hydrogen in tires

[Gardner Yeaw]

There are at least two advantages to nitrogen.

The first is that it should have little or no moisture because it is
produced at a specialized facility where there should be certain
levels of quality control. Compressed air from in-house compressors
contains water, the amount depends on the current humidity.

Second, nitrogen is an inert gas, that is to say it does not
react chemicaly with anything. Oxygen, as you know, reacts with most
everything. So filling with nitrogen will prevent oxidation of the
inner tire as well as the rim.

Is it worth the extra cost, if any? I don't know. But if you
decide to go that way you need to continue to use it wen you adjust
tire pressure or you will end up contaminating the atmosphere inside
the tire. So carry a tank of nitrogen or seek out local suppliers.

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, krminyl@... wrote:
>
> I think the main advantage of nitrogen vs. compressed air is that
the
> nitrogen is dry, and has no moisture in it, which is bad for
tires. Costco, who is
> now becoming one of the nation's largest passenger car and light
truck tire
> retailers, now use nitrogen when installing their new tires.
that's what
> they told me anyway...FWIW....
>
> Kevin
> Yorba Linda, CA
> 1986 38' PT
>
>
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