The TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filling Station

The TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filling Station is an ideal addition to your automotive or tire shop because it is compact, uses minimal shop space, runs quiet, and can be mounted to the wall or mounted to the Nitrogen (N2) storage tank (available option). It creates its own pure N2 from the air using an internal Nitrogen Generator and makes the gas readily available for tire filling on demand. Each unit can be tuned specifically to your shop compressors air output and can produce 95 – 99.8% N2 purity. The TireBlast™, when correctly sized, will fill tires at the same rate as you would with a compressed air system. Installation is simple, requiring a connection to the existing compressed air line and in turn the tire filling line can be connected directly to the Nitrogen storage tank.

Efficient & Compact Nitrogen Tire Inflation System

Each TireBlast™ unit is equipped with an Automatic Shut-Off, which does not consume compressed air when the system is lying dormant, thus saving energy and adding to the longevity of the shop compressor. The TireBlast™ has multiple stages of high efficiency pre-filtration, ensuring system integrity throughout the life of the unit. The TireBlast™ comes in an array of compact system sizes that can be matched specifically to your dealership’s/tire shop’s tire-filling requirements.

Benefits of Nitrogen Tire Inflation

Maintain the Proper Tire Pressure Longer

A Nitrogen molecule has a large kinetic diameter than an Oxygen molecule. Because of the smaller size of the molecule, Oxygen is able to permeate through the rubber in your tires at a rate of 3 to 4 times more quickly than that of Nitrogen. This means that Nitrogen will allow you to go longer intervals before having to take your vehicle to the dealership or having to manually check your own tire pressure. Most people drive an average of 1,000 miles per month and get their oil changed every 5,000 miles. If ~2.7 psi is lost every month when filling tires with Compressed-Air, the tire pressure would decrease from 35 psi to 21.5 psi by the vehicles next oil change / service. Driving with ~40% less pressure than what is recommended will decrease gas mileage, cut down on the life of your tire and significantly increase the chance of a tire blow-out. It is for this reason that all 2008 and newer vehicles are mandated by the U.S. Government to come equipped with TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems). These systems set off a warning light on your vehicles instrument cluster when tire pressure changes + or - 3 psi.

Conclusion: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems are provided for your safety. Filling your tires with Nitrogen from the TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filling Station maintains the recommended tire pressure longer therefore decreasing the likelihood of being hassled with a TPMS warning light on your vehicles instrument cluster. This will cut down on trips to your dealership since most times these sensors have to be electronically reset when the tire pressure drops to an unsafe level.

Protect your Vehicle's Rims & Tires from Premature Breakdown

Compressed-Air is made up of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 1% Argon + Pollutants. It is the Oxygen that is responsible for water vapor or moisture that builds up within the tire. In decreasing or eliminating the Oxygen content in your vehicles tires you are significantly reducing the inner oxidation of the rubber. This helps to maintain a strong tire and prevent blow-outs that could leave you and or your family stranded on the side of the road. The other benefit of Nitrogen tire filling is that inner wheel corrosion can practically be eliminated!

Conclusion: Rims and Tires are an expensive part of any vehicle. A single OEM rim can cost hundreds of dollars to replace and the rubber that is wrapped around the rim is expensive, too. In adding Nitrogen from the TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filling Station you are insuring that you get optimal life out of your rims and tires!

A Nitrogen Filled Tire Runs Cooler

As mentioned above, Compressed-Air contains Oxygen which is responsible for water vapor within the tire. As the tire rolls down the road and spins faster, more friction is created. Due to this friction, heat is built up within the tire and therefore the water vapor heats up and begins to turn back into a gaseous state. As this happens, the tire pressure will increase as the molecules within the tire expand. In reducing the Oxygen content, the tires will remain cooler and you will not see a significant change in tire pressure as your vehicle rolls down the road.

Conclusion: By filling your tire with Nitrogen from the TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filing Station you maintain a consistent tire pressure and as a result are maximizing your tread life, optimizing your vehicles fuel mileage, and preventing uneven tread wear.

Nitrogen is a Safe Gas

Nitrogen is a clean, dry, non flammable, safe gas for your tires. The Airline, Race Car, & Trucking Industries as well as the U.S. Military all use Nitrogen for their vehicles. Nitrogen is also used to preserve foods, protect embryonic cells in fertility labs, push draft beer from the keg to the tap and prevent oil well explosions. Nitrogen has many different uses in all kinds of industries.

Conclusion: In filling your tires with Nitrogen from the TireBlast™ Nitrogen Tire Filling Station you are providing the best for your vehicle and the safety of its passengers, your family & friends!

The Green Effect - Nitrogen Tire Inflation Improves our Environment

Maintaining the proper tire pressure is key! In doing so you are increasing your vehicles gas mileage resulting in less fuel consumed. With 220 million vehicles on the road in the United States today, Americans burn 375 million gallons of gas each day (www.eia.doe.gov)! If we could all just improve our fuel mileage a few percent by using Nitrogen Tire Inflation, we could save over a billion gallons of fuel each year (www.fueleconomy.gov)!!! In maintaining a proper tire pressure you are also preserving your tires and protecting them from premature tread wear. If every driver on the road could maximize their tread life it would result in an immeasurable decrease in the amount of tires thrown away each year!

Conclusion: The TireBlast™ - Nitrogen Tire Filling Station not only puts money back in your pocket by maximizing your tire's life and also your fuel economy but it saves our environment from pollution caused by burning more fuel and taking up more space in our landfills.

Nitrogen Tire Inflation in the News

Nitrogen Research: Rubber & Plastics News – 11/27/2006

Tire Talk: N2 - Hot Trend for Cooler Tires

Nitrogen Research on Big Rigs

Bridgestone

Michelin

Goodyear

The Auto Channel: Tire Stores Invite Customers to get 'Nitro-Nized' with Nitrogen Tire Inflation

Asia Times: Oil Price Mocks Fuel Realities

Nitrogen Tire Fill Research

Nitrogen Research: Rubber & Plastics News

Fleet Owner: Fleet Finds Nitrogen Beats Air

Today's Trucking: Nitrogen Inflation Improves Tread Life, Fuel Economy: Study

AZoM: Reduce Fuel And Tire Costs Through Proper Tire Maintenance

United States Government Accountability Office: Underinflated Tires in the United States (pdf)

City Tire & Auto Centre: Why Nitrogen?