Understanding Your Valves - Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame AE1012 Owner's Manual

inside a fabric cover. Ideally you want to put half of the air in chamber 1 and half in chamber
2. This way if you suddenly lose pressure in one chamber you should have another chamber
as a safety.
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inside the center of the AdvancedFrame with twist valve up.
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3.2 Understanding Your Valves

Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame kayak uses the following valves. The Advanced
Elements spring valve has the function and durability of other military type valves and is
compatible with most standard pumps. The lock nut holds the valve in place with the cover for
threading.
The valve's plunger stem should be set in the down/inward position recessed in the
valve threading.
How the Spring Valve Works:
spring-loaded plunger open, allowing air to enter the air chamber
the valve's plunger stem will be inside, or lower than, the rim of the valve. To change the valve
stem down/inward, and give it a 1/4 turn. This will lock the plunger open and allow the air to
rush out. Use the same procedure in reverse to unlock the valve plunger, allowing it to spring up
Special Note:
inward) position because these types of pumps typically do not provide enough air pressure
the job.
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