How to use a Park Tool Floor Pump

Aug 24, 2023

This video demonstrates how to use any Park Tool floor pump model to inflate bike tubes with both Presta and Schrader valves.

Relevant models include:

PFP-2 Professional Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/profe…
PFP-3 Home Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/home-…
PFP-4 Professional Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/profe…
PFP-5 Home Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/home-…
PFP-6 Home Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/home-…
PFP-7 Professional Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/profe…
PFP-8 Home Mechanic Floor Pump: http://www.parktool.com/product/home-…

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Content

0 -> Today we're going to show you the correct use for the two different style heads

3.49 -> that we've offered on our Park Tool floor pumps.

6.04 -> We have the consumer head with a short lever that stands up at 90 degrees to lock into position

10.98 -> and our pro head with the long lever that you squeeze down towards the handle to lock into position.

16.78 -> On the pro head - I'm going to use it on the Schraeder here -

19.9 -> I line it up with the valve stem pointed away from me, squeeze the trigger

25.54 -> pump the tire to the desired air pressure, open the valve, and take it straight off.

32.82 -> When I'm using our consumer head

37.36 -> both Presta and Schrader openings - on the Schrader side I install that on to the head

42.98 -> stand the lever up at 90 degrees, pump the tire to the desired pressure,

50.04 -> release the lever and take it off.

52.16 -> The air that you hear escaping is coming from the hose, and not from the valve stem.

56.879 -> We're going to show you how to use either one of our heads on a Presta stem.

62.28 -> I have the valve stem at the top of the wheel pointed away from me, I unscrew it, make sure it's open.

67.98 -> Take it, put it on the Presta side, squeeze it into position - it only covers the dust cap threads

73.44 -> squeeze the trigger

77.48 -> pump the tire to the desired pressure, release the lever and then I push straight down and away off the valve.

86.26 -> For our consumer head - again, same - Presta and Schrader fittings

91.4 -> on the Presta side, I simply put it on, I cover the dust cap threads,

95.44 -> lock it into position,

99.88 -> pump the tire to the desired pressure, release valve stem, take it off.

106.04 -> The air that you hear escaping is not from the tire, it's from the tube as the Presta valve closes

111.24 -> as soon as we stop pumping automatically from the air pressure within the tire.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfz_AOdsMg