Considering TPMS for my fiver
I'm thinking about buying a TPMS system for my toy hauler. I don't want to jump into it blindly though, because the systems aren't cheap and I'll have to pay a few extra bucks to have my rubber valve...
Forum Discussion
fj12ryder wrote:
With your length you'll probably be best served by having a repeater. I have the TST TPMS and am mostly happy with it. It has one drawback and that is the length of time it takes for the monitor to notify you that you've lost contact with a sensor. It can take up to an hour to notify you that it has lost contact. Basically that means you are unaware that you have no protection for that tire/s.
I've personally had that happen to me, and it was indeed about 55 minutes before it alerted me to a lost sensor connection. So if you go with the TST you'd be wise to get the repeater to hopefully forestall the problem.
I would not get the flow-through sensors since they are a real PIA to use when adding air. They are very restrictive and adding as little as 5 psi can take a substantial time. Not worth it IMO.
I'm scratching my head over this one. Maybe this is a dumb question, but how do you know the connection had been lost? Is there some indication besides the alert?
