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I have a Bluetongue IV air compressor which I bought just before ARB released their new model compresssor. While the Bluetongue has a reputation for reliability I was a little disappointed when I compared its performance against the new ARB model. If only I'd known and waited a couple of more months. :cry:
Well today I went down to Pirtek and got a new hose as the supplied one wont reach the tyres on the camper trailer from the engine bay. The hose is 6mm with Nitto style couplings and should now be long enough to reach the trailer. While sorting through the fittings the bloke at Pirtek said the pump should work a bit faster now due to the larger fittings and because the OEM hose was considerably smaller in diameter than what was replacing it.
He wasnt wrong. Previously it took over 16 minutes to pump up all four tyres from 18 to 30psi (265 75) straight off the battery -thats around 4 minutes per tyre. Today I pumped up three tyres from 16psi, each one taking no longer than two and a half minutes to reach 32psi. I ran the engine for the last one and in two and a half minutes it went from 16 to 34psi.
While it probably doesnt sound like much I think its a significant improvement, especially if you have to do the trailer tyres as well. The new hose cost a bit ($73 :shock: ), but its done now and after having had the pump for a couple of years the extra outlay wasnt quite as painful. It just makes me wonder if other compressors would also benefit from a hose upgrade?
Well today I went down to Pirtek and got a new hose as the supplied one wont reach the tyres on the camper trailer from the engine bay. The hose is 6mm with Nitto style couplings and should now be long enough to reach the trailer. While sorting through the fittings the bloke at Pirtek said the pump should work a bit faster now due to the larger fittings and because the OEM hose was considerably smaller in diameter than what was replacing it.
He wasnt wrong. Previously it took over 16 minutes to pump up all four tyres from 18 to 30psi (265 75) straight off the battery -thats around 4 minutes per tyre. Today I pumped up three tyres from 16psi, each one taking no longer than two and a half minutes to reach 32psi. I ran the engine for the last one and in two and a half minutes it went from 16 to 34psi.
While it probably doesnt sound like much I think its a significant improvement, especially if you have to do the trailer tyres as well. The new hose cost a bit ($73 :shock: ), but its done now and after having had the pump for a couple of years the extra outlay wasnt quite as painful. It just makes me wonder if other compressors would also benefit from a hose upgrade?
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