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 Post subject: Is my i11s air leak
PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 7:19 am 
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I inflated my i11s and left it for few hours and when I came home I found out the middle floor is soft. I left the all three valve covers open when I left home. My question is when I left the valve cover open, will the air will go out from the valve?but the left and right side is still fully inflated even both valves covers were open.
Then I fully Inflated the middle floor again and left it for another one and half hour with the valve cover closed and seems ok then I deflated and put it back to the bag.
Any inputs and thanks


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 Post subject: Re: Is my i11s air leak
PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:09 am 
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I've had both side chambers leak while keeping my i11s lightly inflated, stored flat on a table. This only occured when the valve caps are unscrewed. I too wonder if the valve cap keeps air in? No issues on the water for 9+ hours, but obviously my caps are closed on the water.


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 Post subject: Re: Is my i11s air leak
PostPosted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:00 pm 
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reason162 wrote:
I've had both side chambers leak while keeping my i11s lightly inflated, stored flat on a table. This only occured when the valve caps are unscrewed. I too wonder if the valve cap keeps air in? No issues on the water for 9+ hours, but obviously my caps are closed on the water.



That's means close the valve caps should prevent air leak?


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 Post subject: Re: Is my i11s air leak
PostPosted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:17 pm 
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crappie wrote:
That's means close the valve caps should prevent air leak?


So far that's been the case; if it's leaking with the caps closed I cannot detect it with standard soap test...

What I want to know is if the silicon/rubber seal on the valve caps is actually holding air pressure in, or if the caps in the closed position keeps the spring pin in a certain position so as to not leak air. I hope that makes sense.


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 Post subject: Re: Is my i11s air leak
PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:01 am 
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The valve cap is not provided to keep air in... it is there to keep debris out so the valve seal is not compromised. If you have a chamber that is not holding pressure - cap or no cap - over a short time frame, a repair of some sort will be necessary.

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