PressurePro System

jbuening wrote:
Has anyone successfully changed the battery of a PressurePro tire sensor? If so, can you provide details?
Thanks,

If they are like my Tiretraker, just unscrew the cap, slide old battery out and new one in. takes all of thirty seconds though they shouldn't need changed often. Mine have been over two years and still going strong.

The pressure pro tpms sending units batteries are not comsumer replaceable. they must be sent back and they will sell you new ones for a reduced price $35 i think.

Nope...tried to with a friend this past summer. The case is glued together tending to not be user friendly, then after destroying the case we found the batteries to be soldered in.

Send them back for battery replacement-- not owner serviceable.

Just curious-- how long have the sensors been on the coach?

Ours are two years old and all 10 are fine.

Mike and Pat wrote:
The pressure pro tpms sending units batteries are not comsumer replaceable. they must be sent back and they will sell you new ones for a reduced price $35 i think.

Reduced price????

Thats the same put price as new ones got mine. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction just toss them over the hill and get something with replaceable batteries nd JMO

You got a good deal--most PP dealers are wanting $50 each for sensors and the $35 deal was factory only. I started loosing my 7 year old sensors 2 years ago. Got down to 6 of 10, so we purchased a new 10 sensor system (TST ... Truck System Technologies) with replaceable batteries and booster, then saved the PP for our B+, since we don't tow with it. This was for a about $100 more than ten PP replacement sensors. What I do not like about the "new" system is that you can't "shift" from front to rear unit, as on the PP, so the toad can have a TPMS when disconnected from the motorhome. "Unhooking the trailer" to eliminate it's sensors from the monitor, is given in the instructions, not the other way around.

I know that PressurePro says that the batteries aren't user replaceable, I was just hoping someone had figured a way to replace them. Mine are about 6 years old.

I replaced six of my ten after six years as one of the seals had started to leak. I purchased mine for the $35.00 replacement cost. I also learned that Pressure Pro has changed some of the internal seals to avoid damage when removing and replacing the units. In my mind it is worth the money to know that they will not leak. I will replace the ones on my towed soon, even though the batteries are still working.

Good question about owner-replaceable batteries vs factory only replacement.

So, I e-mailed PressurePro with that just that question. Here is their response:

"As the only TPMS provider manufacturing our Sensors right here in the USA, we keep our Sensors closed units not only because the US government requested that TPMS providers do so, but also because it helps ensure the highest durability, reliability and safety for our customers. Units allowing battery replacements are left vulnerable to over tightening, causing cracking of the Sensor shell, under tightening, causing air leaks and weather damage.

PressurePro Sensors not only are closed units, but have three layers of plastic between the outside shell and sensor components, allowing our customers the highest safety advantages should a Sensor be cracked or damaged from abuse or accidents, it also allows our customers the market’s highest durability and use as our Sensors can be used in the harshest of weather conditions, submerged for specialized uses and more."

Mine lasted between 6 and 7 years. After two failed I replaced them all.