5V Air Pump Guide

We have a number of small 5V air pumps and silicone tubing available for students to borrow for small-scale inflatable projects. These can't fill a lot of space, so for inflatables larger than about a balloon's worth of volume, you might want to get something more powerful.

These also cannot be used to pump water: for liquid pumps please come and chat to us, as we have a small number of peristaltic pumps available to borrow.

Inflating or deflating

Inflating and deflating

The pumps we have are not bidirectional -- this means that