Upgrading air pumps

[Smothered by tits]

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Well that's what i have been considering.
Hell i mentioned that earlier.

Oh i forgot to mention that im mainly using giant balloons such as 5.5 ft, 8 ft cloudbusters and a 600g weather balloon.

[Smothered by tits]

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Well i need help searching for a new electric pump and i have no idea where to start.
The criteria i'm looking for is to be able to inflate a cattex 72' ether directly (if it's small) or has a hose attached. (if something larger) Doesn't need to be super quiet but i'm not going to go deaf from using it.
I wouldn't be asking if i knew what i'm looking for exactly so any suggestions would be very welcome.

[ElPotato]

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Look at the heated pet dryers on amazon. They come with an incredibly powerful motor and have the option to add heat if you want to make your balloons a little larger and softer. They are in the $70 range, have a hose, adjustable airflow, heat setting, and are not insanely loud.
I love mine and have suggested to others to buy them as well.

They are especially awesome if you warm your balloon in a clothes dryer prior to inflation, then turn on the heat while inflating. You can really max out a balloon on these.

One cool trick with using heated air on huge balloons is the ability to make them float for a few moments. It won’t have the lift of helium by any means, but to have a giant warm balloon floating on heat alone is a sight to see.

[blnhead85]

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My favorite pump is one from Home Depot (Ridgid), which has a 6 HP 10A motor. It is actually a detachable leaf blower from a shop-vac housing, which spends most of its time sitting on its side in a closet, ready to be plugged in and used.

With an adapter to narrow the exhaust opening with duct tape, I friction-fit a 1" diameter flexible pond hose, into which I put a 3/4" PVC pipe irrigation riser. I then attach that vertically to a chair with tie wraps, and onto that I can then screw whichever barbed fitting I want for the size of balloons I am inflating -- 3/8" for Q11's, and ~3/4" for Q16's.

I love the power this thing has: Q11's can be inflated in 2 seconds to a good 12" diameter, and Q16's in ~4-5 seconds. Perfect for big jobs (like NYE, coming up... , or for mass pre-inflation so the balloons will inflate larger when the time comes. Keeping it in the closet with a sliding door keeps down the noise, and it does not get too hot from on/off operation, unlike so many other pumps.

[Common Loon]

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Ooo this sounds dreamy. Have a picture or a link to the fittings you used?