Customer Reviews

Kwik Tek Airhead Hi Output Air Pump (12-Volt)

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1 star:		(2)

 

 

the box states that the pump should not be plugged into a cigarette lighter socket and only a 12V power supply outlet which always allows for more amperage and is larger than most lighter sockets.
The included directions state this a few more times so if there was a problem it was not with the pump but rather the user.
I received the pump yesterday and tested it out and I am very impressed with its output and speed it took to fill and deflate our blow up rafts. The only thing that should be kept in mind is that it is designed for short (under 30minutes) uses as it gets warm quickly. You can learn this by reading the short and simple instructions.

I had the Metro Magic Air pump and it took forever to pump up my float. I just purchased the Kwik and it's very powerful for such a small pump and it works great on my boat. I did alot of research and think this is the most powerful air pump that still uses 12 volt.

Just as MPV "Gone fishin" states... it is clearly written on the box as well as on the instructions to not use a cigarrette lighter plug. I've used this from my 12V plug in the boat as well as the 12V accessory plug in the trunk of my Suburban. Inflates our 70x70 tube in ~5 minutes... which is great as we can keep the tube deflated when not in use and not have it take up a lot of space in our boat. Would've been nice if it also had the alligator clip option to hook directly up to a battery source. Otherwise, for 15 bucks at Walmart, it was an excellent buy for me.

I have experience with a few pumps and this one by far has the best output out of all of them, We float the edisto river here in charleston alot and its important to get their and blow up the floats fast to be on the water before a crowd hits, this pump definetly outperforms all the others. Great price too!

Works great. Quickly inflated and deflated my air beds on my recent camping trip. The three different tips fit each of my beds. I just wish the tips were attached to the unit somehow so they don't get lost. I just put it in a ziploc to keep them both in the same place!

Maybe my expectations are too high. My 9 ft pontoon boat doesn't that much air, so I figured one to two minutes per side. After more then five minutes I thought maybe something was wrong. The unit seems to put out a good volume of air, but it seems to only pump to about 70% of the capacity needed to get firm but not too firm pontoons. My little one gallon compressor can fill each side in about 45 seconds. Is the Kwik Tek unit just not up to the job?

It blew the fuse on my car outlet and then got stuck in the outlet and I couldn't get it out. I had to throw it away and decided to get a hand pump instead. This is definitely worthless and would not recommend it to anyone.

I bought a motor boat last September. At the end of last year, I started to get prepared for water tubing so I bought this air pump and a battery booster last year. Two week ago I bought a tow able water tube. Two days ago on Sunday August 23, we went to Lake George, NY for the first time we plan to do water tubing. I plugged the pump into my 12-volt battery booster and started to inflate the tube on lake. After the tube is about 70% filled. The pump stopped working normally and went in to episodes of s-l-o-w clanking noise that last about two seconds/episode with an interval of about one second between episodes. Can you imagine how disappointed the kids were? This was the first and the last time I used the pump. I threw the pump into the trash as soon as we got back to the marina. I would give it a zero star if this option is available.

Used this product and it immediately blew the 10amp fuze in my boat... I plugged in my 25 amp fuze and it worked great after I did this... however, I am unhappy that the manufacturer never says anywhere on his product that it pulls 10+ amps. Just make sure before you plug this product into your cig lighter that you have a 25 amp fuze installed in your cig lighter. I would recommend you don't buy this product though.