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Sandy Swede · 12-18-2016, 10:06 AM

Howdy,

I am shopping for a TPMS and appreciate your advice. Which are the two top-rated systems and why do you think so, if you care to opine? Customer support and ease of installation would be my top criteria at this point. I am assuming that reliability is a given.

Also, is my assumption correct that having a TPMS will eliminate the "manual" Check Tire Pressure Before Departure item on my morning checklist? Having an alarm go off while underway if there is a large pressure change sounds like a great safety feature.

Thanks in advance to all who chime in.

Selah · 12-18-2016, 10:25 AM

You only install everything once so that should be a little further down the list.
They all work about the same and use the same technology.
So for myself that left the display. I like the display of the EEZTire and TST systems the best. Take a look at all of them and decide what makes the most sense to you.

**JohnRR** · 12-18-2016, 10:30 AM

TST as far as customer service goes.

Gordon Dewald · 12-18-2016, 10:34 AM

Tough question. Most who have bought a TPMS do not have experience with more than one.

We have had good experience and support with Tire Minder. Bought it because it was the only brand our dealer handled and the cost, quality and support are well within expectations.

**CLIFFTALL** · 12-18-2016, 10:35 AM

I'll second that from personal experience and posts from our members.

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Originally Posted by JohnRR

TST as far as customer service goes.

les.warden · 12-18-2016, 10:49 AM

We have TireMinder also. Great customer service and they do what they're suppose to do. Which, for me, is let me know if I've got a tire going low, a blowout, or if pressure is too high. If you want to know, and are worried about, that one tire is 1-2psi different from the other, well I'm not sure they're designed for that. I'll agree that you should look at all of them and pick your best flavor.

becks · 12-18-2016, 10:51 AM

We have been happy with TST system for last five years.

marknpeg · 12-18-2016, 02:05 PM

I installed a TST system three weeks ago and so far I'm happy with it, and with their customer service. The display is nice, and wow is the alarm loud when it goes off! I needed to adjust my warning thresholds, had them too tight.

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Originally Posted by Sandy Swede

Also, is my assumption correct that having a TPMS will eliminate the "manual" Check Tire Pressure Before Departure item on my morning checklist? Having an alarm go off while underway if there is a large pressure change sounds like a great safety feature.

Absolutely NOT. I'm a fanatic about tire pressures, comes from running cars on track for many years. Good tire pressures will keep you safe, bad ones will hurt you. The TST system is supplemental, and a warning about problems while under way. IMO it will never replace manual pressure checks before departure. I manually check them every single time, and it gives me confidence that TST system is accurate and I can trust any warning it gives, every time.

RV-Writer · 12-18-2016, 02:16 PM

So if a manual pressure check is still needed during travels, do you recommend the flow through sensors?
Thanks

RubiconTrail · 12-18-2016, 02:31 PM

I do not check mine every pre-trip with a gauge. I check them with the TPMS as well as doing the trucker stick (a 3' dowel that I keep in the first compartment); hitting each tire with the stick as I do my walk around. If there is an appreciably low tire, it is very easy to feel using this method. With that and the TPMS I am comfortable.

That being said, I wouldn't run without TPMS, period. I use the TST and like it.

Some things I would say should be on your list for a TPS:

Should be expandable. TPMS are expensive, you should buy one that will work for any future needs and go with you as you upgrade, add a toad, etc.

Should keep track of pressure AND temperature, and have reliable upper and lower alarms.

My old SOB TPS had no ability to keep the backlight lit, so at night I had to keep pressing the button in order to check the tire pressures while driving. Annoying.

Timon · 12-18-2016, 02:51 PM

Sure wish one of the TPMS manufactures had a repeater that would translate the toads OEM TPMS to theirs.

I'd also like to use the internal sensors but then you'd have to pull every tire to install them.

marknpeg · 12-18-2016, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RV-Writer

So if a manual pressure check is still needed during travels, do you recommend the flow through sensors?
Thanks

Yes I have the flow through specifically for that purpose. Makes it easy to manually check pressures, and then when I turn on the TST monitor I know exactly what I'm seeing. And FWIW the TST shows slightly different pressures from my manual gauge, usually a bit lower. The manual gauge I use is a high quality unit and I trust it.

RV-Writer · 12-18-2016, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by marknpeg

Yes I have the flow through specifically for that purpose. Makes it easy to manually check pressures, and then when I turn on the TST monitor I know exactly what I'm seeing. And FWIW the TST shows slightly different pressures from my manual gauge, usually a bit lower. The manual gauge I use is a high quality unit and I trust it.

Thanks - I was thinking the same thing. I have a good manual gauge. Looking to buy the tpms in the next couple of months (rig is going to storage until May). I want to load the rig then weigh it to make sure I have pressures correctly set. Not sure where to go in Denver area for 4 corner weighing.

hayward3411 · 12-18-2016, 03:51 PM

Eeztire, I have installed them on coaches, tt and 5th wheels. I returned a defective unit without any problems. Great customer service, they all work without the extender. I have only used the flow thru units.