At first I was thinking that I was nuts spending this much on a tire pressure gouge. But, having owned so many over the years and never being totally happy with any of them I figured I would give it a try. Well, this was a great purchase. The large dial is easy to read in any light, the head swivels so that I can lay it on the ground or just hold it in the palm of my other hand and the pressure release valve makes things so much easier. This was a great purchase. Only downside , as the product description points out , is that it take up storage room. Not a problem for me but I see that it can be an issue for some so if that is a potential problem get the smaller one.
A bit pricey, but fits my need of an accurate and easy to read tire pressure gauge perfectly. The end swivels so it is easy to use and the reading resets as you are deflating so you know just when to stop. I bought the large 4" dial so I can see the numbers without my glasses. I have a few different tire pressure gauges and this one is by far the best and I am comfortable with its readings, the others just get me 'in the ballpark'.
Totally satisfied with the 4" glow in the dark gauge. I read some review comments prior to purchase that indicated that there was no swivel. My gauge came with a swivel nozzle, and I find this to be convenient. All gauges should have a swivel nozzle. The large 4" nozzle makes it very easy to read and I would recommend this size. I did not think much about the glow in the dark face of the nozzle when I purchased it. However, before adding air to my tires late one evening, I went and grabbed my flashlight and found that I did not need the flashlight to read the gauge. The glow in the dark dial face worked perfectly and I could clearly see the needle and all the numbers on the dial.
Have been looking for a upgrade for my old tire pressure gauge for quite a few years. Saw this one and decided it was time to 'do it' (I'm a big "research'er"). Some of the reviews I'd read mentioned that this gauge did not have a swivel on the end of the hose... mine DOES have a swivel. It does have a pressure bleed button... but, as mentioned in other reviews, it does NOT have the ability to 'hold' a reading after it's pulled away from the valve (would have been nice, but not a really big deal). The diameter of this thing is, to me, it's big selling point. There's no question of the pressure when reading it... you could probably interpolate pressure to the quarter pound if you were so inclined. Running pressure high, then bleeding down is very simple. Have not tried verifying pressure against another gauge, but have no reason to suspect it would be off by much. I would expect there is a normal range of accuracy for this sort of thing (even at 5% accuracy, that would only be a pound and a half at 30 psig). Not something you'd carry in your pocket (it is that big), but certainly a great thing to have in a drawer, or on a shelf, in the garage. ANYWAY... bottom line is "I love it".
I did actually purchase this product again, as I bought one and could not find it so I bought another one, as your records will indicate. The reason why I rated it "8" for ease of use is that it is often fairly difficult for me to get the gauge's connection onto the tire valve without leaking some air. Additionally, I thought that a smaller Intercompressor brand of gauge I had bought before held the air pressure reading when I broke the connection. I kinda like that so I don't need to continuously hold the gauge onto the valve to see the pressure. I called up Tirerack to ask if this was normal and it was explained to me that the gauge is designed that way so that one can bleed off excessive inflation pressure to se the exact level one one wants instead of guessing. OK.I still would prefer for the gauge to hold the reading when there connection is broken.
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