The Best Air Compressor in Town

The air compressors at Charlottetown-area gas stations are a dreadful bunch: many of the tire pressure gauges are faulty (or missing), those that charge money for air—a violation of all that is holy, in my books—often have faulty payment systems, and some of them simply refuse to emit air at all.

I’m happy to report that I’ve found the best air compressor in town, and it’s in Stratford, at the Mel’s Shell:

Gas station air compressor mounted on an outside wall. It is labeled FREE AIR, and has a curly air hose extending from its right side.

This compressor is free, it works, and it lets you dial in your desired PSI, and stops when that pressure is reached.

It’s on the right side of Mel’s, near the A&W drive-thru entrance. 

Peter Rukavina
Tires
Charlottetown
Kia Soul EV
Stratford

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Friend of the blog, and Stratford booster, Bob Gray, correctly pointed out that I incorrectly identified Mel’s as a PetroCan, when it’s actually a Shell.  Updated. 

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