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    Do you trust a Pressure Gauge or TPMS reading more?

    I filled all four of my RV tires using my Viair 400P using the included tire inflation gun w/gauge to 80 PSI. When my EEZTire TPMS connected to each tire pressure reading, they were a little different. The 4 tires read 74psi,76psi,77psi and 77psi. When I checked them with a certified ANSI accurate gauge, two tires read 78 PSI, one read 80 psi and one read 77 psi. So which readings should I trust? I realize a couple of psi one way or the other doesn't make that much difference but I'd like to have one gauge that I semi-trust.

    Sorry I thought I was putting this in the regular General Discussion. Mods, please move this if you feel it should be someplace else.
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    I trust the gauge over the TPMS, but both are close - within 2 to 5% overall, much like the results you’ve found. My chuck has an ANSI certified 0-100 gauge and as my trailer tires are 65psi, it is a nice mid range on the dial. The gauge has been checked with others and is always close. The TPMS on my truck is a pound or two high on one tire. Not sure I’d worry about a 3% difference. It is the cold to hot difference that matters.
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    My use of a TPMS is to detect that the pressure is going down, when it shouldn't be. I'm not concerned about it being out a few percent compared to a calibrated gauge.
    If I want accurate tire pressure numbers I will always use a gauge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott'n'Wendy View Post
    My use of a TPMS is to detect that the pressure is going down, when it shouldn't be. I'm not concerned about it being out a few percent compared to a calibrated gauge.
    If I want accurate tire pressure numbers I will always use a gauge.
    Agree completely, the use of a TPMS will let you know if a tire is losing pressure. another thing it will help to identify is when pressure increases substantially - usually means a tire is running hot.
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    Same experience here with at least 3 different brands of TPMS' over the years. The TPMS doesn't always match the tire pressure gauge readings.

    Using a gauge I fill my tires to the same level I want on all 4 and find that the TMPS (currently a TireMinder I-10) is within 2 to 3 pounds of what I put in, and all 4 tires are within 1 PSI as shown on the TMPS.
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    I have a DeWalt inflator and if I set it to 81 psi the tires are at 80 psi. I have verified it with a gauge and my Tire Minder TM-77 TPMS. Every so often I will re-verify with a tire gauge.
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    Thanks everyone. I'll go with what my certified gauge says and call it good.

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    Don't worry too much over a few percent difference. You'll likely get that much between 2 gauges and the way (angle) you read them at if they are dial gauges.
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    My gauge is most trusted when standing still.... I that know one device is calibrated with itself vs tiny variations that might exist with four individual sensors.

    I do trust my vehicle sensors more than I do an add-on system, because the truck's are tied into the ABS system that monitors each wheel's rotation. As pressure goes down in one tire, it starts to spin slightly faster.

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