free air pump in cork

pabloazazel · 11-04-2017 10:19pm #1

Does anyone know any place in cork where you can inflate tyres for free?

CianDon · 12-04-2017 7:49am

Any Petrol station!!!!!!:rolleyes: Some do have a coin release, especially the Topaz's, but its like a supermarket trolley and gives the coin back once you return the hose.

pabloazazel · 12-04-2017 9:07am

CianDon wrote: »

Any Petrol station!!!!!!:rolleyes: Some do have a coin release, especially the Topaz's, but its like a supermarket trolley and gives the coin back once you return the hose.

I will try the Topaz's. Maxol does not have coin release

zilog_jones · 12-04-2017 3:26pm

Most new ones I've seen are coin operated, but start a timer and do not return any money.

I just use a bicycle track pump, and a separate digital pressure meter (because the meter on the track pump is useless for cars).

dunleakelleher · 12-04-2017 3:30pm

CianDon wrote: »

Any Petrol station!!!!!!:rolleyes: Some do have a coin release, especially the Topaz's, but its like a supermarket trolley and gives the coin back once you return the hose.

No not any, as stated the newer ones are coin operated and wont give you your money back. The one on model farm rd is free. But i know loads more are as well. you can see that being phased into stations now as well.

Keplar240B · 12-04-2017 5:23pm

Why are they coin operated?

j8wk2feszrnpao · 12-04-2017 5:35pm

Keplar240B wrote: »

Why are they coin operated?

Cause plenty of people leave the hose on the ground (too lazy to return it) only for the next person to roll over it (causing damage that requires repair).

Some still have it as a free service, others are coin operated (some return the coin, others don't).