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Mark Spice
 
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Default Cheap Compressors


"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
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"Mark Spice" wrote in message
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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.


12v car tyre pump up things run from the cigar lighter socket will

probably
do the job
they even come with the correct adaptor for blowing up lilos etc.
only problem is getting 12v to the paddling pool

car battery
or
long extension wire
or
take the pool to the car
or
battery charger
or
12v adaptor to run cool boxes which only have a cigar lighter connection
[added this as I got one cheap is a sale - a Coleman adaptor - and have
found it useful for loads of things]

Almost any combination is going to be cheaper than £100.

If the paddling pool takes more air than can be supplied by an x cuft/min
compressor designed for spray guns and air tools then it is not a paddling
pool but a swimming pool -)

Seriously, only buy a small industrial compressor if you have another use.

Cheers
Dave R



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