Blow Up An Air Mattress With A Vacuum (100% Working) 2024

Inflating your air mattress can be hard if you don’t have a pump.

But wait that’s not true.

Because you can blow up an air mattress without using a pump.

This means you can use a vacuum to inflate your air mattress.

But for that, you need to know how to blow up an air mattress with a vacuum in the right way.

Inflating your air mattress with a vacuum cleaner is one of the fasted ways to inflate an air mattress.

But it also can damage your air mattress if you don’t do this process carefully.

Remember you can only blow up an air mattress with a vacuum if it has a reverse function that enables it to blow the air rather than suck.

So you can inflate your air mattress with your vacuum cleaners.

Let’s get started.

Things to Know Before Using Vacuum to blow up an air mattress

If you want to blow up an air mattress with a vacuum cleaner then there are things to know before using a vacuum.

The vacuum cleaner’s nozzle can’t fit into the valve of an air mattress so you need to remove the nozzle and use it with a hose only.

If the hose is not fitting into the valve of an air mattress then you need to use an adaptor to connect the hose and the valve of an air mattress.

But if you can’t access the adaptor then you can use duct tape to seal the valve and the hose of a vacuum cleaner.

How to Blow up an Air Mattress with a Vacuum Cleaner

As I said before if your vacuum has a reverse function that can blow up air rather than suck then you can easily blow up your air mattress.

If your vacuum has a reverse function and hose attachment then you are good to go.

Step 1: Make sure the Vacuum is Clean

The first important step you need to do before you start anything is to clean your vacuum completely.

You need to remove all dirt and dust particles from your vacuum.

Remove the container or dirt bag and run the vacuum for 15 to 20 seconds to remove debris, dust, and dirt.

Also Read: Blow up an Air Mattress with Foot Pump

Step 2: Replace the Nozzle

It would be best if you fit a vacuum cleaner’s nozzle into the valve of an air mattress so the standard nozzle of your vacuum won’t fit into the air mattress valve.

So for that, you need to replace the vacuum nozzle with a thinner one.

If your vacuum doesn’t have any thin nozzle then don’t use the standard nozzle, use the vacuum with a hose only.

Step 3: Place Your Air Mattress On a Flat Surface

Now you need to put your air mattress on dust free and clean flat surface.

Also, make sure there are no sharp objects on the surface.

Also Read: How to use Hair Dryer to Inflate an air mattress

Step 4: Attach the Hose to the Valve

Now it’s time for you to attach the hose of your vacuum to the valve of an air mattress.

If you can purchase the adaptor then purchase the right size adaptor.

If you can’t access the adaptor then fold down the paper in a conical shape and attach it to the hose and the valve.

Or you can use duct tape to seal the valve and the hose of a vacuum.

But I always recommend purchasing an adaptor.

Step 5: Start Blowing Up 

Once the hose and valve are perfectly connected, turn on the vacuum for inflating your air mattress.

If your vacuum has an exhaust mode then use it because it will start with the lowest speed and slowly increase its blowing speed.

And once your air mattress is fully inflated, immediately close the valve of the air mattress.

If you do the last step slowly then your air mattress can lose some air.

So this is how you can blow up an air mattress with vacuum.

Cons of Using a Vacuum to Blow up an Air Mattress

Con 1: Air Mattresses are not meant to Inflate with Vacuum

First, air mattresses are not designed to be inflated with vacuum cleaners.

So if you inflate your air mattress regularly with a vacuum cleaner then you are damaging your air mattress.

But if you don’t have a pump to inflate the air mattress and want to inflate your air mattress immediately then you can use it this way.

This way is best only in emergency situations like any guest coming over, family vacation, or in camp only if you don’t have a pump then.

Con 2: Finding the Right Size of the adaptor is difficult

You need to find the right size adaptor that will connect the hose of your vacuum and the valve of an air mattress.

You can find any size of adaptor in outdoor stores but sometimes it’s difficult to find the right size.

But you can also use duct tape to seal the valve and the hose of a vacuum cleaner if you don’t find the right size.

Final Words

Inflating an air mattress with a vacuum cleaner is piece of cake if you find the right size of the adaptor.

So it depends on whether you can access the adaptor or not.

But you can also use duct tape or conical paper to fit the hose into the valve of an air mattress.

Always make sure you perfectly fit the nozzle or hose in the valve and that there is no air leaking.

But before you start inflating your air mattress make sure your air mattress doesn’t have any holes in it.

Because if your air mattress has a hole then all these steps will be worthless.

And if you have any questions regarding inflating an air mattress with a vacuum then you can ask them in the comment section of this article.