Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
I have a buddy who bought several wings about the same time I got my stuff. He's always tearing stuff apart to "service" it and has had nothing but problems with inflators, dump valves, threads, leaks, etc.
I on the other hand have been using my wings now for years and have never pulled them apart just to service them. I run water fresh into the bladder, slosh it around, dump some out the OPV, dump some out the air inlet, then dump the rest out of the oral inflator. I blow a little air into it and hang it upside down to dry. After all the remaining water drips down to bottom of the inflator hose (than is the lowest point when inverted) I dump it out and I'm done. I also unzip the shell and stick the hose inbetween the badder and shell and rinse that area out once in a while. That's all I do and I've never had to pull any OPV or inflator apart to fix anything in 16 years.
My philosophy is if it 'ain't broke don't mess with it.
I on the other hand have been using my wings now for years and have never pulled them apart just to service them. I run water fresh into the bladder, slosh it around, dump some out the OPV, dump some out the air inlet, then dump the rest out of the oral inflator. I blow a little air into it and hang it upside down to dry. After all the remaining water drips down to bottom of the inflator hose (than is the lowest point when inverted) I dump it out and I'm done. I also unzip the shell and stick the hose inbetween the badder and shell and rinse that area out once in a while. That's all I do and I've never had to pull any OPV or inflator apart to fix anything in 16 years.
My philosophy is if it 'ain't broke don't mess with it.