Could these be manually inflated by blowing them up, or do they need to have helium filling?
933783
Must have helium or it will not float upright. This balloon will last at least 3 days and is adorable! A small helium tank is around $50
933784
Helium. I bought a helium tank (BJs, Party City) it served well for other baloons. ...last for later use.
402045
Yes balloons come but don't hold helium very long. I filled them at 11:00 pm and by morning they were on the floor. If used right away, they will be fine.
2088710
You first have to pop the little bag inside and shake. They explode on their own. You could step on the after it inflates but you would just have to time it before it works itself. Hope that helps.
1636456
I'm not sure but I would think you could put a weight or coin in the deflated balloon first then inflate it.
1185409
I believe a standard tire or electric pump will work. We had no problem inflating and deflating these tubes. We really enjoyed using them too.
1759018
I would use a pump to blow it up, otherwise it will take forever. However, I would not recommend this product. Ours did not hold air and had to be blown up consistently.
1412250
My husband used his air compessor to blow these up. I believe he had to adjust the air flow as to not rush too much air in.
1129087
No,it's only an air compressor.You need to use Helium to make balloons float.
689751
Yes. It arrives filled. However, the ratio of helium to other gas is suspect, as the balloons don't float for very long.
158800
Fill with air or helium through the filling sleeve connected to the balloon. Automatic seal then closes after filling.
702215
No, and it explodes within an hour of filling. I had two and they each exploded within minutes of each other. And I didn't over-fill them with air.
1472522
I didn't try it, but I would expect it to inflate them very well. You may need to fashion an adapter for the nozzle, as the smallest outlet is about 5/8 inch in diameter. You'll also waste a good bit of battery between balloon changes unless you switch it off in between fillings. But it should work.
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Lots. It just takes a little tiny bit (not a full pump) and then you squish it around in the inside of the balloon. Too much of a squirt will actually make the balloons drop because of the weight (in the mtns of CO, anyway). But really, just a little squirt and then you massage the balloon. I just found 3 balloons from November when cleaning our theater that were still inflated --- not floating, but not loosing air. It works if you are looking for something to extend the helium's "hours".
1443393
Yes you can the Balloons are Helium safe. When inflating with helium keep away from face and eyes to avoid injury in case they burst do to overfill
871314
You need your own helium. We bought ours at Target and filled at least 5 balloons of various sizes.
882290
Yeah I used an air mattress pump. It really isn't a lot of air. You can blow it up with your mouth in about ten minutes. It's super easy.
1908050
We use a pump to inflate all our pool stuff. I imagine it would take time but I'm sure you can do it yourself with our own air.