04-23-2010, 01:11 AM
[quote michaelnel][quote flygoddess]Like I said...90 seconds ( 1 1/2 minutes) You just need to press the K-Pump to the opening...no hoses, same with the LVM.[/quote]
Same here, although because I have five air chambers it takes a little longer.
I use the LVM and then almost invariably 20 strokes with the K100 gets it to 3 PSI.
OK, I CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I DO. THE AIRHEAD PUMP IS RATED AT 2.5 PSI INSTEAD OF 2 PSI FOR THE LVM, SO I JUST DISCONNECT AND AM DONE.
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=1707
MY 'TOON ONLY NEEDS 2.5 PSI, SO I DON'T NEED THE 20 STROKES WITH THE K100 TO GET TO 3 PSI. AIRHEAD IS PROBABLY A LITTLE FASTER BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER RATING.
I have never had to bleed any off, but I have sometimes put the gauge on and it says 2.6 PSI or something and I give it 3 or 4 K100 strokes.
I JUST DID IT THE OTHER WAY, WHEN I USED A HAND PUMP PREVIOUSLY. I WOULD JUST GO TO 25 OR 30 STROKES AFTER THE LVM AND THE READING WOULD ALWAYS BE SLIGHTLY OVER, SAY 3.2 PSI. THEN I WOULD SLOWLY RELEASE AIR (BLEED OFF) TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO 2.5 PSI. EASIER THAN HAVING TO ADD ADDITIONAL STROKES FOR ME, BUT TO EACH HIS OWN.
Not a big deal. It actually takes me longer to open the hood of the car, get the LVM connected, then disconnect the LVM and put it away and close the hood than it does to pump up the boat! ;-)
YES, I JUST HOOK UP TO MY TROLL MOTOR BATTERY AND DON'T HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD, LIKE( FG ) DOES WITH HER SMALL BATTERY.
I COULD ALSO OPERATE WITHOUT A HOSE SINCE THE AIRHEAD UNIT ONLY WEIGHS 2#. BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE TO LINE UP, AND HOLD UP ABOVE THE VALVE HOLDING THE POSITION UNTIL IT FILLS. THE HOSE IS HANDS FREE WHILE IT FILLS AND THE PRESSURIZED AIR STAYS INSIDE WITHOUT LEAKING WHEN USING A HOSE. NO HARM IS DONE IF THE PUMP RUNS FOR AWHILE AFTER THE 90 SECOND FILL POINT.
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See comments above in easy to find caps (sorry). I'm not asking anyone to change, that's just what I do which saves me steps, may not work for anybody else. [
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Same here, although because I have five air chambers it takes a little longer.
I use the LVM and then almost invariably 20 strokes with the K100 gets it to 3 PSI.
OK, I CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I DO. THE AIRHEAD PUMP IS RATED AT 2.5 PSI INSTEAD OF 2 PSI FOR THE LVM, SO I JUST DISCONNECT AND AM DONE.
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=1707
MY 'TOON ONLY NEEDS 2.5 PSI, SO I DON'T NEED THE 20 STROKES WITH THE K100 TO GET TO 3 PSI. AIRHEAD IS PROBABLY A LITTLE FASTER BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER RATING.
I have never had to bleed any off, but I have sometimes put the gauge on and it says 2.6 PSI or something and I give it 3 or 4 K100 strokes.
I JUST DID IT THE OTHER WAY, WHEN I USED A HAND PUMP PREVIOUSLY. I WOULD JUST GO TO 25 OR 30 STROKES AFTER THE LVM AND THE READING WOULD ALWAYS BE SLIGHTLY OVER, SAY 3.2 PSI. THEN I WOULD SLOWLY RELEASE AIR (BLEED OFF) TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO 2.5 PSI. EASIER THAN HAVING TO ADD ADDITIONAL STROKES FOR ME, BUT TO EACH HIS OWN.
Not a big deal. It actually takes me longer to open the hood of the car, get the LVM connected, then disconnect the LVM and put it away and close the hood than it does to pump up the boat! ;-)
YES, I JUST HOOK UP TO MY TROLL MOTOR BATTERY AND DON'T HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD, LIKE( FG ) DOES WITH HER SMALL BATTERY.
I COULD ALSO OPERATE WITHOUT A HOSE SINCE THE AIRHEAD UNIT ONLY WEIGHS 2#. BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE TO LINE UP, AND HOLD UP ABOVE THE VALVE HOLDING THE POSITION UNTIL IT FILLS. THE HOSE IS HANDS FREE WHILE IT FILLS AND THE PRESSURIZED AIR STAYS INSIDE WITHOUT LEAKING WHEN USING A HOSE. NO HARM IS DONE IF THE PUMP RUNS FOR AWHILE AFTER THE 90 SECOND FILL POINT.
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See comments above in easy to find caps (sorry). I'm not asking anyone to change, that's just what I do which saves me steps, may not work for anybody else. [
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