Any recommendations / advice on an external tyre pressure monitoring system for a caravan. I was hoping to buy a car tyre monitoring system and then set it up on the caravan instead.
I've seen a few on ebay and amazon that have four sensors and I only require two.
If I buy one that has four sensors and only connect up two will the system still function or will an error message appear?
Given the distance from cigarette lighter to caravan wheels is a lot longer than the car wheels, will the monitoring system pick up the sensors?
Has anyone tried this before and what product did you use?
One of the only ones I've seen people talking about is in these previous posts.
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Quote: Originally posted by hawaiisteveo on 03/5/2017
hi
Any recommendations / advice on an external tyre pressure monitoring system for a caravan. I was hoping to buy a car tyre monitoring system and then set it up on the caravan instead.
I've seen a few on ebay and amazon that have four sensors and I only require two.
If I buy one that has four sensors and only connect up two will the system still function or will an error message appear?
Given the distance from cigarette lighter to caravan wheels is a lot longer than the car wheels, will the monitoring system pick up the sensors?
Has anyone tried this before and what product did you use?
Thanks in advance
If your caravan has a spare wheel then surely you would need three sensors. Keep the fourth as a spare. We got our system shortly after having a side wall blow out. As we have a twin axle we never knew about the puncture until a passing vehicle flashed us.
we have a single axle caravan and when I first purchased it a couple of years ago I bought new tyres for it. On the way to have the tyres fitted I had a blowout. First time towing so I didnt even feel the difference when I was towing. The tyre centre was only four miles from our home. By the time I got there I was surprised to find a couple of the attendants watching me arrive with a quizzical look on there face. Got out of the car to find the blow and everyone was surprised that I hadn't ruined the rim. I think its harder to tell when a caravan / trailer has a flat. All responses much appreciated.
(and Jeff, think I got some advice from you on a number of previous posts regarding damp etc. thanks for all your help and advice, got my caravan watertight and cosy again - cheers)
When towing i pick 2 set points that line up with the handles on the caravan. Current car the rear headrests are just under the handles. If one handle drops then i will have a good idea that the tyre on that side is low or flat.
You didnt have a blowout. You had a puncture or slow leak.
A blowout happens suddenly and often the tyre shreds and you wont travel far.
I had a blowout in a lorry on the M54, all the traffic around me vanished. All i got was a shudder from the rear.
Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 04/5/2017
When towing i pick 2 set points that line up with the handles on the caravan. Current car the rear headrests are just under the handles. If one handle drops then i will have a good idea that the tyre on that side is low or flat.
Well said Grampian although I would have though that any caravanner, even one with very little experience, would be aware of that if only by noticing the change of angle of the front window in their rear view mirror!!!