inflating tires on rv with nitrogen, good idea?
I'm interested in hearing comments on using nitrogen in tires on my rv, supposed to run cooler and maintain air pressure better. Any comments would be appreciated. Tom
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mgirardo wrote:Sport45 wrote:
Are we supposed to think air inside the tire is more corrosive than the air outside the tire?
The problem with air in the tire is how it got there. If you use compressed air to fill the tire, the air has moisture in it. Nitrogen is dry, so no moisture gets in the tire when filling with Nitrogen.
-Michael
And there's no moisture in the air outside the tires???
I believe the environment the tire is exposed to on the outside is much worse that anything that's being pumped into them. (Unless the station is taking air off the bottom of the tank and never draining their compressor.)
I agree that the nitrogen whether it is generated by pressure swing adsorption or a cryogenic process is bone-dry. I personally don't worry about the bit of moisture that might condense out of the air in my tires if they were filled in a hot, humid place and then driven to a very cold place. It will evaporate back into the air when the tire warms up.
