Do I have to punch a hole in the valve to get it to inflate? I cant see any opening in the valve from where Air can go inside.
1249629
I believe you have to gently bite the valve and blow air in at the same time.
1249630
Just squeeze as you blow air in. No need to punch a hole, you'll break it. I slightly bit down as I blew air in.
1249631
No. You just have to blow air in to the valve. It does take a lot of effort to inflate the first time. When you deflate the float, it goes faster when you squeeze the valve.
1249632
Ram, you need to use the tool that comes with the material to manually blow air into the floater. you need to punch it on the hole and manully push air...
1249633
No, you kind of have to bite the valve with your teeth and blow at the same time!
1854743
You have to squeeze the holes just right while you are blowing the air in. This keeps the air from coming back out between breaths. You have to pinch the valve so that it opens and the air can go through. Hope this helps!
312375
Inflating the ball with the included foot pump does not require a special valve. I wish it did. My only complaint about the ball is: during inflation, one looses half the air while disconnecting the foot pump.
1416736
No air gets in at all. It is water coming out, not being pulled in. so it's impossible to get air.
794057
You have to squeeze the base of the inflation valve you used to inflate the collar and press down on it. When you were blowing it up, you should have had to squeeze the inflation nozzle for it to inflate easier as well.
1738354
Make sure your valves are in the right position of they are anyway lose you will lose air. Valves are very touchy but the will hold air if they are in the right position. I had no problem with mine after figuring out the valve adjustment.
1982559
It's outfitted with two small air holes such as you find on regular inflatable toys. Make sure your air pump has a nozzle that will fit in and you're good to go. I recommend using a manual air pump, otherwise it will take awhile to blow up, and if you use an air compressor you could over inflate it. FYI: Takes a bit of time to deflate too, as all the air has to come out of those tiny holes, but it was super fun to play around on.
849628
I haven't tried to inflate it manually with an air pump. There is a hole where the air exits when being deflated, and I can't tell if anything is inside that can potentially block air from entering. The attached 2 prong power cord is about 6 ft. in length and it does state on its warning label for "indoor use only." I hope that helps.
2178846
There is a valve on the one side. You should be able to re-inflat with a needle - like one used to reinflate a basketball. Go to your local sporting goods store and they should be able to help you.
849627
you have to plug it into a wall socket to inflate it. I don't think there is anyway to inflate it without plugging it in. I didn't see a way nor did it mention how to do that in the instructions, without plugging in that is.
930749
There is a small plastic piece that holds the air in. To inflate you can use a handheld pump, like the kind if you were inflating a pool float. The pump is not included with this ball.
190993
The fill connection is adjacecnt to the red open / close knob. It can be filled with a standard tire inflator nozzle. This is somewhat inconvenient as you must maintain a good forceful pressure on the inflator to keep the spring loaded valve open. A better solution is to use a screw on style inflator and I plan on purchasing one soon. The threads on the male valve are stgandard although I can't tell you the exact pitch and size. HTH
1975917
It usually takes me only a few breaths to blow it up. When you blow into it try slightly pinching at the base of the piece that sticks out. Doing this allows more air to flow in at once. Also do this when deflating.
674575
Try squeesing the opening from different angles while inflating since it has only one correct angle on where the hole opens with.
328238
First make sure the black plastic valve is open. If it is and it still isn't inflating blow into the valve like you're blowing up a ballon. When new they sometimes need help getting started.
1243647
My thought is that you would have to devise a conical fitting at the end of your air hose so that you can use the inflator..
1350852
I used my shop air compressor, but a small pump such as a water toys inflater would work also. I does take a while to inflate.