And thickest question of the week award goes to tellmewhen …

[tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz]

I had to put extra air in rear tyres last week before a holiday to the coast to cater for a very full and heavy boot. All good.

Now home and need to deflate. Don’t have my own air machine thingy (and actually, are these worth having? Is a decent one expensive?) and don’t feel at all confident doing it by sticking a sharp object in tyres valve so -

Can I use the one at the garage to deflate too? If I set what the PSI should be will it know to take air out and not put in?

Please dont judge, I’ve done all sorts of small maintenance jobs myself but not this.

Thanks so much

Yes they work both ways! Inflate or deflate to the psi you are after.

Yes, you can deflate them with the garage gauge.

If it is a manual one, instead of pushing the lever down to add in air, just attach the connector to the valve and it will release air. You can check the level on the gauge. If it is digital, then put in the pressure you want it to be.

You could buy one of those mini compressors, but to be very honest, the one I have has only ever been used for inflating balls and pool toys.

@tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz no question is a thick one btw.

It is either something we know, or something we don't.

So when you have been to deflate them, then this just be something you do now know. 😀

You lot are lovely! You thank you! Off to the garage now 😁

There are only stupid answers as they say 😁

Mini compressors are worth it when you get a flat tyre and aren't anywhere near a garage.

The ones that plug into the 12V socket aren't expensive and work really well. The one that came with my car looks crappy but it does the job.

I have a Makita battery powered one because my 12 V socket has a fault that blows the fuse so is useless. It's really good but you need to keep a Makita battery with it and they're £££s.

That’s useful to know thanks, as actually so many machines at local garages are out of order when you need them too.

Do you have a link to yours? Not against getting the battery too if it’s easy to store as could be a useful investment.