Reviews about Inflators

mjdaniel24 says "Overheated in 5 min and plug melted" about Craftsman 12V Portable Inflator

mjdaniel24 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:48 GMT

Got this inflator as a gift Christmas of 2011, used it twice was not impressed. The screw on connector is a terrible idea as you lose too much air while unscrewing and the gauge was off by at least 12lb. Went to use it for the third time yesterday on a car tire, plugged it in and would not power on. Inspected the power plug and found that the plastic inside near the fuse had melted to the spring and fuse which resulted on zero contact with the power outlet. Do not waste your money on this product!

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barbcintexas says "outlasted warranty but that was about it" about Craftsman 12 volt Air Compressor/Inflator, Rechargeable/Cordless

barbcintexas — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:13:41 GMT

We have owned this compressor for 18 months. Worked just fine at first. Tried to use it today and although it makes a great deal of noise and sounds like it is trying hard to work, it actually does nothing more than just make noise. Very disappointing. We own quite a number of other Craftsman products and have been generally pretty happy with them. This has certainly not proven to be upto the standard that we had expected.

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ClaudiaPa says "This is a great poduct, will get a lot of use!" about Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator

ClaudiaPa — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:51:58 GMT

Great product, no longer have to worry about getting items with flat tires to the pump. Can now take the pump anywhere, also very quick to inflate tires.

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chricar says "Batteries not included!" about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

chricar — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:36:45 GMT

The web ad fails to mention that you do not get a battery and in addition you will need a charger to charge the battery, plan on an additional $50 investment. I received this as a Christmas gift and unfortunately I will have to ask the gift bearer to refund this thing for something more useful. I do not like the idea of a battery as I need this inflator as an emergency backup and how many people keep checking the unit to see if is charged in case of an emergency.

Bad product! Bad advertising! This thing is going back and I am not buying a Sears product to replace it.

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ReviewGuy says "The Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator works great " about Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator

ReviewGuy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:13:15 GMT

The Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator has worked great the 20 or so times I have used it to inflate tires. The pressure gauge is accurate, the air hose screws onto the valve stems easily, and the inflation rate is fine. Highly recommended.

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vhunt says "Impressive!!!" about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

vhunt — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:29:26 GMT

I used the Nextec Inflator to pump up an SIV tire that was going flat. This tool inflated my tire very quickly and accurately as I checked later with another pressure gauge. This tool has everything you need such as a light, accurate pressure gauge and fast inflations. Most of all it is portable and uses little battery power to pump up one tire. You should be able to inflate at least 2 completely flat tires on one battery.

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DoKnowHarm says "Neat, very portable product. " about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

DoKnowHarm — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:04:05 GMT

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the pressure reading while inflating is a couple of pounds higher than the actual pressure. Basically, if you wanted your tire at 32 psi, you need to set the inflator to 34-35 for it to inflate all the way to 32. Not a big deal compared to all the pros. Good item especially for the price....

EngineBlock says "Excellent Air Compressor!!!" about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

EngineBlock — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:49:33 GMT

I was skeptical about using a battery powered air compressor for my vehicle tires. But this air compressor exceeded my expectations. It was very fast in increasing the tire pressure from 26 psi to 32 psi and the pressure gage was as accurate as my precision manual gage.

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bigr says "Craftsman 12V Portable Inflator was not powerful enough." about Craftsman 12V Portable Inflator

bigr — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:13:11 GMT

Craftsman 12V Portable Inflator was not powerful enough. I was putting a 1-2 pounds of air in each tire. The inflator got hot quickly. After I inflated the 3rd tire it overheated and shut down. I was so frustrated that I packed the inflator in the box and returned it to Sears. Don't waste your money on this inflator. Going to do more research before I buy another one.

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engineer7 says "Craftsman NEXTEC 12 V Inflator - A Very Useful Product" about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

engineer7 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:13 GMT

The NEXTEC 12 V inflator works well and is very easy to use. Weighs little, which makes it easier for my wife to use. Very simple to adjust pressure to different settings for different kinds of tires - bicycle / auto / tractor. Since we already own a NEXTEC drill, no need to buy a battery for each tool. Very pleased with the product....

miked1111 says "screw on tire adapter is ridiculous" about Craftsman 12V Portable Inflator

miked1111 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:01:31 GMT

You can't fill up a tire with a screw on adapter. While you're unscrewing it form the tire valve the air you just put in leaks out. The rubber around the adapter is very cheap and isn't strong enough to twist the meetal adapter it's around, so the rubber turns and not the valve.

I would love this if I caould only use it to fill bike tires with (what I bought it for).

Now I'm back to using the hand pump (1/2 the price but with the standard connector you would expect)

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somecoder says "works so far" about Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator

somecoder — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:17:41 GMT

worked out of the box and was fast and powerful enough. The screw-on only connector for a tire valve stem was a little annoying but just needed to over inflate almost 1psi to compensate for air lost unscrewing the connector and then rechecking w a tire guage. It seems like the air hose has a standard connector so it should be possible to replace with a quick release tire inflation head. While that additional cost may be a drawback, it does work okay as is. My last inflator is perfectly good but the connector head has degraded to not hold pressure. At least the connector is replaceable on this unit. I chose the 120V over the 12V b/c it's a little big to keep in the car all the time. Only other drawback is that it could use a wider more-stable base to keep it from walking away during use.

Remove the plastic protection over the face of the guage before use as it can melt a little making it harder to remove later.

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ArizonaJoe says "Beware - Battery not included" about Craftsman NEXTEC 12.0 VOLT Inflator

ArizonaJoe — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:14:47 GMT

The write-up does not say "battery not included" as the write-ups for other products when that is the case. Sears would not provide a battery, so I returned the Inflator. $45 for a product that does not work until you buy a $20 battery for it is ridiculous....

kydave64 says "Excellent Craftsman inflator" about Craftsman 120V Portable Inflator

kydave64 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:57:57 GMT

I bought this Craftsman inflator to air up tires on my lawn tractor. I shopped around for a 120 volt inflator, but there just aren't that many on the market. The only drawback to this inflator is that you have to screw the connector on to the valve stem. This allows air to escape when you take it off. I would have preferred it had a nozzle like you find at a service station that just pushes on the valve stem. All in all though, it is a very good product.

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njfuzzy says "switch brok" about Craftsman 12 volt Air Compressor/Inflator, Rechargeable/Cordless

njfuzzy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:51:21 GMT

I ended up having to replace the battery after a year as I could not remember to keep it charged. It was not cheap to buy a new battery especially with shipping (purchased from a battery specialty store on the internet). Then within a month of replacing the battery, the three way switch broke and fried the circuit board. It was somewhat slow to fill up tires. It is pretty heavy with the battery and compressor....