Is there a way to fill this with air NOT using the Boston Valves? My electric pump does not have Boston
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It comes with a little pump that works pretty well. That's all I can tell you. :)
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It doesn't take much air to fill this thing. One and a half pumps from my manual full-size pump will do it.
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You have to use a pump. I ordered the Intex 110 - 120 Volt AC Quick-fill Electric Pump from Amazon for $15 and it works great.
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An air mattress pump works best. But I have an air compressor, that we wrapped a washcloth around the nozzle to fill. As it is not meant to take a standard air compressor nozzle, this worked best.
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Yes, you really should use a pump. It takes a lot of air and certainly possible to blow it up with breath. Once inflated you can adjust pressure as temp changes using breath.
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you use a vacuum pump harbor freight sells them they are small pumps opposite of a compressor pump
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Yes, you can!! If a plug isn't available, you can use a separate pump: set the inflation dial to "inflate", insert the nozzle for your separate pump into the hole at the center of the dial, and begin inflating!
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This bounce house does not come with a pump. I used an air compressor--seems the valve is a pretty standard size. You could probably use a foot pump, but you may die of exhaustion before it's filled! Happy pumping!
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I didn't try. Used a non electric pump I had. Also, not using the mattress as it lost air before morning. It was disappointing.
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I have a 12v air pump that I use. When you blow it up by mouth, you have to make sure the stem is constantly pinched so that the internal safety valve stays open while filling it. I, personally, would NOT want to fill it by mouth, unless I had a strong set of lungs! I hope this helps! On a side note. We bought 4 of these. One of them came with a small leak which the company replaced for me. Since then we have had them on the lake, and we went tubing down a river also. They have worked really well for us. Good luck!
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I used an electric air pump- that was the only way I could get the air in it. Otherwise it was not taking air.
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You don't NEED a pump, but it sure makes it go a lot faster. Plus it has a really plastic-y aroma, so you might not want to have your mouth on it too long. I used an air compressor and had it filled in just a few minutes.
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http://www.amazon.com/Intex-110-Volt-Quick-fill-Electric/dp/B000XQK2MW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391641218&sr=8-2&keywords=electric+air+pump This one works fine. Craig
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I use a 12volt intext air matress pump. it doesn't pump it up all the way so I use the manual pump to top it off..
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You defiantly need a pump. We used our electric tire pump. Took about a half an hour to inflate.
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yes. the bubbles come from air supplied by an airpump (purchased separately) and connected via tubing. you could unplug the airstone and leave the pump on to get the effect you want.
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There shouldn't be any protective plugs. As long as you have a good connection on the valve with your pump, air should be going into the tube. Often the pump will have a small lever on the connector. Make sure that is open when you attach the connector, then close it on top.