How long can I expect this thing to last?

[R18Civic]

On Wal-Marts early Black Friday sale I picked a BXProducts Ophanie portable air pump.

My only complaints so far are that the battery drains fast and it's 2psi low on the reading. But the reviews for this thing are around 4.7 stars.

Anyone know about longevity on this thing?

It was priced at $110 and I snagged it for $19.

 

[fantastic]

With electronics I go with something I've heard in the past & that was electronics seem to last 3-4 years on avg. All depends on use & storage. Does that have a battery? If it's not replaceable then it's certainly not going to last forever.

 

[R18Civic]

No it's just a 5400mah battery. The 12vAC version was sold out.

 

[Kira]

There should have been crafted a "15 Year Rule" by now........

Such as, "When some innovation is turned into a consumer product (like a battery powered inflator), you shouldn't buy one for 15 years because that's how long it'll take to determine if it's a useful/doable idea and for the flood of cheap iterations to flush through the market."

 

[zzyzzx]

It's a cheap no-name brand from China. I'd feel lucky if it didn't catch fire in my car and burn it down.

 

[ecotourist]

Assuming it has a rechargeable battery, I'd suggest fully charging it and then checking/topping it up every 3 - 6 months.

My Ryobi tool batteries have been sitting for a few months, all supposedly fully charged. I checked the other day and they all needed a top up, and considering how long they needed to stay in the charger, accepted quite a bit of charge. If a tool battery's charge gets too low you can't recharge it (well you can but it requires a big performance). This battery might be the same, or not, but it wouldn't hurt to check.

 

[oldcodger]

The battery will be the failure mode. I would give it 18-24 months.

 

[Hohn]

It's a cheap no-name brand from China. I'd feel lucky if it didn't catch fire in my car and burn it down.

This. I'd rather use a small portable inflator with a cord than risk a lithium battery of sketchy origin in my expensive car.

 

[JohnnyG]

I've been using the original version of that for about three years, never had an issue, and never had the battery run down.
Just don't try to fill a tire from empty, the CFM output is terrible!

Just good for an occasional top-off and seasonal adjustments of tire pressures.
It does a decent job on pool toys too, but we're not talking much pressure on those.

 

[dubber09]

To me, it looks like a toy really. Why not get a pump that runs off 12V from the car, it'll pump all 4-5 tires without running out of juice, usually comes with a light built in, auto shut off etc.

 

[Kira]

12 volt compressor experience:
While filling all 4 tires of a neglected car, the 10 amp fuse to the cigarette lighter blew.
I had a spare with me. It saved the day. I'm happy the fuse blew only once.

Learn the amperage and location of the power socket fuse in your vehicle if you use a 12 volt compressor.

 

[FZ1]

For $19 you gotta fafo. Buy tires at a place that gives you free air.

 

[dogememe]

Those are all over Amazon with various brand names and in various designs but inside I bet they're all very similar. For $19, not bad., if it works for at least a year and doesn't blow up. No way it's worth $110 though.

 

[IndyIan]

Probably go for a while, but any pressures higher than 32psi will probably shorten its life exponentially. For autocross, some under tired cars needed 40+ psi, and the cheaper 12v ones would melt down in a couple weekends just doing that.
Does it have a USB port to charge phones? A light? That would be handy and likely far more reliable than the pump.
$24 bike pump lasts for decades in the trunks of my cars, and its also handy for trailers and bikes!

 

[Donald]

I have a Milwaukee and Ryobi cordless inflators that use the battery system of the manufacturer.

I like both.

 

[Donald]

Probably go for a while, but any pressures higher than 32psi will probably shorten its life exponentially. For autocross, some under tired cars needed 40+ psi, and the cheaper 12v ones would melt down in a couple weekends just doing that.
Does it have a USB port to charge phones? A light? That would be handy and likely far more reliable than the pump.
$24 bike pump lasts for decades in the trunks of my cars, and its also handy for trailers and bikes!

My pickup needs 65 PSI

 

[Tdbo]

12 volt compressor experience:
While filling all 4 tires of a neglected car, the 10 amp fuse to the cigarette lighter blew.
I had a spare with me. It saved the day. I'm happy the fuse blew only once.

Learn the amperage and location of the power socket fuse in your vehicle if you use a 12 volt compressor.

If you have a 12 volt compressor that fills a tire with any kind of speed, save yourself a whole lot of frustration and either buy one of these or cobble one together:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BV1BBF54/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Run the compressor straight off the battery. Saves a whole lot of 10 or 15 amp fuses.

 

[boom10ful]

I have this exact one just a different brand. It works very well and I've had it for a year now. I've inflated numerous tires on both cars and bikes with it and it's always inflated fast compared to all of the 12V inflators I've used in the past. I dislike those because they always overheat after filling one tire, they're very noisy and super slooooooow.