Concerned about the hose having to be SCREWED on to the valve. How must air is lost when unscrewing? Hassle to check pressure then pump more.
1950399
No air is lost when unscrewing from valve stem. Back pressure is held inside of pump handle.
1950400
With this and other screw pumps, you can always apply pressure to the valve while unscrewing to minimize the pressure loss.
930872
It does unscrew but I forgot the thread type. It was a standard thread and I used a coupling or nipple to connect to another hose. I will amend this post if I am able to determine the thread type.
1571676
make sure all seals are tight and the hose is connected properly to pump and fill tip. worse comes to worse use a bike pump or air mattress pump. be careful with the last idea. have some one hold a yard stick next to bosu while inflating and when good height have pin ready to go in as you pull hose
1499454
I have not had the a problem with the valve. The handle is a little loose. Probably use it to tighten the top. Otherwise it works great!!
1485814
Ours works very well and makes it easy to put hose away. It seems to unwind easier with water pressure turned off.
1906276
That was a symptom I had when there were either air bubbles in the system or an obstruction somewhere. Eventually the valve, or whatever the mechanism was internally, froze in place and it wouldn't generate pressure at all, despite clean system. That's when I returned it to Costco, only a year old. Went with a more expensive gasoline unit instead, much better power for cleaning and longevity.
601543
You would have reduce the 1 1/2 cvp pipe down to about 3/4 then attach threaded cuplin to screw the hose on. Reducing it down, don't know if hurt the pump.
1510626
I just replaced mine. It's fairly difficult, but I sourced the hose from ebay. Look for AIR TOOL PUMP REPLACEMENT 18 INCHES PORTABLE. It cost me about $7
158533
We found that putting a clothes pin around the valve to "pinch" the valve open lets you get the air out more easily. Gave up on the quick pump and just pushed out air by hand.
1233981
depending on your pit etc. you could install it without and see if you get a air lock. if you have to drill the hole, make sure you put a back flow valve as close to the pump as you can with the 1/8th hole between the valve and the pump. especially if you have any amount of lift. if not the water left in the lift part of the pipe will drain back into your pit.
2057797
Make sure you flip the valve to the hoses and remove them 1st I havent had any trouble with mine.
1852225
Unfortunately it does sound like it is defective. The one I got has threads to screw onto any standard hose. I would request an RMA on yours.
616347
The adaptor to attach it to the air hose. I already found one though. Even the snap on stuff that I spent a lot of money on didn't come with them so maybe it's common practice to not include them.
111438
The same thing happened to me. I went to my local auto parts store and purchased a metal valve end for the hose. It works great and is very sturdy. You need to have an end on your hose in order to use the air to fill tires, etc. Hope this helps
1182555
Wrap the air hose outlet with the supplied Teflon tape put it on thick this will This should give a quarter to half less rotation just play with it then hook it up and it should hold pressure
1336591
We love our hose and it is the best we have ever seen. My husband says it must be missing the "O" ring inside the female connector that attaches to the motorhome/trailer. Without the seal, it will be loose. It shouldn't be used until the seal is in place.
1296106
Remove front cover and then remove screws and unit will slide out after you disconnect the hoses from the valve. Don't forget to shut the water off.