Is there a way to use a vacuum to inflate it? I got it spur of the moment and forgot to get batteries to use the pump...
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Personally I haven't tried it but don't see why not since the pump is a separate unit anyways and the nozzle is flared. As long as you can change the hose on your vacuum.
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if you have a "shop" vac that has an air out port that you reverse the hose on... and then maybe use some duct tape.... in a pinch... I could make that happen...but not with a regular vacuum..... USE A HAIR DRYER on cool and fill a little at a time if you really stuck!
917340
You can also use a hair dryer set to the "cool" setting. It won't have a tight fit like with a shop-vac or a pump but will still get the job done.
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You would have to have a vacuum with a blower function. Many shop-vac style vacuums have this, but regular floor sweepers often don't. If you do have one that has a blower function then you could probably duct tape the nose cone that comes with the air pump to the vacuum hose. The cone is removable and makes a roughly air tight connection to the inflation hole.
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Nope - no pump. That was an extra 30 bucks - picked up a Coleman 120v. This is seriously a great bed though. The intex pump would have been crap anyway.
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I just inflate it with an air compressor. If you have a bike tire pump this would also work but may take a little longer
1672100
Why? It's battery powered, why tie yourself to a vacuum. I don't know if you can, but why try?
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We bought a manual foot operated pump. If you have an air compressor, you should be able to use that as well.
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For me I just use a little battery operated pump , air it up till it feels moderately tight then go for it. Just a word of advice....be mindful that on a hot day they will get too tight and you should beach land it a relieve a little pressure. on a cold day I had it all pumped up, threw it on the trailer and headed to the lake, when I got there it was deflated considerably due to the cold. I pumped it up and away it goes. Its a awesome rig. Get U 1, FISH ON!
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My mom blew it up originally because we couldn't find our air pump. It didn't take her long. I also use a bike pump when necessary.
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You really need a pump. My friend had one at the lake house where I left this. I'm talking about an electric pump. There are some that plug into the cigarette lighter on a boat that are ideal. It doesn't take terribly long. I cannot comment on using your lungs to blow it up. It would take a long while.
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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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You can use some kind of hand pump, but I just blow it up by mouth. Beware, there's a one-way valve in the stem - so be sure to pinch the stem while you're blowing it up. I'm 65-years-old and it takes me about 2 minutes to inflate completely. Hope that helps.
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If you have already "pulled the plug" on the air valve, use a compressor with a long attachment to insert into the air valve. It will inflate within seconds.
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We used small electric pump. Hand pump like you use for air bed will work too. Inflates quickly so be careful not to over-inflate.
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I had the same issue and it took a while to figure it out. Since we use it rarely we don't recall how we finally did it. If I recall correctly, the pump mechanism really does not let the air out. I think we took the mechanism off the mattress. You'll have to experiment with it.
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There is a video on youtube that show you how to connect to that pump. the vacum bring a couple of adapters so I said yes.
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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.
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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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I used a battery operated air mattress pump. It worked great. I also used a foot pump and that took a lot longer. It holds more air than you think.