Customer Reviews

Spalding 8313S Power Ball Pump w/Gauge - 12"

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I've been looking for a pump with a gauge on it for a long time.
With this pump, I no longer have to guess how much air is in
the ball. Now I can tell exactly how much air is in the ball
before and after I pump it up.

I coach both of my son's basketball teams and use a pump several times a week. When I got this one, I REALLY liked it. The gauge was accurate and made it easy to properly fill the balls to the correct level. However, after less than a year, the pressure gauge part started coming off (it uses friction to stay together) and it got increasingly difficult to use without it coming apart. I tried gluing it with several different adhesives, but could not get it to stay together for more than a few uses. Also note that the picture shows an inflation hose. Mine did not come with that and thus it was a little tricky inflating balls without breaking a needle. I would NOT let my kids use the pump for this reason. It's a shame because I really did like it when it was new.

I had the version of this pump without the gauge and wasn't happy with it because it didn't have a hose - you attach the needle directly to the pump shaft.
This is a problem because you have to be very careful when pumping your ball or else your needle will bend - you must keep the pump shaft straight and steady.

Because of this issue, I bought a new pump. I saw this version of the power pump on amazon and it was a little more expensive but the picture showed a hose, so I bought it. Big mistake. No hose, and it's still annoying to pump balls with. I'm returning it.

I bought this pump at Target. It pumps, but the check valve leaks, so the air just leaks back out through the pump. If I furiously pump and take the needle out really fast, I can get some air into the ball. Very poor quality. Not worth the money.

I had previously owned this same item and was happy with it. I lost it and bought a replacement. The second one I purchased was a complete piece of junk. There was no hose, the glass on the pump guage has a crack. I tried using it without the hose and as soon as I inserted the needle into the ball air gushed out of the pump where the piston shaft moves up and down deflating the ball I was trying to fill. The difference between this pump and the exact same item I previously purchased is like night and day. The price was good and the shipping was free but nothing can make up for a poorly made product that does not matche it's description or even function at all. Go to a store and find one that works and buy it there. I honestly believe that this was a defective unit that was repackaged without its hose and sent out as new. Don't buy this item.

When I fist got this, it seen to a good one, and the bag can be reuse and and can be zip. but the I found the out when I pump the ball, it break my needle very easil.y mainly due to the poor deisng that doesn't leave too much space between the pump and needle, which will easily breakt he needle, avoid this and get a different one,.