Nitrogen Tire Top Off Kit
I am in search of a nitrogen topping off kit that could be carried in one's vehicle that could successfully store the unused portion until needed without leaking. We just purchased our DENALI and when...
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jyrostng wrote:LOL...I don't put water in my tires. My compressor has 30 feet of line where it then reaches a drier. I spray paint cars with this setup so if I was actually getting liquid water with my air, I would have definite issues.
Review the expansion rate of H2O in air. The expansion rate of water 3000:1. Air is compressed, air contains humidity, it is also compressed as well as the heat in the air. When that goes in your tire wet...
If the water exists as water vapor...guess what? That also obeys ideal gas laws and expands and contracts the same as nitrogen.
BTW, with the temp range that trailer tires experience, all of this is negligible anyway.
BTW CO2 is the worst thing to put in tires(in case anyone was considering it). As anyone who rides road bicycles, when you fix a flat and fill with a CO2 canister, tire is flat in the morning. CO2 leaks out in nothing flat.
