Can this air mattress be inflated manually when power is not available?
1649102
Yes it is just like a balloon and as long as you have a source of air you can inflate it.
1958940
Hi! To answer your question: Unfortunately there isn't an option to inflate the matteress with a battery pump. This would have made this matteress even more of an excellent purchase. It doesn't take long at all to manually inflate the mattress. Less than 5 minutes. I hope this helps.
1566315
I carefully used an air compressor....although it said this wasn't recommend (assuming because if you are not careful, it could pop). It does say to inflate to about 80% capacity to allow air to flow within the mattress while weight is on it. Pretty comfortable.
2147677
Of course. You only need to plug it and conet to tire valve and switch it ON to begin inflate the tire. And then swicht OFF.
849628
I haven't tried to inflate it manually with an air pump. There is a hole where the air exits when being deflated, and I can't tell if anything is inside that can potentially block air from entering. The attached 2 prong power cord is about 6 ft. in length and it does state on its warning label for "indoor use only." I hope that helps.
457335
Yes, and this is better.you get a coleman pump. Do not buy a mattresswith pu p attached. Ifit breaks, oh oh. And this mattress is excellent.1st time you should just blow up, so next time when you need it it fills better.
2171014
I didn't try. Used a non electric pump I had. Also, not using the mattress as it lost air before morning. It was disappointing.
1278716
Yes, absolutely. Just be mindful that it must be connected directly to a battery so you will be standing next to a vehicle with your mattress until it inflates. The good news is, it will be inflated really fast. Much faster than the ones with 4 D cell batteries.
230931
Yes, you can do that. You can also bypass the float switch and run the pump manually by unplugging the pump power cord from the piggyback plug on the float switch and running it directly to the power outlet.
1591339
The mattress has its own self-contained air pump which plugs into the electrical outlet. The only way you can fill it with air in India is if you have a power/voltage converter to plug in the 110Volt plug. Secondly, I do NOT recommend this item for long-term use. Mine basically exploded on/under me after about 3 weeks' use.
1511948
Were you able to top it off with a foot pump or another battery operated one? I like the auto feature but sometimes electricty is not available. It looks like with the pull plug that you can manually inflate if you have to. Is this the case?
902622
I just inflate it with an air compressor. If you have a bike tire pump this would also work but may take a little longer
509600
Yes you can use foot pump for this mattress if you don't access to electric. It's ok
997419
No, the inflatable mattress does not have to be plugged in until you let the air out. However, when you first inflate it, I would suggest you keep it plugged in to make adjustments until the fabric settles in. I would suggest that, if possible, the mattress be inflated a few days before you actually need it.
1459670
No, just open the valves and it self inflates due the enclosed open cell foam. Simply close the valves prior to sleeping on it.
3788
Yes, it can both inflate and deflate an air mattress, but note that it is not battery-operated so you must have a power source.
1511949
On the unit I purchased, there is an push/pull capped air valve there an external pump can be used. The stem on this valve is about 1/2" in diameter. My unit has a internal pump....so I assume if this pump fails, or I am in an area without electricity, then I can inflate the mattress through the air valve with an external pump.