Valves leaking
- rymonroe
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Does anyone know how to fix a leaky valve or what causes it. I went out yesterday and a couple of them were leaking for some reason. Thanks.
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There's actually a quicker way to fix them. It's posted on Kiteforum with pictures and everything, but basically you heat up the caps (most brands are removeable) in hot water and expand them using an old pump nozzle (yeah, you have to have an pump lying around to do it.) and then dunk them in cold water to stop them from shrinking back down.
I did it once, it worked well. After that, I stopped leaving my valves closed, like Andy said.
I did it once, it worked well. After that, I stopped leaving my valves closed, like Andy said.
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Here's what I've done: put a zip-tie around the outer portion of the valve so that it is slightly snug. This limits the stretch of the outside diameter so that when you insert the plug it's tight against the zip-tie rather than relying on the stretchiness of the valve tube. Never leaked again.
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