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The Currie EZ Deflator with an analog (mechanical gauge) has been around for many years and has been the go-to cool gadget for deflating tires when on the trail. They are quick and easy to use, very reliable and after many years on the market, Currie has decided to update them with a digital gauge.
Enter the Currie Digital EZ Deflator Pro (PN#CE-9029PRO) It is second generation to the original EZ Deflator we’ve all come to know and seen used for years. Two major upgrades to the Currie EZ Deflator from the first gen to the second gen.
Currie EZ Deflator Improvements:
#1) The Valve Core Chamber is longer, allowing the EZ Deflator to fit beadlock wheels with tall rings.
#2) They are equipped with a digital gauge for easy read-out.
Digital is Less Expensive:
The cool thing about today’s digital world…. adding the digital gauge actually dropped the price by a few dollars.That’s right you can now get the new Currie Digital EZ Deflator for less money than the older style deflator with the mechanical gauge.
The benefits to the new digital gauge: Backlight – Makes airing down in the dark easy. Tougher – The digital gauge can take more abuse than the mechanical gauge. Being digital, does it have a hard to find, hard to replace battery? That’s a big negatory. The digital gauge is powered by two AAA batteries accessed through the back. That’s right two AAA batteries, super common and inexpensive.
So you may be asking what makes the Currie EZ Deflator so cool? We know that the fastest way to air down your tires is to remove the valve core and let the tire pressure vent. It’s easy and works great. The Currie Deflator does the same thing, it removes the valve core to allow maximum venting with the bonus of capturing the valve core inside its body, keeping it safe from getting lost in the muck.
If you haven’t seen one in use, read along and see how easy they are to use. Maybe it’s time to add one to your tool box!
What You Get:
Currie CE-9029PRO EZ Digital Deflator
The Currie Digital EZ Deflator comes in a small foam-lined plastic case to help keep it safe and ready to use.
How To Use your Currie Digital EZ Deflator:
Here is a quick diagram of the Currie EZ Deflator. Currie didn’t have any specific terms for these items, so we made some up.
Screw the valve core chamber onto the valve stem.
Push down the valve core removal stem, twist until you feel the tangs engage and turn the stem counter-clockwise to unscrew the valve core.
Lift up the valve core removal stem. The valve core is now free from the valve stem and is captured inside the valve core chamber.
Lift up the vent body.
With the vent body up, the air will be venting out and dropping tire pressure pretty fast. To check your pressure, just push the vent body back down.
Pro tip: Definitely shut the vent body to check air pressure. Do not rely on the air pressure reading while air is venting out, it will not be accurate.
We were shooting for 6-7psi, so when the Currie Deflator hit 8 psi, we shut the vent body and ended up right at 7psi on the Gauge.
Once you hit your target pressure, push the valve core stem back down and turn it clockwise to screw the valve core back in. Then simply unscrew the valve core chamber to remove the Currie EZ Deflator, screw your valve stem cap back on and get those other three tires aired down.
It took us way less than a minute to go from 16 PSI down to 7 PSI. Not quite as fast as when you pull the valve core out by hand and let the valve stem vent directly to the atmosphere. The difference is small, it is still fast enough to get an A+ in our book.
Real Life Testing the Currie Digital EZ Deflator:
To get some accurate air down numbers, we did a couple air down tests on different tires and here are the results:
The first was a 35×12.50×17 BF Goodrich tire under the Bruce Banner Northridge4x4 JKUR. Total time from 29 psi to 10.5 psi was 45 seconds.
The second was a 40×13.50×17 Toyo Open Country tire under a built JKU Total time 32 psi to 12.5 psi was 1.30 (one minute 30 seconds). Both those times are very fast for an air down. With 45 seconds to drop a 35″ tire down to 10.5 psi, you could have all four tires aired down to trail pressure in less than 5 minutes!
Replacing the Batteries in your Currie EZ Deflator:
How hard is it to maintain? Pretty easy, just keep it clean, store it in the hard shell case it comes in, and when it’s time to replace the batteries, pop open the back cover and switch out the AAA batteries.
Old Style vs. New Style:
Besides the digital gauge, the other big difference between the old and new EZ Deflator is the length of the valve core chamber. The extra length helps get you around deeper deadlock rings and between the spokes of a wheel if you happen to have a valve stem that is tucked away.
Reading Single Digit Pressures?
Digital pressure gauges can be unreliable as you get into the single digits. We found that the Currie Digital EZ Deflator will read reliably down to 6 psi, but just shows 0 once we drop below the 6 PSI point.
