Tire Pressure (& Temperature) Monitoring Systems are a must-have piece of safety gear on an RV. We wouldn’t leave home without ours! While we’ve always used a TPMS, we started having some issues with our old system, which led us to start looking for a new one.
It had been so long since we got our original system, we decided to look into what might be on the market that’s newer, potentially with more or better features or functionality.
We’ve spent the past 6 months testing our new system, and today we’re reporting on our experience. If you’ve been here with us for very long, you know we wouldn’t have made a video telling you about a piece of our RV gear unless we really like it. Spoiler alert – we love our EEZ Tire TPMS!
If you want to order an EEZ Tire system for your RV, it’s available with any number of sensors (we have a tag axle and tow a car, so we use 12 sensors). You also have the choice of the “anti-theft” sensors or “Flow Through” sensors, which allow the use of a regular air pressure gauge without removing them. But since you still have to unscrew the caps to use a gauge anyway, we went with the original anti-theft type, and are happy with our choice.
You can also opt for a signal booster. Since our RV is 43′ long, it was a given we’d want to add that extra range. But shorter RVs can also benefit from a booster, which can help overcome any electronic interference from your RV’s electrical system. We haven’t had one single tire drop-out in over 6 months of use & testing!
Choose your EEZ Tire TPMS system here, selecting the right number (and type) of sensors for your rig:
- EEZ Tire TPMS
- Adhesive Dash Discs
- 2-Port 12V USB Charger (EEZ already comes with a single-port charger, so this is optional… handy if you have more than one USB device to keep charged while driving)
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Hi, my wife Lauren and I just purchased our first pusher. It’s a Tiffin Phaeton, a little older but the interior was well maintained. One issue is the factory front tire TPMS gives an alarm, and the replacement is no longer available. Any suggestions for a stand alone system? Also if the factory unit can be shut off?
Hi Scott. The EEZ system that we mentioned in this post and video is still working perfectly to this day and we cannot recommend it highly enough. There are links right here in the post that you can use to buy one. As far as shutting off the factory system, sorry, but we don’t know about that one, but Tiffany can surely assist you.
Question on the tmps…We’ve got a Newmar Ventana and tow a GMC truck that came with the factory tpms. Would the EZ unit have any affect on that? Would I need to remove the sensors when I’m not towing it?
Thanks!
Hi Daniel! Always great to hear from a fellow Newmar owner.???? First, we’re not 100% certain, but we pretty sure we know the correct answer. Because factory TPMS systems on passenger vehicles are built into the wheel/tire assembly, there should be no conflict or problem whatsoever in adding a second, external aftermarket system that reports up to the RV. They’re completely independent of each other, so you should be fine. We never bother to remove the sensors from our car. They’re so light and small that they’re barely noticeable.
Hello, Geeks. My wife and I have both followed your posts since before we purchased our Newmar Bay Star last year… great ideas and advice! Thank you.
My only issue with the EezTire (I bought a package shortly after buying the coach) is that the ‘front’ of the vehicle always faces the left side of the screen. Since I have the display mounted to my left side, the display is always ‘driving’ backwards. I called the tech guy and he explained that there is no way to reverse the display. Although I’ve had a few minor issues, this has been the only complaint they can’t fix. Still, I’m pleased with the purchase and glad you guys are, too.
Safe travels!
Alan
That’s an interesting issue, Alan! Never thought of that, as ours is mounted in the center between the driver & passenger, so it hasn’t been an issue for us. But we can see how that could be “mind bending” looking at it and having it backwards!
Hey guys great video – thank you! Regarding mounting the booster in the rear closet of our Newmar Kountry Star DP … how did you power up the booster? I don’t think there’s 12V power in this closet. Also, did you have any issues screwing on the monitors to the inside rear tires. On our rig the stem does not stick out through the hole in the wheel.
Hi Barry! Always great to hear from a fellow Newmar owner. We powered our booster off the 12-volt power that comes into the light in the ceiling of the closet, and mounted it on the back wall right up by the ceiling. As far as the inner duals, it sounds like you may need to replace your valve stem extenders with slightly longer ones. Hope this helps!
First off, my compliments on another fine informative video. We’ve been using the Eez system on out 15 Dutch Star since the day we left the factory. It’s a great system and as you mentioned, very easy to use. It saved us from a potential fire as we had a right front wheel on our tow vehicle with a brake caliper that had locked up. Without the monitor, we would have never known perhaps until it was too late. The Eez did its job!
Thanks Richard! And thanks for sharing your story! That’s a good reminder that it’s not just the tire pressure that’s important! Catching a temperature increase as a result of a stuck brake caliber is a great example of how a system like this can help catch a potentially dangerous and expensive problem BEFORE it becomes either. So glad you had the EEZ installed when that happened!
Hey Guys, any chance you guys will be at the So.Cal RV show in October??
Unfortunately, no, Scott. We’ll be in Italy in October (RVing with Heath & Alyssa and new baby Ellie Padgett)!
Great to read about your choice and use of the EEZ TPMS. After much research, I too chose the EEZ TPMS for my motorhome about 2-1/2 years ago. Since then I’ve been to all 10 Canadian Provinces and 39 states including two trips to the east coast from California (one North and one South) and have experienced no problems with their system. I’ve had to replace the batteries but that’s normal (best prices seem to be on Amazon with a 12-pak). My coach is a 35′ Holiday Rambler diesel pusher and I tow a Jeep Wrangler, all of which have the EEZ TPMS to monitor the tires. I need no booster with this set up. It’s great peace of mind to turn that on while I’m packing up and before I leave I can see where the pressures and temperatures are at and, if necessary, add some air to ensure we’re all good. Sure beats running around with a gauge every day. Thanks for another great read.
That is awesome, Ed! So great to hear that our experience isn’t an outlier. We LOVE our EEZ. And your final comments perfectly encapsulate our feelings.
We’ve had our TPMS for a couple of years and it does add comfort knowing how your tires are performing.
We feel exactly the same way, Roger!
Thanks for posting a new video about your TPMS. I am about to purchase one tomorrow, and up until this moment I was set on the TST 507. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FKVZ8XS/ Aside from price, is there a reason you didn’t go with this unit. The EEZTire TPMS seems like it would cover all that I need, so now I’m SMH because I’m not really sure which one to get. We don’t have a toad, so we would only need 8 sensors in either case.
Hi Carl! We don’t have direct experience with the TST system… but we’ve read lots about it during our research and it’s very well reviewed & liked by plenty of people. And honestly, the two systems are very similar, so we don’t think you can go wrong with either choice. That said, the reasons we went with EEZ over the TST system were the price (EEZ is just slightly less expensive than TST… or at least it was 6 months ago, LOL! And saving a little bit of money never hurts) and because we had seen some reviews of the TST that indicated that the pressures reported by the sensors were 5-10psi lower than what owners had read using their dedicated tire pressure gauge. We didn’t see that kind of report on the EEZ, so went with it. Hope this helps!
It really does. Thank you…. Lastly, is it safe to assume that the options are anti-theft or flow-through….. not both?
Great! Glad to be of help, Carl. And on the anti-theft/flow-through question… nope! You can get kits with a mix of flow-through (for the RV) and anti-theft (for the towed). So, for instance, our 12-sensor kit, if we’d gotten the “Mix” version, would have had 8 flow-through sensors for on the RV, and 4 anti-theft sensors for the car. They do that because the flow-through sensors are bigger & heavier… and so they can cause problems with the rubber/flexible valve stems typically installed on cars. If your car has rigid valve stems, you could go with all flow-through. You can check out all the options EEZ offers on Amazon: https://amzn.to/324rwkz
1. Are the sensors smaller than PressurePro?
2. PressorPro gave constant erratic results with airbags on Class C. Would go high then low. Any comments?
Hi Gene! The sensors are indeed smaller, and lighter, than PressurePro. The marks on our Honda’s wheel that we showed in the video were from the larger, heavier PressurPro sensors. The EEZ sensors actually LOOK larger than they are when you see them in photos, because they always show them with the “anti-theft” caps on. We don’t bother with those, as you can use them or not, as desired. As far as the erratic results, we didn’t have that issue with ours. Our primary issue was tire drop-outs, with no apparent rhyme or reason as to which tires would report and which wouldn’t.
The pressure pro sensor is 1” long. Any idea about the EEZ sensor? My class c front tire stem holes are extremely small. The Pressor Pro sensor is right to the top when first starting to thread on.
By the way, I have labeled each PressorPro sensor base with a lead pencil identifier. The pencil label identifier has never rubbed off on the sensor black coating in over 6 years.
Gene… without the “Anti-Theft” housing on, the EEZTire sensors are 7/8″ tall. With the housing, they’re JUST shy of 1″.
Have had TPMS systems on the motorcycles for last 15 years, the cars since new and my RV since I got it (came built in). The TPMS have alerted me a few times – once after a leak started, twice for extreme temperature.
They are worth every dollar.
Of course when the RVgeeks upgrade to their 2022 NewAire (ha ha) the standard package includes the TPMS system ‘for free’.
Hi John! We’re going to have to make your our agent with Newmar! LOL
Like your review but I’ll stick to and recommend the RViBrake’s Tire Patrol. Their newest system of integrating the TPMS, toad battery manager/monitor, braking system, and leveler, plus a handy trip checklist all on one display has been serving us very well for the past 3 years. We started with the TPMS only and as our other systems aged out or we found we wanted a bit more, we were able to add the other features seamlessly. The android based display with wifi communications make for easy software updates and nothing, I mean nothing, beats having all 10 (for us) tires show up on the screen at one time with an easy toggle between psi, temperature, and signal strength. We have yet to find a system as easy to set up.
Hi Dennis! Great to hear that you’re so happy with your system. If all of our other towing/braking needs weren’t already covered by our Roadmaster system, we’d have considered RViBrake for TPMS. But the cost for TPMS alone was far less expensive for those of us not already using RVi to go with an alternate system. Obviously, we’re very happy with our EEZ, too. Great to know there are good choices out there. Safe travels!
The problem with RVi is when the command center quits working you loose everything.My command center lasted just out of the warranty period.The replacements cost $100.00 + The usb cords are real flimsy and didn’t last too long.
You don’t have to unscrew tire caps if you use these.
https://www.amazon.com/Alligator-V2B-Inflate-Through-Valve/dp/B014VCY3S2
I just give them a quick wipe to make sure I’m not letting any dirt in and I can check the pressure or inflate the tire right through the cap.
We used to use those before we got our TPMS… and they work great. We considered using them with the flow-through sensors, but since the flow-through sensors are fairly long/tall… and these inflate-through caps are tall, too… we thought it might be too much. Glad to hear it’s working for you, though! Thanks for sharing!
As far as the numbers on the monitors I coated mine with the wife’s clear nail polish. Has held up thru high power washers and commercial detailers for a good 3 yrs.
Thanks for that tip, Walt! Glad to hear that works… could change our minds about which programming technique is our favorite! ????
I did the same almost a year ago and mine are still in-place and legible. Easy to program and remember which one to place where in case you need to remove more than one at the same time.
Thanks for that info, Alan. Sounds like we’re gonna have to go out and get some clear nail polish! ????
Best explanation I have seen!
Thanks, Larry! You just made our day!! ????
Peace of mind knowing my tire pressure and temperature of tires a must have safety tool have owned my EEZ for 4 years 38′ Newmar DP
That’s right, Andy! Glad to know we’re in good company with our choice of TPMS! ???? Looking forward to many years of good use!
That was great John and thanks for the information
Thanks, Pat! Glad you enjoyed it! ????
I love mine too- 36 foot DP rig and toad – don’t need a booster
That’s great, John! Glad to hear you love yours, too!