How does it self inflate?
13293
Initially I thought it blew itself up on its own. I definitely had to help it along via blowing in the in-valve the first night. Second night it inflated itself better. From what I've read, after it's broken in a bit, it inflates itself almost totally. Either way, I can honestly say it's well worth it even if you have to give it a few extra blows. Extremely comfortable & durable. No kidding, I think I like it better than my own bed!! Lol!!
192850
When you see "self-inflating" do not think it is to max capacity. Think more of a really nice head start on blowing it up.
418022
It comes inflated but occasionally needs extra air, I am in Boulder at altitude so most of the time I have to check the air pressure in the ball and add or deflate a bit. Sam Iannetta
1386879
The pump is built into the mattress, all you do is open a little hatch and plug it in . It goes up pretty quick and deflates quickly.I'm not say seconds, but 5min at the most for inflating it. I think the pump works better than any other pumps I've bought seperate from other mattresses
1404609
No, it does not auto inflate or deflate. It's a small valve, but they don't take much air to inflate.
1367631
Ours came inflated to the correct pressure. You can pump it up with a standard inflating needle and pump.
701710
Not sure what you mean exactly, but if you mean does it automatically inflate it's self when it loses air during use, the answer is no. You need to turn on the pump to inflate the mattress. It will lose air in the course of normal use, especially if left inflated for a period of time. Just plug into an outlet and turn on the pump to inflate to reinflate to desired firmness.
335649
I do not pump this up.I inflate this using my own lung power and do not find it difficult at all.
965210
It is not inflated and comes with a pump to put air in it yourself. It is very easy to do.
1447530
It inflates very fast. The place where you insert the air pump has two caps. You start with a large hole and that fills really fast. Then you switch to the smaller so that you don't over inflate. It has worked well for me.
250246
Mine fully inflates. Didn't notice anything on the ends to show that it is not the same as the rest of the unit. I do blow a few breaths in to it though. Might be a bad unit.
1149537
I found it easy to inflate by mouth but it's getting the thing closed before the air starts billowing out is a problem!! I have yet to get itcompletely inflated..lose a lot of air while trying to close it up.
508184
The term "self inflate" is kind of misleading. It does draw some air in when you open the valve, however the amount drawn in does not fill the air chamber. I would say that its a head start more than self inflating, as you'll need to add air to your liking.
458744
you can blow it up yourself, its just time consuming... there are about 3 valves; One for the bottom where they sit, One for the surrounding ring and head, and one for the shade. It takes a couple of minutes to inflate.
2121538
it self inflates to about two inches, BUT it also has a mouth bit to inflate more, to about 5-6 inches
669503
You need to pump it up in stages so you wiuld need to wait that long just to inflate it. Once inflated you can use immediately.
1589818
I used an air pump. Never saw where it said otherwise. Took a matter if seconds to inflate.