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To preserve the life of the bladder, rinse it inside and out with fresh water after every day of use, using the following procedure:
a) Pressurize the power inflator with MP air via the MP hose.
b) Using a garden hose, direct water through the oral inflator mouthpiece or the Multiport to flush the interior of the bladder, and then thoroughly rinse the exterior of the BC.
c) Completely drain the bladder of water, either through the oral inflator or through the Multiport.
CAUTION: Before rinsing, ensure that the inflator is pressurized with air. This will prevent debris and contaminants from entering the valve mechanism if the inflator button is accidentally depressed.
Yes, it comes off at the "multiport." But if you just dump water in and out of that, you never clean out the hose or the dump valves.Its much simpler than that. The oral inflate hose comes off and you can dump and clean it that way. Found that out when I was going to try the above. And there was a DVD with a manual. Don't remember much of anything on cleaning it out