How do you inflate the swan? All the description says is that it is easy to inflate. Do you need a pump such as is used for air mattresses?
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It's outfitted with two small air holes such as you find on regular inflatable toys. Make sure your air pump has a nozzle that will fit in and you're good to go. I recommend using a manual air pump, otherwise it will take awhile to blow up, and if you use an air compressor you could over inflate it. FYI: Takes a bit of time to deflate too, as all the air has to come out of those tiny holes, but it was super fun to play around on.
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I use an electric air pump and it inflates quickly in less then 5 minutes. Your time may vary depending on pump. To be honest the center foot pillow takes longer to inflate due to the small diameter of the air valve. I always deflate after use and store back in my garage. The larger diameter air valves on the outer main floats allow it to deflate in just a few minutes. Hope this answers your question.
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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
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We used our air compressor to pump it up. I love this float. This is our second season and it's just like new. We stored it in our pool pump house still aired up over the winter.
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I used my shop air compressor, but a small pump such as a water toys inflater would work also. I does take a while to inflate.
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No, it does not come with an air pump. I do not know why you would need an air pump. There is no place on the kite to pump air into.
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So I was in exactly the same situation, how to inflate ! I used a pump like you use for swimming tubes for kids, bikes etc, it worked perfectly. I bought at Target. Hope this helps.
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We used the pump sold in combination with this mattress. I imagine the effort taken to inflate it by mouth!!! I would not try it again. I don't know if a bike air pump would fit because I don't have one. You can try and see what happens. Let us know. Good luck!
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I use a battery-powered air pump to inflate mine. (It can also be used to deflate it.) It uses 4 "D" batteries. Bought it on Amazon, but I noticed that the one I bought isn't available anymore. Just do a search for "battery powered air pump" and you'll probably find something similar. Just make sure that the one you get has different size nozzles so that you can use it with other inflatable devices.
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We used small electric pump. Hand pump like you use for air bed will work too. Inflates quickly so be careful not to over-inflate.
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We used an air compressor, but a tire pump or air pump for an air mattress would work fine! I ordered this for our special needs daughter and she has had a lot of fun on it. Very good balance therapy!
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Hi I bought mine just before a camping trip --It inflates with the separate air blower that takes 4 D size battery's --I had one that had the pump built in and it would go soft halfway through the nite --Enjoy ---Rog
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You will need to get an electrical pump to inflate it. Overall, was NOT really pleased with this product. Seems the walls of the float are really thin, and tend to break open very easily. My float only lasted one season.
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I used a battery operated air mattress pump. It worked great. I also used a foot pump and that took a lot longer. It holds more air than you think.
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We used the pump we use for our inflatable mattresses. It has a funnel looking adaptor that came with the pump. Filled quickly. You can buy the pumps on Amazon. Ours is a Coleman. Search air pump for inflatables.
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The air pump is built into the bed, just plug it in and it inflates quickly, it also comes with a great storage bag, fits nicely into a closet. I am thrilled with mine, perfect for sleepovers.
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Use an air mattress pump or an inflatable boat pump. After fully inflated this devise works great. No need to poke a hole anywhere. There has to be sufficient pressure on the valve in order to open it.