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Battery powered pumps make inflating a 260 easy. Just push the button.

If I'm making balloon hats for a line of customers I'd rather have the Pump 1 or PumpO. The constant buzzing of an electric pump coming from my area would drive me bananas and limit conversation with the customer. Cranking out hats would heat up a battery pump and I'd have to slow down to let it cool. I'd be worried about running out of juice. But I am cranking out balloons. That's my style.

I test battery powered pumps by sitting in my living room and fully inflating and tying 260Q's one right after the other (just as if I were getting ready to do a workshop.) This is not a field test. This is about as hard as you could be on a battery powered pump.

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BALLOON BUOY NR

with Noise Reduction

#2072/NR - $285.00

Hello Balloon Buoy Customers,

Ed Rohr, the maker of the Balloon Buoy has retired. Congratulations Ed!!

In his infinite wisdom, Ed called us and offer the rights to the Balloon Buoy. Ed spent 8 years building and perfecting the Balloon Buoy. We are now the proud producers of the most compact, most reliable battery powered balloon pump on the market.

The Balloon Buoy NR is the latest evolution of the Balloon Buoy. Jim just couldn't leave it alone. The biggest draw back to cordless electric balloon pumps is the noise. Unable to totally eliminate the noise, Jim has found a way to reduce the noise by a significant amount. Until we can run some test are best guess is a 50% reduction but Jim thinks at least 70% or more.

This is a great little walkaround tool. Anywhere you are taking a little extra time to interact with your customer, the Balloon Buoy NR is the tool you want. It could probably inflate 600 poodles during an afternoon with one battery. It inflated about 220 full 260Q's in about 45 minutes before the battery needed a recharge. During the test the compressor got hot and I had to slow down. The battery can be fully recharged in an hour. It is very light, tough and reliable.

Don't expect this pump to stand up to an afternoon of continuous line work, especially if you are quickly making 3-4 balloon, balloon hats or using large balloons for everyone. You could walk around leisurely making small figures for an afternoon but cranking out balloons for line work requires heavier duty equipment. A PumpO or Pump 1 work fine for a line but you have to pump them.

The Balloon Buoy comes in a padded pouch with a shoulder strap and a front pocket. You can use the strap for over your shoulder or wrap it around your waist. The bag also has a belt loop built in for use with your own belt. It weighs 3.31 pounds and is fairly comfortable to use. The battery charger is a separate piece that comes with the pump. A name brand tool battery is used so they are safe. I sell extra batteries or you may find them locally.

14 Day money back, 1 year defect warranty.

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Since the battery charges in an hour, an extra battery can keep you working all day.

BALLOON BUOY EXTRA BATTERY #2073 - $65.00
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For international customers, if you do not have 115V electricity you will need to purchase a convertor for the charger

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