What are some different types of air pumps?
Manual and automatic are the two basic types of air pumps. You might add portable into the equation as well or commercial level as a factor.
Manual air pumps typically are for inflating smaller objects that require less air or only quick fill-ups of air, such as bicycle wheels, car wheels, pool equipment, and other smaller objects such as basketballs.
Automatic air pumps are either operated through portable electricity or an outlet. The automatic air pump will add air into the object, requiring no physical effort from the user to fill the object with air.
Air pumps come in a variety of shapes and sizes and do a varied set of tasks. Besides the fact they all pump air, some may have very little else in common. However, they are essential tools used in modern, everyday life. Without air pumps, we likely would not enjoy the quality of life as it is known today. Most air pumps fit into one of two categories — manual and automatic. Those which are manual often require pumping by hand, foot or arm. Automatic pumps run off some sort of other power source, often electricity. The type of air pump needed will often depend on the intended use. For example, air pumps are used in aquariums and in ponds. An aquarium pump and a pond air pump usually have the same goal — to diffuse oxygen into the water to make it more inviting and easier for animal life. However, manual pumps would not be very effective at this. So in this type of application, an automatic pump is required, even though it may not be used 100 percent of the time. Another use of automa
