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Bought this for my parents' 40 foot motorhome. So far, they are happy with it and have no complaints. They needed the high pressure gauge and the dual head for the double side by side tires. A standard gauge would not work for either of these needs.
Gauge works great. Some reviewers complain about the smell, but it smells just like bicycle inner-tube rubber and isn't that bad - if people can't stand it then they should just put it in a Ziploc bag. Long metal tube lets you quickly check pressure without fiddling with the hose like other gauges.
I'm glad, because returns are painless with Amazon. Strong odor. Smelled like dead fish. The bleed valve is crude and also leaks. Oily film inside. Avoid this unit.(1)Same problem as others. This was sold by an afiliated vendor, but fufilled by Amazon. There's too much clearance between the piston and sleeve and it binds when you push on it.
Washed it like someone else suggested. However, the gauge seats on the valve stem inconsistently and leaks. I think the rubber is not cured properly, and some chemical compound is oozing out slowly, and will continue to ooze out. Leaks. Left it overnight in the garage. I bought a high pressure gauge because my compact spare runs at 60 psi, and I don't want to risk damaging my regular gauges (60 psi max reading).
Removed boot. Not as strong, but still stinks. The spring is junk and doesn't pop back properly. Stinky boot aside.Gauge does have a heavy duty hose and chuck. Out of the package it stinks. Oily film remains.
Now I need to find another high pressure gauge. Not good.(2)Same problem as others.
Right out of the package the pressure release was broken, and when I tried to use the gauge it never moved from zero. I guess it's just hit or miss if you get a good one. I put it back in the box and returned to Amazon. I was kind of disappointed because the overall quality of the guage doesn't seem bad.
The air gauge was delivered in 3 days. As noted earlier it does have a smell of rubber, but then it does have a rubber hose. I opened it up and went out to try it. It is very simple to use and, from all I can tell, it is very accurate.
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