Cheap Compressors

Jul 25, 2003 12 Replies

Due to SWMBO buying a bloody huge infaltable paddling pool for the ankle biters I have been considering getting a cheap compressor. As it would be far better to deflate it after use rather leaving it up to kill the lawn. My question really is how cheap am I likely to be able to get one? There are a couple in the current Screwfix catalogue at about £100. Am I being unrealistic in trying to find one cheaper than this?



Also is a compressor likely to up to inflating high volumes or should I just get a nozzle for my SCUBA cylinder and use that ? I have used a similar method to inflate lilos whereby you stick a rigid drinking staw upto the cylider valve and crack open the valve. It's a bit noisy and expensive as you lose the best part of a fill but it saved a lot of hassle when getting into team hut late for a weekend's diving.


Cheers



Mark Spice


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I should have mentioned that I don't have a car so 12v stuff tends not to work too well for me :-)

Other than that thanks for the advice. I knew really that a compressor was excessive but you know how it is when you look through the catalogues trying to justify potential purchases.

Cheers

Mark Spice

The ~£100 compressor will inflate your pool just fine. It will be noisy, and it'll take a while, but it'll do the job.

The manual compressors linked to by BW will take forever to inflate a pool. The small 12v ones suggested will burn out long before you've finished inflating it.

These do pressure, not volume. They usually have a duty cycle of about

15 mins, with the pool taking about an hour.

Get an electric pool inflator from Argos....cheap and effective (about

5-10 mins). Mains powered though. Current price is 19.99, but that's the catalogue that expired TODAY.....!

The Intertex Pool inflaters are 15 quid in Makro at the moment. Unlike a compressor these are designed for high volume at a resonably low presure.

In message , Mark Spice writes

Well a 12 volt psu or a car battery are certainly cheaper than a compressor

LOL you are just after a new toy! Come on.. admit it:))

Ophelia

Mine was £14 and does the job admirably

Ophelia

In message , Ophelia writes

SSShh, his SOH might be watching over his shoulder

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