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Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Irish Daily Mirror
Tower Top Tyre Inflator review: simple to use and quick to get you back on road
Some service stations have really poor quality air machines for tyre inflation. Error messages are common as are incidents when the five minutes you paid for run out before you have pumped up all four tyres. My days of using these machines every few weeks or before long journeys are gone for good thanks to the TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator, a compact and portable device that delivers precision and speed. I've been testing it out for a few weeks now and here are my thoughts.. The lightweight but robustly made device connects to your 12V auxiliary power outlet and comes with a lengthy inflation cable - made from braided steel - that reaches all four tyres with ease. It has a built-in torch for use in the dark and comes with a handy carrying case and valves for use with bicycles, toys and beach balls. The connection to your tyre is securely fitted, unlike the cables and connections you encounter on most service station air machines. Plug the TowerTop Tyre Inflator in and you'll instantly hear an internal fan running but it's not too loud during operation. The machine has a quick release valve connector that speeds things up and fits to your tyres securely. Once you are connected, setting the tyre pressure is a simple process. You just adjust the dial to the desired PSI for your car and press the power button. The speed is impressive. You can inflate a flat tyre to 35PSI in less than three minutes. The TowerTop slightly over-inflates the tyre to allow for the pressure you will lose when disconnecting. This is a clever feature as is the automatic cut-off once you reach your chosen PSI target. I was hugely impressed by the reliability, consistency and speed of TowerTop Tyre Inflator. I pumped up all four tyres without any hitches in far less time than the five minutes you get at a service station. TowerTop Tyre Inflator costs €49.99 at Amazon.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Scotsman
TowerTop TF100 tyre inflator review – fast, simple, under £40
The TowerTop air compressor claims to have double the power of normal air compressors - so we put it to the test | TowerTop This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. This compact new inflator from TowerTop is fast, simple to use, and packed with smart features – and it's currently less than £40 with a voucher deal on Amazon. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... An air compressor is something every motorist should carry in their car. You never know when you'll need to pump up your tyres, or help someone else with theirs. Even for just routine pressure checks and regular top-ups, they're a really useful tool - and prices can vary a lot. From the cheap and cheerful to the powerful and pricey, they can cost anything from around a tenner, to hundreds of pounds. I've tested plenty over the years, and they all do a similar job. But the best ones are quick in operation, don't make too much noise, and won't struggle with a demanding workload. These are all the boxes a new compressor by TowerTop claims to tick. It's their new TF100 Tyre Inflator and its listing on Amazon claims it can pump up tyres two times faster, thanks to its heavy-duty copper "turbo charger". It also has a 10% discount voucher at the moment, but I'll come back to that. It's also handy for filling bike tyres, because it can run to 100 PSI | TowerTop It's a surprisingly compact device, so I didn't expect miracles as I unboxed it, but I like the fact it comes in a sturdy bag, and includes an array of accessories. Beyond the usual adaptors, it comes with a couple of spare fuses, despite the fact it's designed to remain at nine amps to avoid blowing any. It kicks into life a the touch of a button, and inflates your tyre to the desired pressure, which is set using a very simple dial just below the backlit digital display. This is one of the most impressive things about the TowerTop, its simplicity. There are two buttons and a dial. One button starts it, another one lights up a very bright three-stage LED, and the little dial is easy to operate and simple to click up to your desired pressure. There are instructions included, and they're a bit terrible, but thankfully you shouldn't need them. It's all pretty self-explanatory. It sits on little rubber feet, which is designed to make it stable and quiet. It's far from quiet, but it's fair to say it's not one of the noisiest compressors I've used. It comes with a comprehensive suite of accessories - including a sturdy bag | TowerTop The air hose is made of braided steel, and it feels very robust. At just under two feet, it's long enough for most tasks, and wraps around the base easily enough. The 12v cable is around 10 feet long, which is a very sensible length, and it makes it easy to reach all wheels on even a large car. As with all modern digital compressors, it has an automatic cut-off once it reaches the desired pressure, and this seems to tick off just after the desired pressure, to allow for some loss when removing the valve connector. Which is quite clever. It's a very complete package, then. And good value for money, which leads me on to the price. At the moment, if you can catch Amazon's voucher deal, you'd get one for less than £40. And I think that's really good value for money. I've used much more expensive compressors which are slower and louder, and have fewer attributes. Truth be told, I've also used cheaper ones that perform nearly as well, but this is such a complete package, and such an attractive price, it's hard not to thoroughly recommend it.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Scotsman
TowerTop TF100 tyre inflator review – fast, simple, under £40
The TowerTop air compressor claims to have double the power of normal air compressors - so we put it to the test | TowerTop This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. This compact new inflator from TowerTop is fast, simple to use, and packed with smart features – and it's currently less than £40 with a voucher deal on Amazon. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... An air compressor is something every motorist should carry in their car. You never know when you'll need to pump up your tyres, or help someone else with theirs. Even for just routine pressure checks and regular top-ups, they're a really useful tool - and prices can vary a lot. From the cheap and cheerful to the powerful and pricey, they can cost anything from around a tenner, to hundreds of pounds. I've tested plenty over the years, and they all do a similar job. But the best ones are quick in operation, don't make too much noise, and won't struggle with a demanding workload. These are all the boxes a new compressor by TowerTop claims to tick. It's their new TF100 Tyre Inflator and its listing on Amazon claims it can pump up tyres two times faster, thanks to its heavy-duty copper "turbo charger". It also has a 10% discount voucher at the moment, but I'll come back to that. It's also handy for filling bike tyres, because it can run to 100 PSI | TowerTop It's a surprisingly compact device, so I didn't expect miracles as I unboxed it, but I like the fact it comes in a sturdy bag, and includes an array of accessories. Beyond the usual adaptors, it comes with a couple of spare fuses, despite the fact it's designed to remain at nine amps to avoid blowing any. It kicks into life a the touch of a button, and inflates your tyre to the desired pressure, which is set using a very simple dial just below the backlit digital display. This is one of the most impressive things about the TowerTop, its simplicity. There are two buttons and a dial. One button starts it, another one lights up a very bright three-stage LED, and the little dial is easy to operate and simple to click up to your desired pressure. There are instructions included, and they're a bit terrible, but thankfully you shouldn't need them. It's all pretty self-explanatory. It sits on little rubber feet, which is designed to make it stable and quiet. It's far from quiet, but it's fair to say it's not one of the noisiest compressors I've used. It comes with a comprehensive suite of accessories - including a sturdy bag | TowerTop The air hose is made of braided steel, and it feels very robust. At just under two feet, it's long enough for most tasks, and wraps around the base easily enough. The 12v cable is around 10 feet long, which is a very sensible length, and it makes it easy to reach all wheels on even a large car. As with all modern digital compressors, it has an automatic cut-off once it reaches the desired pressure, and this seems to tick off just after the desired pressure, to allow for some loss when removing the valve connector. Which is quite clever. It's a very complete package, then. And good value for money, which leads me on to the price. At the moment, if you can catch Amazon's voucher deal, you'd get one for less than £40. And I think that's really good value for money.
North Wales Live
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- North Wales Live
Tech review: TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator provides a fast solution to flat tyres
It wasn't that long ago that I was still using a foot pump to inflate my car tyres outside my house. You know, the little metal ones on the wonky frame with the round cylinder in the middle. It felt like a workout rather than a quick task to inflate a tyre. That led me to changing to a cheap and cheerful £10 electric inflator from a well-known car motoring related shop. Now, it did the job, but in all honesty it was like the dad on the beach huffing and puffing his way to inflating a dinghy with his mouth. It got there eventually, but it felt like a real effort, and the dial on the front never worked, so I was largely just guessing how much pressure I was putting in. That's why I was looking forward to trying out the TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator, a device that promises speed, precision, and durability. This device comes neatly packaged with its own carry bag and inside is the main unit, but also the necessary different valves depending on what you are inflating, there are six in total. These allow beach toys, bike tyres, balls, and other things to be inflated. For the purposes of this review, I stuck with the tyre valve. On unpacking the machine, the build quality is evident to see with a sturdy plastic casing, and a rubberised grip system on the bottom. It looks robust, and it feels robust. Going back to my £10 'friend', that was made of a really cheap plastic that never felt like it could withstand much. This is a good, strong bit of kit, and I really liked the no-frills simplicity of it. Setting the tyre pressure is easy, you just adjust the dial and press the power button. I didn't need full inflation of my tyres, just a top up. One tyre was a bit flatter than the others and needed about a third of the pressure put back in, even that one was done in well under a minute. It also slightly over inflates the psi that you enter to allow for the pressure lost when disconnecting, a nice touch. I found the machine to be a lot quieter than the last one, which is handy in the morning and late at night. The efficiency is the key, though, and this really is a quick, easy-to-use, solid product. There's a lot of technical jargon I could throw in, for example it can run for thirty minutes and has an in-built copper cooling system. It claims it will inflate a flat tyre in two and a half minutes; on this evidence, that seems pretty believable. It also has a neat cut-off switch when you get to your chosen psi level. It comes with a really long power cord that allows you to be able to do front and back tyres with ease. Other things to mention are the torch that is also incorporated, a very useful addition. With the speed it takes and the efficiency it offers, my days of battling with a cheaper device, are over. I also won't be going to a garage anytime soon and queuing up to swipe my bank card to pay for air. Content, and impressed, I packed it back up into the compact carry case, and whacked it in the boot. What users say "Best 12v pump I've ever had there are cheaper ones if you don't mind waiting all day to inflate your tyre yes I'd recommend." "Very good and works well. Only problem is the connector to the valve, very hard to take off without losing a lot of air. I order a short extinction for it and now work well."
Wales Online
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Wales Online
Tech review: TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator provides a fast solution to flat tyres
It wasn't that long ago that I was still using a foot pump to inflate my car tyres outside my house. You know, the little metal ones on the wonky frame with the round cylinder in the middle. It felt like a workout rather than a quick task to inflate a tyre. That led me to changing to a cheap and cheerful £10 electric inflator from a well-known car motoring related shop. Now, it did the job, but in all honesty it was like the dad on the beach huffing and puffing his way to inflating a dinghy with his mouth. It got there eventually, but it felt like a real effort, and the dial on the front never worked, so I was largely just guessing how much pressure I was putting in. That's why I was looking forward to trying out the TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator, a device that promises speed, precision, and durability. This device comes neatly packaged with its own carry bag and inside is the main unit, but also the necessary different valves depending on what you are inflating, there are six in total. These allow beach toys, bike tyres, balls, and other things to be inflated. For the purposes of this review, I stuck with the tyre valve. On unpacking the machine, the build quality is evident to see with a sturdy plastic casing, and a rubberised grip system on the bottom. It looks robust, and it feels robust. Going back to my £10 'friend', that was made of a really cheap plastic that never felt like it could withstand much. This is a good, strong bit of kit, and I really liked the no-frills simplicity of it. Setting the tyre pressure is easy, you just adjust the dial and press the power button. I didn't need full inflation of my tyres, just a top up. One tyre was a bit flatter than the others and needed about a third of the pressure put back in, even that one was done in well under a minute. It also slightly over inflates the psi that you enter to allow for the pressure lost when disconnecting, a nice touch. I found the machine to be a lot quieter than the last one, which is handy in the morning and late at night. The efficiency is the key, though, and this really is a quick, easy-to-use, solid product. There's a lot of technical jargon I could throw in, for example it can run for thirty minutes and has an in-built copper cooling system. It claims it will inflate a flat tyre in two and a half minutes; on this evidence, that seems pretty believable. It also has a neat cut-off switch when you get to your chosen psi level. It comes with a really long power cord that allows you to be able to do front and back tyres with ease. Other things to mention are the torch that is also incorporated, a very useful addition. With the speed it takes and the efficiency it offers, my days of battling with a cheaper device, are over. I also won't be going to a garage anytime soon and queuing up to swipe my bank card to pay for air. Content, and impressed, I packed it back up into the compact carry case, and whacked it in the boot. The TowerTop Air Compressor Tyre Inflator is available for £41.99 via Amazon. What users say "Best 12v pump I've ever had there are cheaper ones if you don't mind waiting all day to inflate your tyre yes I'd recommend." "Very good and works well. Only problem is the connector to the valve, very hard to take off without losing a lot of air. I order a short extinction for it and now work well." Alternatives AstroAI Tyre Inflator Cordless Tyre Inflator Air Compressor
