Comfort
- You can quickly and easily fill up your car tires with an air compressor for cars and this will save you many trips to the gas station to top up on air. On average, your tires will lose about a kilogram of air (1 PSI) each month, so you need to make sure to check your tire pressure at least once a month. This means that if no air is added for two to three months, tire inflation will probably be lower by up to 3 PSI. When your tires are inflated to their recommended PSI using your tire pump, you will benefit from their optimal lifespan and performance.
Accuracy
- Tire manufacturers suggest checking tires when they are cool since that way the reading will be more accurate. Outside temperatures are likely to cause tire pressure to change up to 1 PSI for every 10 degrees; higher temperatures mean a higher PSI reading. Tires are considered cooler when the car has been parked for three hours or more, so the most appropriate time for filling tires is in the morning when the temperatures are low and the car has been parked overnight. Using the air compressor at a gas station means that your tires will likely be “warmer”.
Savings
- Fuel savings. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), for every kilogram of pressure (PSI) beneath what is recommended, your vehicle uses about 0.2 percent more fuel. If you neglect to check, it is not uncommon that pressure drops by 10 PSI with which you will have given up 2 percent of your fuel economy. The Department of Transportation estimates that 5 million gallons of fuel is wasted each day because of low tire pressure. That is more than two billion gallons per year of wasted money and energy. Is that not a shame?
Wear and tear
- The life expectancy of your tires decreases drastically if they are not properly maintained. A new tire costs about 120 dollars on average. Tires that are not properly inflated can be an enormous danger on the road since they tend to distort and they are liable to burst and cause an accident.
For every 3 units of PSI beneath what is recommended there is about 10 percent more wear caused to the tire. If one does not check them, it is not uncommon that a driver will find his tires 10 PSI beneath the manufacturer’s recommendation – causing him 45 percent more wear.
Emergencies
- For emergencies, like when you get a puncture in the middle of a trip and there is a small leak in the tire, the portable air compressor for car and home will fill them so that you will be able to get home or to the garage to swap the tire and you will not be stuck in the middle of the road waiting no small amount of time for someone to come and fix it.
PROW
The Prow tire inflator air compressor for car and home is built for exactly this purpose. It is compact and portable so you will be able to store it in your car and use it at any time with the cigarette lighter socket in your vehicle, or alternatively with your home wall electrical socket. This way you can inflate the wheels in the garage even without starting the motor. You can also use the tire pump to inflate at home a variety of useful products such as balls, bikes, inflatables etc. with the appropriate adapter nozzles.
