07-18-2011, 01:50 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Make sure the valves are properly seated before airing and air it up to the max. Spray some soapy water around the valves to be sure they are not leaking. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Otherwise, the loss of pressure could be simply due to cooling off during the night. Depends on where you air it up and how high the temps are at that time, and then how much it cools off before you check it again. And if it was not fully inflated to begin with the shrinkage will be even more noticeable.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It goes both ways. If you air your tube up tight in the morning...when it is cool...it will swell up and get very tight when the sun hits it and it warms up later. The reverse is true if you launch in the late afternoon...in the heat...and then stay on the water after the sun drops down and it gets cooler. A tight tube cover can go to a wrinkled one quickly when there is a drop in temperaturs. Just something you have to learn about each tube as you go on more trips.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Did you lose air on both sides?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, if you have a SLA battery you should not have to worry about getting it wet...unless you submerge it while it is hooked up. A bit of "incidental" splash or light bottom dunking will not affect it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Otherwise, the loss of pressure could be simply due to cooling off during the night. Depends on where you air it up and how high the temps are at that time, and then how much it cools off before you check it again. And if it was not fully inflated to begin with the shrinkage will be even more noticeable.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It goes both ways. If you air your tube up tight in the morning...when it is cool...it will swell up and get very tight when the sun hits it and it warms up later. The reverse is true if you launch in the late afternoon...in the heat...and then stay on the water after the sun drops down and it gets cooler. A tight tube cover can go to a wrinkled one quickly when there is a drop in temperaturs. Just something you have to learn about each tube as you go on more trips.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Did you lose air on both sides?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, if you have a SLA battery you should not have to worry about getting it wet...unless you submerge it while it is hooked up. A bit of "incidental" splash or light bottom dunking will not affect it.[/#0000ff]
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