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Is your board
fitted with a Pressure Release Valve?
Our
professional advice must follow the manufactures instructions which are
usually similar the the following; "make sure the air vent screw is done up
whist the board in on the water to prevent water ingress. When the board is
off the water the air vet screw should be left undone a couple of turns."
The air vent screw and “O”
ring only work by creating seal between the shoulder of the screw head and
the shoulder of the vent thread within the board. Therefore from new, we
recommend coat the air vent screw and “O” ring with silicon grease and only
tighten the screw to give a “pinch” effect on the “O” ring. Over tightening
the screw will not create an efficient seal; “au contraire”, over tightening
will crush and deform the “O” ring resulting in a very high risk of the
board thread stripping and water ingress.
A common
reason for a board to gain weight is if you have over tightened the pressure
release screw and damaged the important sealing system.
We can fix your vent thread
If you have or suspect you have stripped the air vent thread within the
board, we can re-thread the board vent while you wait and give you a life
time warranty on the job.
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