looks massive, sturdy, and impressive. But the coupling at the end of the hose is the cheapest plastic. After around 20 fills, the plastic gasket inside of the coupling has gotten chewed up so much that it will not longer fit onto the shrader valves. In other words--junk.
I can not find this model on the sears parts website to buy a replacement for the fill coupling!
This portable compressor is a must have for every one who owns a car, as you never know when you or someone else needs a tire reinflated. The portable compressor makes the perfect gift at Christmas or for a birthday. Small enough that it doesn't take it much room in the trunk and light weight enough that anyone can handle it without hurting themselves.
I bought this based on good expereince with craftsman/sears (I'm a very loyal customer) and previous inflator I had from them that worked great, but pump simply wore out after 8 years.
However, this inflator is a very poor overall design and will damage your tires valve stems if used regularly. The pump itself is nice, although it vibrates quite a bit, but the nozzle used to clamp the valve stem is far too narrow and tight. It is very difficult to get it on adequately. It has to seat very far to allow it to depress the valvestem core which is necessary to allow inflation of your tire (if...
read full review »I purchased this inflator to be able to inflate my vehicle tires without having to use a cigarette lighter for power. The power cord is over 11 feet long and the air hose is over 7 feet long so an extension cord may not be required for most applications. The universal valve adapter does stick to the valve stem however. This makes it difficult to remove and causes several psi of air to be lost during the removal process. You'll need to compensate for this during filling.
The pressure gauge fluctuates +/- 10 psi during filling so I use an independent air gauge to check my progress. Vibration during...
read full review »The nozzle is extremely too tight on car tires. It's all I can do to push it down far enough to make contact with the tire stem's little metal thing. I feel like I'm going to break the stem on the tire. Looking inside the nozzle, there is this extra padding that if not there, seems like it would be better (my old black and decker doesn't have this and it fits fine). Considering the 5 pages of "injury risk warnings" in the manual about things flying off, wonder if they have had problems with people getting injured when the nozzle is not snug and did this on purpose. Whatever, I can't use...
read full review »My PC Sparkles....
I love it! ....love love love it, so what if the gauge is a little flaky, my bike tires filled in seconds and the real reason I bought this is because I upgrade and repair personal computers. I am so sick and tired of buying those stupid little cans of compressed air to blow out the PC power supplies. This compressor, while using the sports needle blew out a PC in seconds. No more dust bunnies, no more canned air. 10 bucks a month saved, I can't wait till my next job.
Definitely recommend it.
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I had a small compressor that I would use to fill tires and such. It siezed. I was looking for something to do the same. This seemed to be the ticket.
My main issue with it, is it uses a "bicycle pump" type connector. After filling tire, this thing sticks to valve stem and lets out as much air as you just put in! You need to overfill a little to accomodate this "feature".
The inflator is a good deal.If you read some of the other reviews people complain about the inflator having diffuculty attaching or unattaching from the tires....I have used a few diffrent inflators before...they are all about the same when it comes to hooking it up to the valve stem, sure a little air comes out when you remove it,they all do that. You are not going to prematurely wear out your valve stem or damage your tires unless your inflating your tires 20x a day.The tire guage works good you just have to turn it off, get a reading and add more, or let some out. Dont let negative reviews turn...
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