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| My Compressor Tequesta, FL June 16, 2023 |
Chris and I experienced one of those car care moments when we returned to Tequesta after being away for almost a month. The tires on our Toyota Highlander were soft. We noticed the softness when we moved it from the parking space and were preparing to go shopping. The screech and rub on the pavement was too obvious.
Well, I got out the hand tire pump that I use for bikes and proceeded to pump the tires to proper inflation. It took a while because the tires were all equally at 20 psi and I needed to get them to 35 psi.
Do you know how many pumps it takes to put 15 psi into an automobile tire?
I counted: about 120!
The inflation process took a while and in the heat I began sweating profusely.
I was smart, however, and asked Chris to help inflate the third of the four tires. After her experience she suggested we get a real compressor!
I was ecstatic! I have wanted one for a while, but could not figure out how to justify the purchase. Later, that same afternoon, we were at Home Depot and I came home with a new portable, battery powered compressor with a short hose. I already had the inflation kit, which I saved from the compressor I had in Elkridge.
I am so happy. Being batter powered, I can take it almost anywhere even across the street to pump up the tires on the truck!
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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