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NOTE
We recommend using a pressure gauge to check the pressure of your boat.
It must be 18 kPa (0,18 Bar and approx. 180 cm of column of water) in the
external air chambers and 15 kPa (0,15 Bar and approx. 150 cm of column
of water) in the inner air chambers. The pressure fluctuates with changes
in temperature and increases after prolonged exposure to sunlight.
NOTE
Use of the pressure gauge:
a)
Insert the pressure gauge into each valve, starting from grey valves.
b)
The pressure gauge must be inserted when the boat is only partially inflated.
c)
Insert the pressure gauge into the valve to measure the pressure.
Then, inflate the boat further and measure the pressure again. Go on
until the proper pressure is reached.
DANGER
An excessive inflation of the boat leads to a false sense of security and is
dangerous for passengers. In fact, the slightest scratch in the fabric could
cause huge breaks. Please also consider that the inner pressure raises
when the ambient temperature is high.
For example, the pressure of a boat which has been inflated in the morning
with a 25° temperature, at noon, when the temperature is 50/60° will be
twice the operating pressure of the tubes. Such increase in pressure, if not
avoided, can cause excessive strain of mechanical joints and leads to
sudden breaks.
