Tire Pressure Monitoring System - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Cowdog353 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

The Junkman · RV-Dreams Family Member

so far ... brand new from drv.. they have replaced 2 in 5 mo.. and 2 more not working. May be batteries.

I unscrewed the valve cap, and the whole thing came apart .. AND let the air out of the tires..

I don't know alot about them.. do your research.. They work ok. when it's working.

I have the EK2 ones.

-- Edited by The Junkman on Wednesday 28th of January 2015 06:37:01 PM

dianneandsteve · RV-Dreams Family Member

I've been using the the TST 507 from http://tsttruck.com since 2012. I like the fact that I can change my own batteries. The theft proof cap was a pain on the inside duallies so I removed those two Theft proof caps. The sensors have not been an issue however I am on my 3rd monitor. The original monitor would no longer hold a battery charge anymore and was replaced with a reconditioned one for free by a vender at the Quartzsite RV Show last year even though it was out of warranty. That unit started to drop out sensors last November so I called TST and they sent me a "new" replacement for free...again even though it was out of warranty. So even though I have been disappointed with the monitor issues, I've been very well looked after and overall I'm satisfied with the product. smile

The other popular system is from Pressure Pro. In any case it is recommended that your valve stems be changed to steel ones.

huronwoods · RV-Dreams Community Member

We have been using the TireMinder system since 2011. Very happy with the product. We had one sensor fail, and found that it was due to water incursion caused by a cracked plastic cap. Minder Research sent a new sensor, and six replacement caps, at no charge, two years after purchase. Excellent customer service.

We had a tire failure in 2013, and our rig was saved from damage by the TPMS. See our blog article for details http://canadafulltimers.blogspot.ca/2014/10/trailer-tires.html

-- Edited by huronwoods on Thursday 29th of January 2015 12:46:09 AM

0nTheRoad · RV-Dreams Community Member

We use the TST 507 system too, love it!!!

Have had minor issues but TST has resolved with little effort.

Neil and Connie · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have PressurePro, they work fine. TST is also good, these two probably have 80% of the market.

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just search Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems and there is a lot of current stuff on this.

-- Edited by TRAILERKING on Monday 2nd of February 2015 12:18:35 PM

Ric and Rebecca · RV-Dreams Community Member

We have the TST 507 unit also, so far it has worked very well. Notified us of a low tire pressure right off the bat. turns out I didn't get one of the monitors on tight enough. but the main thing is that the alarm went off (that is unsettling for a new driver), pulled into a parking lot, check the tire, filled it up with the air compressor that I bought after reading about it on this site. and off we went. pretty smooth.

charles · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have used Pressure Pro from day one FIVE years ago and have over 50,000 miles on them. ( we had to curtail travel the last two years!)
When we store the unit I remove them as this saves battery life as I was told by the company. We have not had to replace any of them.
NOTE: when I screw them on I use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the valve stem so that it does not turn when I snug the sender.
Second: I placed dots on each, 1,2,3,4 to indicate which tire it goes on so that I do not have to re calibrate----ever. I just make sure that I put them on the appropriate tire. This also facilitates tire rotation.

CCC