Team-BHP - Air pressure guages at Fuel Pumps. Do you trust them???

I too have experienced widely varying readings of air pressure gauges in different service stations.
Could anyone please recommend a reasonably accurate & inexpensive(I hope these are not mutually exclusive terms!) tyre pressure gauge?
Since I never drive above 60kmph,I guess I don't really need a dead accurate gauge.

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Originally Posted by Kamal (Post 2441553)

Kamal
I got this digital gauge from ebay 2 years ago, so far it's working fine. It may not be 100% accurate but good enough for me.
Portable Handheld Digital Tire/Tyre Pressure Gauge | eBay

If you are fine with an analog gauge (much cheaper than the digital one), you could get this one (not sure about the quality, though)-
TYRE GAUGE PLASTIC BODY SALE Rs149/- | eBay

I have a small regular analog pressure gauge from walmart for about 6-7 bucks. Works ok for me!

Also I carry a portable air pump in my trunk - that also has a built in pressure gauge. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E48C66

Astlewitz, Thanks for your response.The Rs 149 one will do fine for me.I hope its reasonably accurate.
Blakasta, Thanks for your answer.Unfortunately, I have no way of getting someone to bring in the Air pump for me & shipping may turn out to be too expensive.
Would a foot pump be too tough for a senior citizen to operate? If yes, then is there a good quality, reliable electric pump available locally?
TIA.

Faced the air filling issue at fuel stations, not sure which one to rely on. 1st fuel station filled it 33psi at front and 36psi at back but TPMS sounded alarm with the reading shown as ~45psi. Checked in fuel station2 and saw the gauge showing 24psi across. Immediately went to nearby fuel station3 which showed ~45psi. Went to traditional tyre shop and found their analog gauge showing ~40psi. Of all, my TUSA tyre inflator aligned with fuel station1. However, TPMS aligned with fuel station3.
How can we handle this and what to rely on?

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Originally Posted by Innysta (Post 5943458)

Those are some really varying readings. The only reason I do not get the air filled from the nearby puncture repair shop was I did not trust their analog meter. But seeing such varying readings across the digital guages on different fuel station is concerning.

I am also looking forward to responses from learned members on this.

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Originally Posted by Innysta (Post 5943458)

How can we handle this and what to rely on?

I stick to the one that closely aligns with my TPMS reading. For me MM Nagar BPCL COCO aligned the best, even though it is crowded all the time for filling air.

SP Koil IOCL COCO and 2 other tyre shops were notoriously off.

I've avoided those with analog gauges, as they have been off by a bigger margin than the digital ones. Once at Urapakkam Nisha Tyres, they inflated my tires to 37-41-41-45 when I mentioned 35 psi rl:

Ask to see the recalibration date sticker on the equipment. Unless it's been maintained and recalibrated regularly since installation/commissioning, readings are bound to be off, displayed Vs. pumped.

Most establishments don't bother with periodic maintenance of air equipment because they don't make much (if any) money from it, unlike the fuel dispensing units. Safest thing to do is get a portable inflator from a reputable brand for self-use.

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Originally Posted by narayans80 (Post 5943501)

I stick to the one that closely aligns with my TPMS reading. Once at Urapakkam Nisha Tyres, they inflated my tires to 37-41-41-45 when I mentioned 35 psi rl:

Agree, i thought the same to choose the pump aligning closer to TPMS. Reg. Nisha tyres - do you say that their gauge showed 35 psi but your TPMS showed 37-41-41-45, sounds weird because even if their gauge was wrong but the inflated tyre pressure (whatever offset it is) should be same across all tyres, isn't it?

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Originally Posted by Chetan_Rao (Post 5943513)

I never saw one sticker till now even in COCOs.