d j hutton wrote:

Been up the caravan and motor home show this weekend, to get an awning, carpet cleaner, plates etc but also picked up a tpms to suit the caravan and 110 together.

It's here http://www.tyrepal.co.uk/products/tyre-safety-monitoring-system

Looks like a good bit of kit, tried out a couple of the monitors and was surprised that a 62si caravan tyre heats up to 68psi when on the motorway that must be why they say 'take pressures when cold'

Got a six monitor system for around £200 which seems pretty reasonable for peace of mind when towing (also its another gadget for the 110) monitors just screw onto the wheels you want to monitor so can be swapped from one vehicle to another, can monitor up to 22 tyres I think at £29 per extra monitor.

Nothing shows on the screen until you get a puncture, slow puncture or drastic temperature change, but if you want you can check them by scrolling through the pressure and temp for each tyre that's monitored, so an in the background type monitor for safety.

So all in all a good bit of kit for a reasonable amount compared to some others I've seen. Well worth a look if caravan/ trailer or even landrover tyres blowing out is a concern.

DJ

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I would question the accuracy of these things to be honest. Most I have experienced have caused nothing but trouble.

I wondered that but reviews of this particular model are positive, and I have checked pressures that are displayed against actual with a digital gauge on several occasions and they seem to be consistent and accurate to date. (I'll keep an eye on that in view of your bad experiences thanks for the heads up)

Which ones have you had accuracy problems with? then others can consider your experiences with those models when thinking about adding a safety feature. A lot of cars these days appear to have various types of tpms installed as standard, are some of them known to be inaccurate as well?

You haven't had a lot of luck really with the bonnet stain,leak,door locking and troublesome tpms, hope the dealer sorts it all out for you. I had the same locking issue once, I believe thats to do with a short on the door electrics, posts on here indicate that's the likely problem and its possible that some sleeving was missed off. Get the dealer to have a look see when he's doing all the other bits. I'm getting mine checked at first service next week.

Mrs H is happy with the accuracy of her new carpet cleaner

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d j hutton wrote:

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I would question the accuracy of these things to be honest. Most I have experienced have caused nothing but trouble.

I wondered that but reviews of this particular model are positive, and I have checked pressures that are displayed against actual with a digital gauge on several occasions and they seem to be consistent and accurate to date. (I'll keep an eye on that in view of your bad experiences thanks for the heads up)

Which ones have you had accuracy problems with? then others can consider your experiences with those models when thinking about adding a safety feature. A lot of cars these days appear to have various types of tpms installed as standard, are some of them known to be inaccurate as well?

You haven't had a lot of luck really with the bonnet stain,leak,door locking and troublesome tpms, hope the dealer sorts it all out for you. I had the same locking issue once, I believe thats to do with a short on the door electrics, posts on here indicate that's the likely problem and its possible that some sleeving was missed off. Get the dealer to have a look see when he's doing all the other bits. I'm getting mine checked at first service next week.

Mrs H is happy with the accuracy of her new carpet cleaner

DJ

Don't know the make of monitors as they were standard fit on cars such as BMW, Merc and Audi but not only were they not terribly accurate but they also often gave faults. A piece of kit as you have bought may be far superior to the add-ons that these manufacturers offer. Still don't think you can beat a bit of tyre kicking though.