Draper Tyre Pressure Gauge with Flexible Hose | Handheld Dual Reading Gauge | Car Tyre Pressure Gauge | 69924, Blue

I bought this for my as I check tyre pressures regularly in my role , it is well made the valve push end is machined brass which bodes well for the quality , the hose is 200mm long so you can access a tyre valve easily and read the pressure indicated by facing the gauge toward you in any situation or angle . Once the required pessure has been reached or if you overfill a tyre no problem leave the gauge "pushed on the tyre valve" position and press the small pressure release stud on the gauge body, this lets air out until the desired pressure is reached perfect !. The gauge itself takes the reading and if done correctly the needle stays at that reading when you remove it from the tyre valve so you can record it or whatever , simply press the small pressure relief stud to reset the gauge for the next use . The gauge is graduated and seems very accurate for all purposes , my only slight disappointment is the gauge is not as legible to read at a glance as I'd like , and the readings are given in bar , psi , with no colour distinction between the two in say font or some other way of differentiating the scale . Plus being a middle aged guy my eyes are not as young as they once were ! . However the scale is still perfectly legible and usable , it's just a minor point that some with old eyes may find an annoyance but not insurmountable .All in all I'd give this product a solid 9.5 out of 10... BUY IT ...it's worth the small cost .

Well made, easy to use, accurate, cheap. Wow. I have a cheapo Halfords electronic gauge, but I never fully trust it, it keeps turning itself off while moving from one wheel to the next, and invariably needs a new battery when I come to use it. It also occasionally gets "stuck" and needs the battery taking out to reset it. So I wanted a good old mechanical one, and on top of that, one that copes well with high pressures. The tyres on our motorhome need to be at 70-80 psi, depending on load.This is brilliant. Lovely well-engineered feel to the brass components, nice protective rubber case on the gauge, a decent length hose so that you can always hold the gauge at a readable angle no matter where the valve is, and a handy button to release air if you need to, without having to keep pulling the nozzle off the valve. The dial responds instantly unlike the horrible dampened motion you seem to get on so many foot pumps etc. which are slow to respond and seem to give a different reading every time, and this one always gives the exact same reading. Very pleased with it, for the money it is a real bargain.

This is a well made piece of equipment and looks like it will last. The gauge is easy to read and after taking the pressure reading the needle stays at the indicated pressure until you press the release valve. It has a swivel head to make it easier to fit on a variety of tyre valves. My only complaint would be that the part that fits over the valve could be deeper so that it's further over the valve body before opening the valve to read the pressure. As it is it's quite shallow and tends to cant over and release some pressure before you get it seating properly. Still happy with it though. We'll worth the money.

Why did you choose this product over others?:The right size

I ordered this to help prolong the life of my tyres by ensuring they are properly inflated. My tyre inflator has a built-in digital gauge, but this never quite agrees with the ones I've used at garages (they're all calibrated slightly differently), so I decided to go for a mechanical gauge, which should at least be consistent.This Draper gauge feels extremely well made, all parts are nice and solid. The dial is clear; although it's neither backlit nor luminous, it's still easily readable even in dim light. It connects quickly and easily just with a push onto my car tyre valves. After a couple of practices to get used to this, any pressure loss is insignificant. The needle shoots to the appropriate mark on the dial, and stays there when you remove the connector from the tyre valve (by trapping a little air kept under pressure). This makes for more comfortable reading (you don't have to keep it connected while reading the gauge).I like the pressure release button on the gauge, which serves two purposes.First, if you've over-inflated the tyre, pulsing the button with the gauge still attached to the tyre lets you bring the tyre pressure back down in a controlled way to exactly the right level (just keep an eye on the needle while pulsing the button). This is probably the best way to achieve accurate pressure in a tyre.Second, pressing the button *after* detaching and reading the gauge releases the trapped air and the needle returns to zero for the next measurement.I can't think of any negatives, other than it's larger than a pen-sized digital gauge. But I will probably keep it in the garage, not the glove box.

Good quality and seems robust

Quite easy to use but probably wouldn't have bought if known about the plus or minus 2 psi error margin which is printed on the box.

Frustrating product. Good value, robust, swivelling hose is very helpful, pressure hold and bleed button work well. But the recess on the head is so shallow it makes it very difficult to a create and hold a clean/tight seal when you're taking a reading so you end up losing a few/several psi in the process. When you do get lucky and get it seated perfectly on the first attempt readings are consistent with my other gauges so accuracy would be fine for my needs.