AVID POWER Portable Tire Inflator Air Compressor, 110V AC/12V DC Air Pump

I purchased this recently because I needed a simple and inexpensive solution for inflating car tires at home. I've used it on two different cars and found it easy to use despite my inexperience with air compressors. The unit itself of very compact and fairly lightweight, so if size or weight is an issue for you, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Also, the compressor works fairly quickly, in my opinion, taking perhaps 2 minutes to inflate a tire from 28 PSI to 35 PSI. The instructions that come with the unit are pretty good, but I'll reiterate the process here in case it helps someone else. First, choose your electrical source by pressing the rocker switch on the right. This is how you turn the unit on. If you are plugging the unit into AC power, push the switch to the left (it shows an electrical plug). Using DC power is also an option, but I haven't tried it. I also used an extension cord as the cord that comes with it is not long enough to reach all four tires. Next, make sure the rocker switch on the left (with the images of the basketball and car tire) is in the CENTER position. This is the position you want it to be in when you measure the PSI of your tires. The display will likely default to the PSI setting, but if not, press the button to the left of the display until you are in "PSI" mode. Now, connect the air chuck (no attachments needed for car tires!) to the valve stem on your car tire. The unit will display the current PSI of your tire. Use the "+" or "-" buttons to set the correct PSI for your tire. Wait for the number to flash several times and then return to the current reading. (Note: Once you inflate the first tire, the compressor continues to remember that setting until you change it or turn off the power.) For the final step, you simply flip the left rocker switch to the right to select "tire" and the compressor will begin inflating your tires and automatically shut off when the programmed PSI is reached. You will also see the green lights flashing until it reaches the correct level. After removing the air hose from the tire, put the left rocker switch into the center position before moving on to the next tire. Then simply repeat the process above. I have not tried inflating anything other than car tires, so I can't give any feedback on the compressor's other functions. I also do not have a good tire gauge (aside from the compressor's built-in gauge) to test the accuracy of the unit. Once I purchase a standalone tire gauge and can test it, I may revise this review.

This is a great investment and product to own. We have had this for a few years and have used it almost weekly. We check tires on cars and can conveniently adjust air pressure right at home vs having to go to a gas station to fill tires. This gives us peace of mind for college age kids traveling back and forth from school etc. In addition we use this to inflate pool and beach inflatables. We have large rafts and floats that could not be inflated by hand. This power inflater gets the job done quickly and easily. Highly recommend. We would purchase again and it has held up well over years of use!

Purchased this unit in 2019, so I've had it for 6 years. Very dependable until today, when I wanted to inflate a beach ball. Unit turned on , but then would not work after that. Tried multiple settings, but nothing turned on. This unit has been very reliable for the past 6 years and I've used it often, mostly for car tires. Easy to use, fast, compact and lightweight. I like the way it turns off automatically when the set pressure is reached. Maybe 6 years is the life expectancy? If you divide 6 (years) into the purchase price of around $60, $10 per year is probably a good deal. Would probably buy again.

I just got this delivered to me today. It has been abnormally chilly in my area which is usually hotter than purgatory. But I needed a new inflator my old one was breaking down and I wanted one that would also plug into the wall as well as the cigarette lighter. As I have bought a new truck lately I have the plug-in adapter in the bed of my truck so I wanted something that I could take with me and I have to rely on just using the cigarette lighter I looked over a lot of different inflators and this one, I am based on the reviews it seemed like it was the best choice. However like I was saying above it being a little bit colder I didn't have a whole lot of opportunity to go outside and air up anything at the moment but I took my kids soccer ball volleyball and their little bounce ball thing that they set on I don't know what the hell the name of those are lol, anyway they were all going flat I aired those all up within a matter of three or four minutes tops for all three of them together. I got my child's bicycle tires aired up pretty quickly as well. Have yet to try it on a vehicle but once I do I will try to leave review on that. I got it for the limited time deal of 15% off which I'm sure it could have been more but you know how that goes anyway I got it for around 59 bucks. So far it seems like a badass little inflator. Flashlights semi bright from what I can tell right now but it's still sunny, so I'll have to check that out when it gets dark too but it did a good job it did what it was supposed to. When the heat wave rolls back in to my area here in Florida and we all start to mail and we can venture back out to the pool or the water I will see how long it takes to air up the rafts and tubes. Hopefully that will be a quick and easy thing as well. It also says that it deflates air I haven't checked that yet but you need to read on what you can and cannot use it on. However again I would recommend this thing it seems like a little kick ass machine. Good job advid power

It's a bit big due to its large number of accessories and features, but that's OK. I was so glad to buy this. I hope this pump stays in production. People deserve a product like this. If you want nothing but a small car pump, this might not be for you. But for me, it works and is accurate. I tried unsuccessfully to use this to blow up decorative party balloons. I used a narrow funnel-like attachment this has, but the pump didn't seem able to fill the balloon. I don't know why, given that blow up a car tire. I didn't figure if there was a leak with the attachment or if the attachment hose itself had a bad seal with the pump (or a hole in the hose). I love the automatic shut-off! It works well. And the pump seems accurate to within half a PSI. BTW, I still try not to count on the pump automatic shut-off, because if it fails a car tire could explode. That is dangerous. However, sometimes I do let the pump run and just trust it to shut itself off. No problems yet. Before I had this, an air pump I had failed after a long life. I went pump shopping stores. From Autozone to Walmart and all store names in between, their seemed to be only brand of small portable pumps - it was a brand with the sketchy name "Slime". I distrusted this brand immediately. Any company that takes over an established market overnight (like a pump company getting its product to dominate shelves from Walmart to Autozone), is discounting its new product heavily for the sellers and maybe even offering rebates to the sellers. The brands typically have to pay for these discounts and rebates through cost-reduction in production. That means **cheap** production values. Well, since I couldn't find another brand, I bought Slime and - unsurprisingly - it broke in short time. I went shopping again and still saw nothing but this new brand, Slime. I said, "NEVER AGAIN!" and broke my habit of buying in stores. I bought this pump online and continue to use it for my car tire. I was using it every few days for quite a long time on my car due to multiple tire leaks (probably along the wheel rim). I got new tires a few months ago and the leaks are gone, but the pump still works and is ready to go back into use. Thanks, Avid!

Blizzard conditions outside, 1 tire almost flat, and 3 low on air. Hook it up, and try to use it on an almost flat tire. The first thing I had to do, was to go get a flashlight because in the dark and snow-blowing wind, you cant see a single button on the unit. find the flashlight button on it, and yay! except.. nothing lights up on or around the buttons still, so still can't see the buttons.. well as an emergency unit, stranded on the highway, this would have just failed for being easy to use or easy to read.. I had to rely on other means of reading the buttons using my own light. Black engraved buttons, on black, on black, and no lights on them, in them, or around them to illuminate them. THEN - it inflated that flat tire, just fine!!! Other than the dimly lit gauge monitor kept turning itself off, again making me rely on a flashlight (I wasn't about to trust its automatic shutoff, although that DID work). Take it to the next tire, hook it up.. hit the inflate button and it turns off. it agrees with me on my pressure is low, and it's set at what it should be, but won't run.. unhook it, and it blows runs air fine.. ok, so I try the other 2 tires and the same thing on each one. The unit works fine, but flat out refuses to add air into my other tires, even though I have it set to be higher then they are, and it's reading them at about 60% of what they need to be. So not sure if it's telling me, I have enough air to get to a gas station, even though it has no idea where I'm at or what my situation is, but at the end of the day, it refused to inflate tires way below factory specifications on what they should be, for both the tires and my vehicle. The only reason its not in the trash is it'll blow up balls just fine.

I love it. It works great ; love the ac DC function. Order a 2nd one for the house and or other vehicle

**UPDATE** After posting the original review, having power contacted me and asked to make things better with the warranty. They sent a new unit to me free of charge and I returned the defective one to them. They reimbursed for the shipping. I’ve only had this new one a few weeks and have only used it twice but so far so good. Very happy with the customer service and the speed at which the replacement arrived. Am holding at 3 stars for now. If after continued use the equipment works, I’ll update the review again Bought this in late 2021 as had two cars that seemed to need air added regularly and also as it looked easy so my wife could also use it. Used it the first time and it worked like a charm. My wife used it the second time and I walked her through it and had no problems. Both times we’re in the garage. Bought the hard case for it a well and have stored it inside. Went to use it today and it won’t turn on when plugged into the outlet. When finally could get the unit LED display to start and dialed in the pressure, when I clicked the button to start the compressor it gasped once and died. After numerous tries, got the LED working, but only the high volume functioned. The high pressure for car tires sputtered and died in about 2 seconds. Piece of junk.

I am so impressed with this little unit. It packs a punch in such a small machine, I love how easy it is to use, it works great for inflating my SUV, sports car and tractor tires. I am going to buy another 1 to put in my SUV for if I run into an emergency situation on the road. You can set the PSI, press a button and bam you've got an inflated tire. I also like that it has the attachment hoses to inflate and deflate air mattresses/pools and the like. Super happy!!

Funciona muy bien. Es libero fácil de usar.

I've got a slow leaking tire, need to add air every now and then. So useful to have this! It inflates easily, stops automatically, love it. A bit on the noisy side when you are close to it but not a real issue. Had it for a year, no problem so far.

UPDATE - See my original review below. After the high pressure pump failed I took the unit apart to see if there was anything I could fix, but it didn't look like anything obvious (loose wires) so I through it away. However I still contacted Support, who pointed out there was a 2 year warranty (impressive!). They were very responsive and clearly wanted to help. When I told them I had discarded the unit because it wasn't working they _still_sent_me_a_replacement! It arrived the next day. I am so impressed with this that I had to update my review. I still gave 4 stars based on the failure of the first unit, but really this could be a 5-star based on the huge save by their support! Original review: I'm submitting this review after 1 year. The pump for inflating tires doesn't work anymore. The LED had a loose connection from day 1. The plastic hose for inflating pool toys etc broke within the first few uses. Other than that it does have a decent range of features (auto shutoff, digital readout), and comes in a decently made package (long cords for both AC and DC). But for $100 bucks it has to be much more durable.

I liked the dual motors as it pumps up my auto tires very quickly and has a very accurate digital tire pressure gauge built in along with a bright LED work light. I like the fact that this unit works on 120VAC house power or you can plug it into your car's 12 Volt power socket. It does not have a built in battery on board but then you don't have worry about any battery fires happing in your car or garage. I have not tried this part yet but It also has all the fitting for pumping up air mattress and deflating them as well. I would highly recommend this product.