Can you provide a picture of the way it is assembled on the bag?
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The photo titled "bcd_over_pressure_valve" in CD's post above indicates there IS a washer of some sort that I'm missing. Strangly, in that diagram there is no numerical callout (???). And, a washer inside would make the problem worse.
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You are correct, the washer is missing.
Thanks!