Zero "0" Problems with Cheap Handpumps

[PumaCarl]

People talk a lot about Handpumps and their preferences but I haven't seen many people talk about how they store them. I have had a cheap clone off of Aliexpress for years and never had a problem. Not one. I don't think that it is the quality of the pump, although it's not bad, or my perfect rhythm. I believe it is because when I am done pumping I store it with 1000psi pressure left in it. Just like a PCP, I believe they benefit from staying pressurized. Mine holds air perfectly and has gone over 3 months w/o losing a pound. I just thought I would post this because I notice a lot of new members that haven't been reading about this stuff for years, knowledge we take for granted.

 

[thebeav]

Yes, that certainly is food for thought !

 

[Aimright]

That seems to make perfect sense, never thought of that! I might try that since my handpump is now relegated to emergency backup duty and resides in the closet. I had to rebuild mine twice over a short period of time even though I had babied it.

 

[nervoustrig]

The cheap pumps have also worked well for me. When they do need service, it’s usually the final stage O-ring that’s first to go, just as it was with the Benjamin pumps of yesteryear. If you don’t overheat it, it will eventually thin out due to abrasion loss.

 

[RadioFlyer]

Thank you for posting and sharing your experience with all of us PumaCarl. I too, would have never thought of that. 

 

[mrbulk]

Good idea!

 

[gunner001]

People talk a lot about Handpumps and their preferences but I haven't seen many people talk about how they store them. I have had a cheap clone off of Aliexpress for years and never had a problem. Not one. I don't think that it is the quality of the pump, although it's not bad, or my perfect rhythm. I believe it is because when I am done pumping I store it with 1000psi pressure left in it. Just like a PCP, I believe they benefit from staying pressurized. Mine holds air perfectly and has gone over 3 months w/o losing a pound. I just thought I would post this because I notice a lot of new members that haven't been reading about this stuff for years, knowledge we take for granted.

Great idea. I will start doing this